Cincy

Oh what a tangled web we weave.  Whatever happends next it’s clear that first city concil meeting under new Mayor John Cranley got off to a contentious start.  There was a special  four hour heated debate on the controversial streetcar project and according to local news sources, 71 people spoke in favor of the streetcar with […]

Cincy

Recent reports predicting a low voter turnout for yesterday’s election prove to be accurate. Tuesday’s voter turnout was about 28 percent of registered voters. In addition to a newly-elected mayor, John Cranley decisively beating  Vice-Mayor Roxanne Qualls  there were some upsets including Laure Quinlivan and Pam Thomas being replaced on city council by Kevin Flynn […]

Cincy

Cincinnati City Council will vote tomorrow on the plan to lease its parking operations to the port authority. Council’s finance committee has recommended approval, but only after dividing it into the lease approval. There’s also a separate measure for spending the parking revenue. The change makes the lease subject to being overturned by voters. Here’s […]

Cincy

If anyone was expecting an open forum at last night’s Cincinnati City Council special session, they would’ve been disappointed. Last night, in a special council meeting scheduled by Chris Smitherman and Charlie Winburn, police chief James Craig addressed the council members on the rise in violent crime. Other council members present at the meeting were […]