Erin Couch

HR has requested our social media team meet with them at 0800 tomorrow - bro that’s way too early and we’re sleeping in anyways. It’s been a long weekend.

Today alone, there have been over 4x the number of incidents reported in about half the time, compared to last Sunday. Even with lower traffic volume, more incidents are being reported. Stay safe, and call #677 if you need assistance. 🌨️

@elmo Thanks Elmo

Elmo knows that it's important to be kind, just like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ❤️

School board just elected Kareem Moffett to VP position. @SignalCincy

.@IamCPS board members sworn in today. Brandon Craig was just elected board president by fellow members. @SignalCincy

Documenting #documenting #history

A plane carrying captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, has arrived at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York. cnn.it/3Ld7BMo

@CNN Documenting #documenting #history

People in Cincinnati: I want your input. There is a lot of talk about affordability - of housing, health care, energy, groceries, etc. Quick 1-minute survey: Is the American Dream still attainable in Cincinnati? Take the survey below. surveymonkey.com/r/HFMYG3N

On #InternationalDayOfTheGirl, we celebrate girls everywhere for who they are. You make the world a smarter, stronger, and kinder place!

Johnson said it is “disingenuous” of council to decide to disperse millions of dollars in response to a video of a fight that went viral, when 40 homicides have already occurred this year. He said the fire department needs help for its first responders, too. @SignalCincy

Among expenditures: $850K to expand 3CDC’s ambassador program (escorting people to cars, giving directions downtown, etc). Kearney said $850K is too much and could be allocated elsewhere. She and Johnson both advocated for fire dept funding @SignalCincy

Motion passed. All council members voted yes except Scotty Johnson, Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, and Victoria Parks. @SignalCincy

Cincinnati City Council making final vote today on where an additional $4.6M for public safety will go. @SignalCincy

Council will also see an ordinance this week to repeal a zoning change for a new development at Hyde Park Square (much controversy surrounding this housing development). This will allow community members to converse with developers more before they start building, council members explained. @SignalCincy

Motion introduced in committee today earmarks the $2M allocated to public safety for curfew centers, drones, police recruits, officer visibility/overtime and more. @SignalCincy

In @CityOfCincy Budget and Finance committee today. @SignalCincy

Release from @CincyPD: Eighth person charged in connection with July 26 fight in downtown Cincy. The suspect, a 45-year-old white man, is charged with disorderly conduct. That is a fourth-degree misdeameanor. He was issued a notice to appear in Hamilton County Municipal Court on Aug. 26. Because police have also identified him as a victim in the fight, they have not released his identity due to Marsy's Law rules.

A former children’s hospital doctor is charged with federal child pornography crimes following an investigation by the FBI and Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. More than 153,000 images and 470 videos of child sexual abuse material have been identified on his devices. ow.ly/vHJF50WEO1T

Ware also asked about whether the alleged "slapper" in the dtw fight will be charged. The mayor's answers were unclear, Ware said. (I agree with him on that.) Pureval said: - "I understand the frustration and agree with it." - "Until everyone is held accountable, we haven’t fully served justice." - These investigations are separate from the mayor's office. He is appreciative of the community being patient during this investigation. - The city needs to make "charging decisions as soon as possible."