Rachel Dissell

Cleveland ARPA update: As of Dec. 31, 2025, Cleveland had spent nearly $384 million from its American Rescue Plan Act allocation, or 75% of the money City Hall received from Congress and the Biden administration.

Two charts offering a sense of Cleveland's progress under the consent decree, which the city and DOJ are moving to terminate. On the left, the city's progress ranked by the monitor in September 2025. On the right, updates to the city's grades after newer assessments.

In this series of stories by @OPinfo we look at the history of Cleveland’s beautiful, historic, and expensive Black church buildings. signalnews.info/4efvgG7

#Cleveland employers can’t ask job applicants about their salary history. Learn how the Fair Employment Wage Board intends to enforce this new law. @CleCityCouncil @CityofCleveland signalcleveland.org/a-new-law-says…

CMSD is holding the first of a set of community meetings this month as district leaders continue to plan budget cuts, including potential school building closures, and academic improvements. Garrett Morgan High School, Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m. signalnews.info/4iyYJMv

More here on the wary atmosphere among Cleveland's community development corporations given the cuts happening elsewhere across the federal government. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-bloc…

Job fair next week at Tower City sponsored by @CityofCleveland @CuyahogaCounty @GCRTA and @BedrockDetroit signalcleveland.org/cleveland-reen…

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A few years later, we decided to put community curiosity and collaborative accountability at the center of #SignalCleveland’s mission. Launching a whole new thing is not easy but the feedback from Clevelanders keeps me going. If you are able, donate! signalnews.info/4bFIR8p

Hard to believe that it was nearly five years ago that a small but mighty group of folks launched Cleveland Documenters. We knew that paying residents to create a people’s record of public meetings would help shift the power dynamic of news.

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For Journalists: Press Briefing on Deaths in Jails and Prisons Join me and my colleague Anna Flag in our discussion with Andrea Armstrong,Terence Keel, and Orion Taylor! themarshallproject.org/events/for-jou…

Cleveland City Council talking about finalizing the city budget this afternoon. Council prez wants to add another $4.6 million for neighborhood projects. That’s on top of the $5.6 million Mayor Bibb agreed to. Spreadsheet on budget reconciliation items comes from Bibb admin:

Contra my line about flying golf clubs in the newsletter this weekend, City Council gave Mayor Bibb a friendly reception at today's budget presentation. Wrap-up posted over at Signal Cleveland Dot Org.

Mayor Justin Bibb presenting his 2025 budget to Cleveland City Council this morning. Pretty drama-free so far, although Collinwood's Mike Polensek warned there would be "war" if CMSD closes high schools on the East Side.

1/7 After two top leaders of Cleveland's Public Safety Department left under questionable circumstances, they are working together again. Former Safety Director Karrie Howard & Jakimah R. Dye have formed a consulting company called Greenbridge Consulting. greenbridgeconsultants.com

Cleveland City Council members could now face discipline for violating council's workplace policies. Council President Blaine Griffin circulated an updated set of policies among members and staff. Members must take annual anti-harassment training or risk losing ward dollars.