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    While cyclists await the promised bike lanes in Cleveland along Detroit Avenue, Bike Cleveland sent out a questionnaire to all candidates for Cleveland City Council seats. In wards 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10, none of the candidates replied to the survey. “Through the survey we learned that of the 14 Cleveland City […]

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  Cleveland city council members Zack Reed and Jeff Johnson held a news conference in front of a home that is now on its way to being restored and will soon be rented to a new family. It’s a home Reed and Johnson report was obtained from the Cuyahoga Land Bank and was set to […]

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  On Monday, Cleveland City Council got a briefing on the latest movie shooting in Cleveland — “Captain America: Winter Soldier.” On Tuesday, three council members launched a political production of their own that could be called “The Three Amigos” against Eugene Miller and Martin Sweeney. Incumbent Jeff Johnson announced he will be a candidate […]

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  Redistricting was not on Cleveland City Council’s agenda Monday night. But that’s not to say the new boundaries needed as council shrinks from 19 to 17 members wasn’t on the mind of council members. “This is like a CIA project, this is top secret,” said Councilman Mike Polensek of the process. Polensek said he […]

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  Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed was removed from council committees on Monday after his OVI arrest earlier this month. Reed, a member of council for 13 years, was stopped at East 9th Street and Rockwell Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. on March 5. Police said the councilman failed a field sobriety test and was […]

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  Cleveland City Council Monday approved a new law that will force all future city employees to live in Northeast Ohio. The city’s original residency requirement forced Cleveland workers to live within the city limits. But in 2006, the state legislature voted to prohibit residency requirements, which voided that ordinance. The new requirement comes after […]

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  An ordinance proposed by Cleveland City Council Monday night would ban minors from buying energy drinks within the city. If passed, the emergency ordinance would not allow energy drinks to be sold to anyone under 18 and would remove them from certain vending machines. The measure has yet to be voted on by city council. […]

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Cleveland City Council will introduce a bill that deals with penalties for misconduct on RTA buses, as RTA requests $2 million from the board of trustees for cameras to be installed on all buses. The move was prompted by the viral bus attack involving a woman and Cleveland bus driver Artis Hughes. On Monday, Cleveland […]

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Cleveland City Council voted Monday to reappoint retired councilman Kenneth Johnson of Ward 4 under a controversial practice called “double dipping,” allowing him to collect retirement benefits and a salary. The move marked the first time in the city’s history that a member was reappointed after voluntarily leaving a term. Judge Charles Patton administered the […]

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A stricter city-wide ban of cellphone use will once again be up for discussion in the city of Cleveland. Cleveland City Council’s Public Safety Committee is scheduled to talk about Councilman Zack Reed’s ordinance Wednesday. Reed originally introduced the law to council on April 30, and intends to push it forward. The proposal adds to […]

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Cleveland City Council has extremely successful summer work session passing a number of ordinances. Council Communications Director Jim Kopniske tells Channel 3 News council passed many ordinances Wednesday including changes to live music venue admissions taxes, plans for a new police station, and a charter amendment change regarding mayoral appointment of the fire chief that […]

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Cleveland City Council introduced three ordinances that would make it a criminal offense to instigate a flash mob that would incite riots. Flash mobs, which gather people together using Facebook, Twitter or text messaging, originally involved a group singing or dancing unexpectedly in public. But some people have taken it too far and incited violence. […]