Basheer Jones

The subpoena asked the city to verify with the FBI whether it had made any payments to a list of people and companies that included the Basheer Jones Foundation and Basheer Jones Unlimited.

The Akron curfew was reinstated Thursday night in anticipation of ongoing protests over the weekend; Community activists are speaking out about Akron police responding with unwarranted aggression to peaceful protesters; and more stories.

Basheer Jones, a former Cleveland City Council member and 2021 mayoral candidate, announced his support for Weingart on Thursday on a street corner in Hough, the neighborhood he once represented on council.

Five Cleveland City Council members who will not return for the new term said their farewells Monday night.

Political newcomer Justin Bibb has won the Cleveland mayoral primary, and Council President Kevin Kelley has finished second, dashing former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s hopes of returning to the mayor’s office after four decades.

Did residents get the responses they hoped for? Find out what answers the candidates delivered and how they measured up to residents' expectations.

Candidates seeking to replace Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson in this year’s election gathered Tuesday for a mayoral debate that ranged in topics from housing and healthcare to government transparency and racial equity.

After the only Republican who had entered the race withdrew after not submitting enough valid signatures, the remaining candidates are all Democrats.

Updated: 9:50 a.m., Thursday, June 17, 2021 Eight candidates filed petitions by Wednesday’s deadline to enter the race to succeed Frank Jackson as mayor of Cleveland. The list includes longtime elected officials and first-time hopefuls who have been preparing for months to give the city its first new mayor in 16 years.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson spent three hours talking budget with the city council Finance Committee Tuesday. He said an income tax hike voters approved in 2016 is paying for beefed up services. He reeled off the numbers from 2018: more police officers, more EMS, more tree trimming, more road services. It’s a far cry from the layoffs the city made in 2004 and 2008. But Jackson warned council to curb their enthusiasm. The mayor said he hasn’t forgotten the recession years.