Public transit supporters rally through downtown
A coalition of fifteen faith-based, anti-poverty, labor and environmental groups organized a march through downtown in support of public transit funding on Sunday.
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Kate Warren brings policy expertise, Kris Harsh brings hands-on approach to Ward 13 city council race
City Council President Kevin Kelley has represented Old Brooklyn for 16 years. He gave up his seat in favor of a mayoral bid, and now two candidates hailing from the nonprofit sector, Kate Warren and Kris Harsh, seek to take his spot. While their experience seems similar, Harsh emphasizes hands-on, hyperlocal solutions while Warren focuses on legislative change that could bring Old Brooklyn up along with the rest of Cleveland.
Mending public trust critical in Ward 4 council race
Along with the many issues facing Cleveland as a whole, Ward 4’s city council candidates also have to address the scars left by the corruption of their community's longtime council representative.
Local organizations offer rides to the polls to drive up voter turnout, civic engagement
Early voters in need of rides to the polls are in luck. Two local nonprofits are offering transportation for early voters. Cleveland Votes has rides available now through Nov. 2, and VoterDrive will have rides available from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2.
Muddy waters: Issue 24 raises heated debate about police accountability
Issue 24’s supporters, many of whom have lost loved ones to police violence, have spent years advocating for civilian oversight of the Cleveland Division of Police. The amendment’s opponents say it grants too much power to appointed officials to solve issues the Consent Decree is already addressing.
Final remarks: Your go-to for mayoral forums ahead of general election
With Cleveland’s general elections approaching fast, organizations across the city have steadily announced mayoral forums probing candidates Kevin Kelley and Justin Bibb on a litany of Cleveland issues. In response to the flurry of these forums and other election-related events, The Land will regularly compile and update a list of events as we hear of them.
Why bother? Greater Cleveland’s youth rise to the task of local civic engagement
Jumping into politics can be particularly overwhelming for young people, but that hasn’t stopped youth throughout Greater Cleveland from taking on civic responsibility on their own terms.
City Council candidate alleges financial wrongdoing in tight Ward 12 race
City Council candidate Rebecca Maurer filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission claiming that a PAC controlled by Kevin Kelley gave a max donation to her opponent Tony Brancatelli, then coordinated in-kind donations with him that surpassed limits.
Basketball courts, baseball diamond, other east side park improvements to follow sewage tunnel projects
Trucks, trailers and cranes will soon occupy parts of Forest Hills Park and Gordon Park, but they’ll leave the parks new and improved after years of work.
Lakefront pedestrian bridge to move forward with $5M feasibility study
The latest step in a decades-long push to revitalize Cleveland’s lakefront got a boost Monday when Cleveland City Council approved the funding for a preliminary study into a new pedestrian land bridge connecting North Coast Harbor to the mall atop the Huntington Convention Center downtown.
