Olivera Perkins

“We have no patience or interest in having another out-of-town investor-wealth extractor come into #Cleveland and devalue buildings further by milking what they can get out of them and then let them go into foreclosure.” @CityofCleveland #housing signalcleveland.org/cleveland-shak…

Most food pantries are exclusively run by volunteers, who are almost always older adults. Now many are unable to do the work and younger people aren’t stepping up. #cle #Oh signalcleveland.org/older-adults-p…

“This is one of the most ambitious neighborhood revitalization efforts #Cleveland has undertaken.” @CityofCleveland @CleveFoundation signalcleveland.org/cleveland-bets…

“The real goal of this was to bring something that is downtown quality in the middle of the [Hough] neighborhood.” A look at Thurgood Marshall Green #Cleveland signalcleveland.org/from-vacant-lo…

“We don’t have a lot of land left in Cuyahoga County to do any large-scale transformational development. The only places left to invest are places that suffered disinvestment ( in #Cleveland ).”signalcleveland.org/they-wanted-to…

Fundraising campaign has started to get a $960,000 memorial for former #Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes @LakeViewCem @CityofCleveland signalcleveland.org/campaign-under…

People saw that $1,000+ for a two-bedroom unit in a new building was a bargain — and they wanted in. Some of the two-bedroom apartments in newer buildings in the University Circle area rent for $4,000+.  signalcleveland.org/cleveland-affo…

While Black Americans are 14.2 % of the total U.S. population, they only own about 3% of businesses. The President’s Council is looking into the obstacles such businesses face in Greater #Cleveland.  signalcleveland.org/identifying-ba…

Current and former NEON health center workers have been asking for their back pay for months. Sick and tired of not getting a response from the nonprofit, they decided to take the employer to court. signalcleveland.org/neon-workers-f…

Is @CityofCleveland moving closer to stopping some rundown apartment buildings going to auction? #Cleveland officials believe a Fannie Mae auction increases chances of irresponsible investors buying buildings. signalcleveland.org/shaker-square-…

“Pay to Stay” laws have gained traction in recent years, with proponents touting them as a way to address housing instability and homelessness. Do they work? @LegalAidCLE @CuyahogaCounty @CuyahogaCouncil signalcleveland.org/as-rents-incre…

Fair Employment Wage Board in #Cleveland showed up to NEON health services HQ demanding to know why workers hadn’t been paid. signalcleveland.org/neon-employees…

How irresponsible out-of-town property investors bought buildings near Shaker Square and allowed them to deteriorate. And how #Cleveland came up with a solution, but Fannie Mae, which helped cause the problem, isn’t yet interested. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-shak…

Help in #Cleveland for justice-impacted individuals, ranging from expungements to jobs. @CLE_State @CuyahogaCounty @Cleveland_PL signalcleveland.org/free-legal-cli…

A novel approach to help #Cleveland residents who need food and struggling AsiaTown restaurants. AsiaTown Taste & Care also includes cash mobs at neighborhood restaurants the next three Saturdays. @MidTownCleInc signalcleveland.org/how-a-raffle-a…

You’ll find some interesting restaurants to check out in St. Clair-Superior and AsiaTown in #Cleveand and get some savings during Savior St. Clair, which runs Dec. 8-14. @thekafela216 signalcleveland.org/cleveland-st-c…

A look at an innovative #affordablehousing approach from @LMMCleveland @CuyahogaCounty @PadSmartHomes signalcleveland.org/lmm-solar-powe…

Local Black Friday protest in the #Cleveland and Cleveland Heights are scheduled as part of the #WeAintBuyingIt campaign. Learn more⬇️ signalcleveland.org/black-friday-p…

It seems that nothing can get in the way of Barbara Wilcher-Norton fighting for her historic Glenville neighborhood near University Circle in #Cleveland @inthecircle @cwru signalcleveland.org/unofficial-may…

This is what #Tariffs have meant for #Ohio. A report by #Cleveland-based @MAGNETOhio breaks it down. signalcleveland.org/tariffs-impact…