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Cleveland has spent millions on police cameras. Why are the locations a secret?

By Rachel Dissell & Mark Puente ● Public Safety ● September 28, 2022 September 27, 2022

Cleveland has spent over $7 million on surveillance cameras, but doesn’t share where the cameras are or how they’re used. The city cites citizen safety as a reason for shielding information, but has no policies on use of surveillance technology.

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Cleveland Police hiring practices are ‘alarming’ and ‘disturbing,’ Feds say

By Mark Puente ● Public Safety ● September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022

City leaders want federal oversight to end, but the monitor appointed under a 2015 consent decree says Cleveland police are not compliant in “significant and critical areas.”

Op-ed: Next Executive has opportunity to make Cuyahoga County a leader on water issues

By Crystal M.C. Davis ● Sustainability ● September 22, 2022 September 21, 2022

Crystal M.C. Davis of Alliance for the Great Lakes advocates for strong action from Cuyahoga County’s next chief executive to ensure that clean, safe, affordable drinking water is available to all.

Muny Football gets long-awaited budget increase, becomes part of Bibb strategy for Cleveland kids

By Mark Oprea ● Social Equity ● September 15, 2022 September 27, 2022

Cleveland Muny League Football, a Cleveland-sponsored summer sports program serving more than 3,000 kids, has received its first funding increase in decades as Mayor Bibb made the 76-year-old program part of his comprehensive violence prevention strategy.

Federal oversight of police has cost Cleveland millions. What changed?

By Mark Puente & Cid Standifer ● Government ● September 12, 2022 September 12, 2022

Cleveland’s police force remains under federal oversight mandated by a 2015 consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. Consent decrees force cities to change abusive police tactics. But Cleveland still has work to do.

As Election Day approaches, voter registration and turnout efforts ramp up

By Grant Segall ● Civic Engagement ● September 8, 2022 September 8, 2022

As the November 2022 elections approach, volunteers from many organizations are expanding registration efforts around the area, trying to bulk up Cleveland’s already strong registration rolls and bolster weak turnouts. They’re helping people fill out registration cards and absentee ballot applications at schools, festivals, outdoor shows, jails, homeless campsites, and elsewhere.