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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 screenshot of Ward 3 Cleveland City Council Member Kerry McCormack discussing a downtown hotel project at the Cleveland City Council Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee meeting on May 1, 2023.
Posted inDocumenters, Government

Cleveland nixes spending ARPA funds on ‘civic participation’

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak May 1, 2023October 18, 2024
A screenshot Ward 10 Council Member Anthony Hairston discussing leasing part of Gordon Park to the Metroparks at the May 1 Cleveland City Council Municipal Services and Properties Committee.
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Cleveland Metroparks to lease part of Gordon Park from Cleveland

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak May 1, 2023October 18, 2024
Woman speaks in city council chambers
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West Side Market repairs, flavored tobacco addiction and child abuse prevention: Cleveland public comments

Cleveland Documenters by Cleveland Documenters May 1, 2023October 18, 2024
A screenshot of Council Member Deborah Gray asking a question at the April 26 Cleveland City Council Safety Committee meeting.
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Cleveland police oversight bodies explain what they do

Cleveland DocumentersAvatar photo by Cleveland Documenters and Anastazia Vanisko April 26, 2023October 18, 2024
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City Council supports abortion rights, Cleveland police to get drones (Podcast)

Avatar photoGennifer Harding-Gosnell, Audio Producer by Lawrence Daniel Caswell and Gennifer Harding-Gosnell April 25, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Jennifer Johnson, executive director at Canopy Child Advocacy Center, urging Cleveland City Council to recognize April as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month during public comment at the April 24 council meeting.
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Cleveland City Council split on using ARPA funds for West Side Market repairs

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak April 24, 2023October 18, 2024
A screenshot of Keith Hearle, senior advisor for RIP Medical Debt speaking to the Cleveland City Council Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee on Monday, April 24, 2023.
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Cleveland medical debt forgiveness, explained

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak April 24, 2023October 18, 2024
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Violence prevention, abortion access and accessible housing for seniors: Cleveland public comments

Cleveland Documenters by Cleveland Documenters April 24, 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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Board OKs drones, license plate readers for police

Cleveland DocumentersDoug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment Editor by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak April 19, 2023October 18, 2024
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Black residents dying more from fentanyl, possible rent strike, new rail cars for GCRTA (Podcast)

Avatar photoGennifer Harding-Gosnell, Audio Producer by Lawrence Daniel Caswell and Gennifer Harding-Gosnell April 18, 2023October 18, 2024

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