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Op-ed: I’ve been fighting for a Safer Cleveland. Now it’s time to vote for one.
On November 22, 2014, my 12-year-old cousin Tamir Rice was shot by Cleveland police. Seven years later, we still haven’t gotten justice. My family is not alone. There are more than 90 families in our city who’ve lost a loved one to police violence. This fall, we have a historic opportunity to win justice for all of them: Issue 24.
The pace of passage: How quickly city council makes laws and what that means for Clevelanders
Cleveland City Council’s habit of invoking legal technicalities that alter the normal process for passing ordinances may seem mundane or bureaucratic, but it raises questions about why the rules exist if they are almost universally disregarded and how these practices bear on government accessibility and civic engagement.
Cleveland organizations band together to form police accountability coalition
Stand Up For Ohio, in partnership with Black Lives Matter Cleveland, NAACP Cleveland, Showing Up For Racial Justice-NEO and the ACLU of Ohio, launched a powerful new ballot campaign to ensure fair and independent investigations into police misconduct in Cleveland on Tuesday, April 20.
Several NE Ohio cities set to consider eviction prevention laws
Housing advocates say tenants need more time to access assistance or find further employment to cover their rent. City councils in Lakewood, South Euclid and Cleveland Heights are considering one option that might help, called “pay to stay.”