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Cleveland Documenters trains and pays residents to document local government meetings with notes and live-tweet threads. Powered by Signal Cleveland.

A woman speaks at Cleveland City Council.
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Residents demand gun violence prevention, applaud Community Benefits Agreements: Cleveland public comments

Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Audio Producer by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell June 12, 2023October 18, 2024
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Building affordable housing in Cleveland (Podcast)

Cleveland DocumentersGennifer Harding-Gosnell, Audio ProducerAvatar photo by Cleveland Documenters, Gennifer Harding-Gosnell and Lawrence Daniel Caswell June 6, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Cleveland resdient Leslie Jennings-Maldonado speaking to council about preventing gun violence at the June 5, 2023 Cleveland City Council meeting.
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Public commenters ask council to help stop Cleveland gun violence

Cleveland DocumentersAvatar photo by Cleveland Documenters and Anastazia Vanisko June 5, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin discusses a proposal to raise parking fees at the June 5, 2023 Cleveland City Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The committee did not move the proposal forward.
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Cleveland City Council’s marathon session before its summer break

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorAvatar photo by Cleveland Documenters, Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Anastazia Vanisko June 5, 2023October 18, 2024
An illustration by artist John G of the Cleveland Board of Control meeting in the Mayor's Red Room at Cleveland City Hall.
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Cleveland swaps electric providers head of FirstEnergy rate hike

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak May 31, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Cleveland Chief Financial Officer Ahmed Abonamah discussing federal stimulus money at the May 31, 2023 May 31 Cleveland City Council Committee of the Whole meeting.
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Forgivable home-repair loans approved for Cleveland’s southeast side

Cleveland DocumentersAvatar photo by Cleveland Documenters and Anastazia Vanisko May 31, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Abby Wilhelm (left), Karl Racine (center) and Ayesha Bell Hardaway (right) updating council on the Cleveland Police Monitoring Team at the May 31, 2023 Cleveland City Council Safety Committee meeting.
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Cleveland City Council learns about city’s police monitor 

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak May 31, 2023October 18, 2024
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Cleveland investing millions in job creation and the Southeast Side (Podcast)

Cleveland DocumentersGennifer Harding-Gosnell, Audio ProducerAvatar photo by Cleveland Documenters, Gennifer Harding-Gosnell and Lawrence Daniel Caswell May 31, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Cleveland City Council Member Stephanie Howse talking about allowing people to use Section 8 vouchers to pay for a down payment on a mortgage at the May 30, 2023 Cleveland City Council's Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee meeting.
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Cleveland committee members discuss options for building more affordable housing

Cleveland DocumentersAvatar photo by Cleveland Documenters and Anastazia Vanisko May 30, 2023October 18, 2024
A woman speaks at Cleveland City Council.
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Residents celebrate CentroVilla25, raise concerns about menthol cigarettes, balloon releases: Cleveland public comments

Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Audio Producer by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell May 30, 2023October 18, 2024

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