Justin Bibb

City crews have been mowing vacant land and lawns at abandoned houses since April 18 this season, according to the mayor’s office. The city has spent money on overtime while also assigning more workers to service duties, making the most out of the equipment it already has.

Cleveland City Council’s transportation committee on Wednesday approved “complete and green streets” legislation that would task city officials with incorporating transit, walking, biking, trees and stormwater management in new road projects.

For years, the city has offered 15-year, full tax abatements for new or renovated housing. The Bibb administration is proposing to cap those tax breaks for more expensive homes and scale back the benefit on better-off blocks of the city.

Mayor Justin Bibb has outlined how he wants to use the second pandemic stimulus aid that's due to arrive next month; Protestors gathered in Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Youngstown and other cities in support of reproductive rights at "Bans off our Bodies" rallies; Capital murder trial of hit-and-run driver in Summit County begins; and more stories.

Participatory Budgeting Cleveland, or PB CLE, wants the public to come up with ideas — and ultimately vote — on ways to spend almost $31 million from the city’s American Rescue Plan coronavirus relief allocation.

Mayor Justin Bibb's administration will file motions to vacate thousands of low-level marijuana cases.

Republican leaders want the Supreme Court to pause redistricting fight until after November election; Summit County Council Rep Jerry Feeman dies after a long illness; Mayor Justin Bibb wants tax abatement on homes' first $350,000.

Mayor Justin Bibb marked his 100th day in office Wednesday, which he called the “first major milestone in the marathon for change.” In the 45-minute speech, he ticked off his administration’s early moves to hire new leadership and tackle long-standing challenges.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb has outlined a proposal to set 2022 vendor rent at 2020 levels and restrict annual increases to 3%.

Bibb is proposing growing the ranks of the Cleveland Division of Police from the current number of 1,442 to a budgeted number of 1,640.