Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb

A ransomware attack shuttered the government building and many public-facing operations for nearly two weeks.

Many residents seeking birth certificates, business licenses and permits left empty handed and frustrated by the ongoing Cleveland City Hall closure.

Cleveland officials say no policy was violated when a city staffer allowed a top safety official to edit his own job description before he was hired.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s pick for a new top safety position helped draft his own job description before it was posted, records obtained by Ideastream Public Media show.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb declined to sign a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza passed by City Council last week after five months of persistent cries from protesters to take action.

Cleveland’s recently-passed Residents First legislation will take a swing at something the city has struggled to do for years: hold out-of-state and absent landlords accountable to provide livable conditions.

Cleveland City Council and the mayor have come to an agreement on the budget, which will get a second reading Monday night.

The new positions, most of which will be entry level inspectors, will help bolster Cleveland's new Residents First program.

Bibb's new budgeting strategy pools 125 vacant positions into a miscellaneous fund. Some Cleveland City Council members bristled at the idea.

Cleveland's 2024 budgeting process explained.