Last week, Cleveland Documenters covered a raucous Cleveland City Council meeting. Public comment was once again dominated by remarks about the conflict overseas. And, protesters disrupted the meeting with chants demanding Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Also, a council member spoke about her changed perspective after a recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. All the details in this week’s episode of the Public Meetings Report. 📻👇🏿

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The Cleveland Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are Timothy Zelina and Chau Tang. 

Their work has been compiled this week by Dakotah Kennedy. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell

The Public Meetings Report is produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.

Show Notes:

Meeting Brief: 

Documenters’ coverage: 

  • Cleveland City Council Notes and Live-Tweet Thread – November 20, 2023 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

Meeting Recording: 

Other Resources: 

The Public Meetings Report is a weekly audio rundown of what happened in local government meetings here in Greater Cleveland – in five minutes or less! The show is based on the work of Cleveland Documenters – residents like you who are trained and paid to document these meetings for the public. Produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.


Audio Producer (she/her)
I create audio stories meant to engage and inform people in a way that pushes beyond media stereotypes. I aim to build trust between local media and the community, striving to teach people “how” to think about life in Cleveland, not “what” to think.

Documenters Program Director (he/they)
I steward the Documenters community. That includes holding and maintaining space to raise up Documenters work and questions. It also includes creating easy on-ramps to civic life and deeper civic participation via the exchange of civic information, knowledge and skills.

Cleveland Documenters pays and trains people to cover public meetings where government officials discuss important issues and decide how to spend taxpayer money.