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Kerry McCormack says he had 'no engagement' with city over Flock Former Cleveland City Council Member Kerry McCormack, now at Flock Safety, says he will stay clear of business with City Hall for a year.

Kerry McCormack, who recently left Cleveland City Council for Flock, says he wasn't involved in the city's proposed contract with the company. He'll stay away from working with Cleveland for a year, he says. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...

Ahead of school board vote, Bibb campaigns for mergers Public comment slots at CMSD board meetings have featured city officials, nonprofit and business leaders and the mayor's cabinet members.

The mayor's administration and prominent supporters of CMSD's school merger plan have been taking the public comment microphone at board meetings to make their case: signalcleveland.org/mayor-justin...

What's on Mayor Justin Bibb's newly released calendars The calendars detailed where Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb went and whom he met between April and October this year.

A call with possible 2028 contender JB Pritzker, a Zoom meeting with the commissioner of Major League Soccer, meetings with investors & business executives in San Francisco, Toronto and New York. What's on Mayor Justin Bibb's newly released calendars: signalcleveland.org/mayor-justin...

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Make Cleveland cheap again? Candidates are talking affordability Affordability could be the new big political issue as candidates take on the costs of groceries, housing, utilities and more.

One theme that emerged from this round of Cleveland elections: candidates are talking more about affordability. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ca...

Restructuring experts floated as possible East Cleveland receivers The state is moving to make East Cleveland the first Ohio city taken into receivership under a new law. The city is in fiscal emergency.

Ohio is floating two restructuring/bankruptcy consultants as possible receivers for financially strapped East Cleveland. signalcleveland.org/east-clevela...

Cleveland leaders seek public support for CMSD mergers Mayor Justin Bibb and a group of pastors argued their case for CMSD's plans to merge 39 schools at a news conference.

The election over, another campaign begins: Bibb’s push to win public support for CMSD’s school mergers.

Council’s Mike Polensek sounds ready to go to the mat (again) for Collinwood High School.

More news tonight: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a petition tonight to appoint a receiver over East Cleveland's finances.

AG suggests restructuring consultants as possible receivers.

Background: signalcleveland.org/ohio-auditor...

CMSD announces the schools it plans to close CMSD is announcing the sweeping changes intended to address declining enrollment and financial troubles at the school board meeting.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District announces plans to merge 39 schools. Follow our coverage here:

Tanmay Shah leads Danny Kelly in Ward 12: What happens now? It will be weeks before it's officially clear whether Shah upset Kelly in the race for Cleveland City Council Ward 12.

Update in Cleveland Ward 12, where Tanmay Shah leads Danny Kelly by 7 votes.

There are 29 provisional ballots and appear to be 56 outstanding vote-by-mail ballots.

Depends on how many provisionals are valid and how many VBM arrive on time, but this race could go either way.

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Cleveland election results 2025: Mayor Justin Bibb wins reelection Justin Bibb won a second term as mayor and new faces are poised to join City Council. See the 2025 Cleveland election results here.

Artificial intelligence can't do it, but we can: An on-the-ground recap of Election Night in Cleveland: the incumbent battles and a possible City Council upset, from Collinwood to the Near West Side. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-el...

Turnout as of 9:25 this morning. In Cleveland, it's at 7%.

Ignore the East/West division, it hasn't been updated to reflect the new redistricted numbers. (Wards 7, 12 and 4 are West Side, Ward 3 is East Side.)

Bibb and DeWine tout efforts against violent crime in Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Gov. Mike DeWine said they were zeroing in on violent crime and a National Guard callup was unnecessary.

In Cleveland this morning, Gov. Mike DeWine and Mayor Justin Bibb say they've been zeroing in on repeat perpetrators of violent crime — and that calling in the National Guard isn't necessary. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-vi...

See the top spenders among Cleveland City Council candidates The Ward 5 race between Council Members Richard Starr and Rebecca Maurer is the most expensive in the city this year.

Heading into Election Day, here are the most expensive contested Cleveland City Council races:

Ward 5 (Starr v. Maurer): $188k spent between the two
Ward 7 (Davis v. Faraj): $107k
Ward 10 (Hairston v. Polensek): $91k
Ward 12 (Shah v. Kelly): $90k signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...

Checking in on a 2021 Justin Bibb campaign idea for funding transit Four years ago, candidate Justin Bibb floated a way to raise more money for public transit: smart parking meters.

Four years ago, candidate Justin Bibb proposed using money from smart parking meters for public transit. Now that he's mayor and Cleveland has its new parking meters, the idea has morphed. From Weekly Chatter: signalcleveland.org/bibb-campaig...

CMSD expected to announce school closures Wednesday The district is expected to announce its full list of closures and consolidations at the Board of Education meeting Nov. 5.

Big news in Cleveland coming this week, and it's not Tuesday's election results.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District is expected to announce its recommendations for school closures Wednesday. signalcleveland.org/cmsd-to-anno...

Here's your election eve Cleveland City Council candidate spending leaderboard. The Ward 5 race is the most expensive in the city, with both Rebecca Maurer and Richard Starr spending close to $100k each.

More from Weekly Chatter: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...

Laverne Gore says she couldn't let Bibb run unopposed for mayor Laverne Gore is challenging Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb this fall. Signal Cleveland followed her on the campaign trail.

Scenes from the Cleveland campaign trail with Laverne Gore, who is running against a mayor she refers to as "the toddler." signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ma...

'You got to be agile and adapt': Mayor Justin Bibb seeks reelection As he runs for reelection, Justin Bibb talked with Signal Cleveland about what he's learned over four years as Cleveland mayor.

A bit of news in our election-eve look at Bibb 2025. Mayor indicates he’s moving closer toward shaking up the police oversight system created by Issue 24:

“It’s really about how do we make sure all of these regulatory bodies can work more seamlessly.” signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ma...

Inside the race for Cleveland Housing Court Judge W. Moná Scott faces a challenge from Cheryl Wiltshire in the court that oversees evictions and housing code violations.

Primer on one Cleveland race to watch on Election Night: the contest for housing court between Judge W. Moná Scott and challenger Cheryl Wiltshire. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ho...

Council Leadership Fund boosts Cleveland City Council members The council president's political action committee, the Council Leadership Fund, is backing several sitting council members.

A quick look at the spending and fundraising from the Council Leadership Fund, the Cleveland City Council president’s PAC:

$115,000 spent since mid-year, with about $230,000 on hand for the final push before Election Day. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...

Cleveland Ward 10 race: Mike Polensek vs. Anthony Hairston The choice between Polensek and Hairston is up to voters in City Council's new Ward 10, which links North and South Collinwood in Cleveland.

Elected 48 years ago, Mike Polensek says he’ll go if voters pick colleague Anthony Hairston over him in the Ward 10 Cleveland City Council race:

“If that’s their decision, on Jan. 6, there won’t be an insurrection, OK?” signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ci...

A walk through the gathering spaces of Gordon Square Makela Hayford’s Gordon Square is not just the corner of W. 65th Street and Detroit Avenue — it’s the joyful moments at parks and gardens.

This walk through Detroit-Shoreway/Gordon Square is great. Captures a view of the neighborhood besides the usual sights: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-go...

Browns to pay Cleveland $100 million as part of Brook Park move The deal brings the Cleveland Browns another step closer to leaving its lakefront home since 1999 for a new, roofed stadium.

Two Cokes, “fleas” (!) and $100 million: recap from yesterday’s afternoon of Browns news at Cleveland City Hall: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-br...

Metroparks, NOACA alter diversity language amid Trump DEI push Two public agencies have joined the wave of amendments to "diversity, equity and inclusion" policies as the White House pushes against DEI.

Cleveland Metroparks and NOACA have reworked their diversity, equity and inclusion policies and other documents to conform to the Trump administration's push against DEI.

From Signal Cleveland's Weekly Chatter newsletter: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-me...

Voting? Here's what Cleveland Municipal Court candidates said Voters on Nov. 4 will pick judges to serve on the Cleveland Municipal Court. Candidates answered these questions gathered from the community.

Check out Cleveland's Municipal Court candidates right here: signalcleveland.org/cleveland-mu...

Ohio moves to send East Cleveland to financial receivership Auditor Keith Faber said he would ask for a receiver to step in after East Cleveland spent decades in fiscal emergency.

After 30 years of fiscal emergency — and five weeks before a mayoral election — the Ohio auditor moves to place a receiver over East Cleveland's finances.

Faber: "The time is now to stop kicking the can down the road." signalcleveland.org/ohio-auditor...

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What's happening with the lab project in East Cleveland? Financing for the anchor project in East Cleveland's Circle East hasn't finalized. The developer faces lawsuits from a Massachusetts project.

A year ago, the Cuyahoga Land Bank announced a splashy new project in East Cleveland: a $12 million, 100-job biotech lab. The deal was slated to close in the fall of 2024.

But it didn't.

A closer look at a big promise to a city in trouble: