Can the city’s snow plow tracker boost confidence in services among residents?
We asked a civic data geek, who built his own snow plow tracker just for fun, to weigh in as winter storm Landon bears down on Cleveland.
angelo trivisonno
Latest in angelo trivisonno
Cleveland residents want more information — and sooner — about local government meetings
Cleveland City Council regularly provides the public with little notice before their meetings: 1.7 business days, or 41 hours on average, Cleveland Documenters found. Is that reasonable notice? The Documenters interviewed nearly 80 residents in 26 Cleveland neighborhoods to find out.
Cleveland City Council removes requirement to hire off-duty police at block parties
Spurred by a grassroots, citizen-led petition that garnered more than 1,000 signatures, Cleveland City Council passed legislation at its November 18th meeting to remove the requirement for hired police at block parties.
Cleveland resident’s petition takes aim at requirement that block party organizers hire off-duty police
When Angelo Trivisonno, an attorney with the US Patent and Trademark Office who lives in Ohio City and is on the board of Ohio City Incorporated (OCI), learned that anyone who organizes a block party event in Cleveland is required to hire two armed off-duty police officers, he was at first puzzled, then incensed.
