Last week Documenters chased away the Sunday scaries with a Monday full of public meetings. Council members learned about county efforts to address drug overdoses, a public commenter advocated for more protections for renters, and GCRTA shared plans to update its rail fleet. Get the details in this week’s episode.

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The Public Meetings Report is a weekly five minute audio rundown of what happened in local government meetings here in Greater Cleveland. 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, Cleveland Documenters and WOVU 95.9 FM. 

Side Hustle: Mikael Ellis works four jobs focused on the LGBTQ+ community (video)

By Jeff Haynes

Mikael Ellis has purposely decided to work at businesses that either primarily cater to LGBTQ+ patrons or have a large clientele from this community.

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