Thursday!
CCPC East Side Summer Outdoor Celebration / Fundraiser Thursday, June 27 from 6 to 8 pm @ Forest Hill Park Lee Blvd Pavilion, 2370 Lee Blvd. Cleveland Heights 44118. We had so much fun last June in Cleveland Heights, we thought it would be great to do it again! The fundraiser part of the event is optional and only for those willing and able to make a donation. The main agenda item for the evening is to spend some quality time with your fellow progressive activists. CCPC will provide food and drinks but if you would like to bring something to share that would be great. The pavilion has picnic tables but if you’d prefer, bring your most comfortable lawn chair. State Representative Phil Robinson will be dropping by to give us an update about what is going on in Columbus. And other candidates and elected officials are welcome to also give a few short remarks. But mostly let’s have fun and enjoy being outdoors! If you can’t make it but can make a donation please click here.
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Cleveland Browns Stadium Funding – Take Action!
A special thanks to those of you who took the time to take our survey on Browns Stadium Funding. And now it’s time to take action! Please click the link below to find out how you can contact your County Councilperson to let them know how you feel about Browns stadium funding. We’ve included in the link a link to find your County Councilperson as well as some suggested talking points when you contact them.
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Randy’s Rants
Randy’s Rants is a series of essays by legendary Cleveland author, activist and CCPC Member Randy Cunningham. We’ll be featuring a different one each week for as long as Randy is willing to write them.
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With Browns stadium plans undecided, panel debates public funding It actually wasn’t much of a debate since all three of the panelists seemed opposed to public funding this time around. Evidence was presented that showed that a domed stadium would only yield a few more events a year and a one time Super Bowl. But maintenance costs would skyrocket. Also it was mentioned that unlike the Browns move to Baltimore, there is currently no U.S. city seeking an NFL team so there is no credible threat by the Browns to move.
Cleveland Browns Stadium needs millions in repairs, audit says And these repais are ongoing and are outside the cost of a major renovation. The really big repairs – $106.3 million of them – will come between 2026 and 2034. And the Browns allocation of Sin Tax revenue is just about used up. It is safe to assume that ongoing maintence for a domed stadium will be much more. By the way, the audit also said that the stadium is in generally good shape. Which makes you wonder why renovations or a new stadium are even needed.
Are cities like Cleveland a bulls-eye for hackers? The short answer is yes and offers an explanation for the cyber attack on Cleveland City Hall. Government entities are a common target for hackers because they have a lot of sensitive information about their residents. And unlike major companies with a lot of resources, local governments can be easier to infiltrate because of outdated software, equipment or insufficient staffing. Wonder which of those caused the Cleveland cyber attack.
LGBTQ Clevelanders Report Poor Interactions With First Responders Less than half of Clevelanders’ interactions with first responders are positive experiences, a report released last month by Policy Matters Ohio found. And the widest disparity in responses came not between Black and white residents, but between those who identify as LGBTQ+ and those who do not. Only 36 percent of those who were surveyed “felt safe around police,” with 22 percent saying that police exacerbated safety all around.
State
‘ Call Mike DeWine on the 500K:’ Governor’s text sparked dark money payment, texts show No Spine DeWine has previously stated that he didn’t know the extent of Worst Energy’s dark money support for his gubernatorial races, But newly revealed text messages and other documents suggest he personally solicited some of the money from Worst Energy’s top executives himself. Maybe No Spine didn’t remember asking for the 500K. LOL. And maybe he knew everything about the HB 6 bribery scandal right from the start. What do you think?
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown backs GOP plan to overturn latest clean power plant rules Another rightward tilt by Sherrod. He is actually to the right of Joe Biden on this issue. Biden announced the clean power plan in April and of course congressional Republicans launched an effort to overturn the plan. And Sherrod has joined them. If you think this is a shrewd political calculation to help him get reelected, you’re probably right. And if Sherrod think’s we’ll still vote for him because he’s not Bernie Moreno, he’s probably right.
Marist poll suggests Ohio voters may be considering splitting their ticket in November Suggests that Sherrod’s shrewd political calculation to move to the right on many issues may be working. But that assumes that Marist sampled those of us in the progressive movement who know what Sherrod is doing. The poll showed a seven point lead for convicted felon Donald Trump and a five point lead for Sherrod in the senate race. One has to wonder what type of person would vote for both Brown and Trump.
Ohio to spend $169 Million Building Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Near Highways in Next Five Years Ohio should be an easier state to drive in for Tesla, Rivian and other EV owners by the end of the decade. That’s the overall goal underlying the announcement last week of a massive funding package by state electric vehicle advocates. Ohio currently has 1,578 electric vehicle charging stations. The goal is to eventually have 9 of 10 Ohioans live within a 25 mile radius of a charging station.
National
If Biden doesn’t ace first debate, will he be replaced at the convention? Renouned pollster Nate Silver wrote last week that Biden’s record low approval numbers might be enough to force him to drop out of the the race. And anything but a command performance at Thursday’s debate is only going to plunge the approval rating. Dropping out would be a big risk. But there is a threshold where continueing to run is a bigger risk. Best to watch the debate, not with popcorn but with fingers crossed.
Biden faces growing warning signs from ‘ uncommitted ‘ votes. Last week marked the end of the 2024 Democratic Party primaries so we now have a final tally on the uncommitted vote. President Joe Biden lost a half a million votes to the movement, an effort that has netted 30 delegates across five states. The ‘ uncommitted ‘ vote is frustration within the Democratic Party over handling of the Israel – Hamas war. If the ‘ uncommitted ‘ do not vote for Biden in November, Trump could become president.
US Supreme Court rejects federal ban on gun ‘bump stocks‘ Last week we commented on how SCOTUS usually follows up after a rare good ruling with another travesty. This ruling came the next day after the Mifepristone ruling. Believe it or not, the ban on bump stocks was actually an executive order by convicted felon and former President Donald Trump in 2019. In case you forgot or didn’t know, bump stocks are devices that enable semiautomatic to fire rapidly like machine guns. Stay tuned, more major decisions are expected this week.
Denver released the project’s one – year report last week. It showed that 45% of participants owned their own house or apartment after receiving the income fot ten months. They also experienced fewer emergency room visits, nights spent in the hospital or temporary shelter, and jail stays. The report estimates that overall that this reduction in public services saved the city $589,214.
Black Lives Matter
Concerns for Black communities mount amid secret recording of Supreme Court Justice Alito The leaked audio recording of Justice Samuel Alito is sending shockwaves throughout the civil rights community and the halls of Congress, stoking fear that the court’s apparent political and ideological bias will bring more harm to Black and other marginalized communities. Already the court has gutted the Civil Rights Act and gave a green light to racial gerrymandering
Trump says he can’t be racist because he has ‘ many Black friends ‘ Which is exactly the type of nonsense racists say to pretend they are not racist. The Biden campaign keeps wondering how to increase support among Black voters. Maybe the best strategy is to let Trump keep saying stupid things like this. If you click the link you’ll see a photo of Uncle Tom Tim Scott smiling with Trump. Do you really think Uncle Tom Tim is Trump’s friend? Do you really think Trump has any friends?
DOJ finds pattern of civil rights violations in Phoenix Police Department It seems that almost every major city in the United States has a pattern of civil rights violations in its police department. According to the DOJ report released last week, Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people when enforcing the law, including when they use excessive and unjustified deadly force. The DOJ launched its investigation in 2021 following complaints of how they handled the George Floyd protesters.
A White Mob in Ohio Denied Land to Hundreds of Former Slaves. A Lawmaker Wants to Right That Wrong Our post – civil war history is full of stores of injustice’s to the newly freed slaves. But there are not a lot of stories about trying to rectify the situation now. More than 180 years ago, white residents in Mercer county turned away 383 Freedpeople from land purchased in their behalf. State Representative Dontavius Jarrells of Columbus Is trying to get the General Assembly to right the wrong. We wish him good luck.
Immigration
Half a million immigrants could eventually get Us citizenship under a new plan from Biden This is of course good news even though it is likely the result of the backlash over his draconian executive order just two weeks ago. the new policy would allow immigrants who have been in the country for at least 10 years and are married to a U.S. citizen, and their children to apply for permanent residence without leaving the country. The move affects about 550,000 people
Immigration surge could trim US deficit by about $1 trillion in 10 years: CBO The Congressional Budget Office last week revealed that a continued surge in net immigration from 2021 – 2026 could help lower the nation’s deficit’s by $900 million and revenues could increase by $1.2 trillion. To put that in perspective, the entire U.S. deficit is expected to be $1.9 trillion. By the way, the CBO is a nonpartisan budget scorekeeper that deal in math and not political bias.
Cutting outdated work restrictions can ease America’s immigration crisis Is another article suggesting we should welcome immigrants for economic reasons. Removing barriers would allow primarily able – bodied migrants to contribute to local communities rather than draining resources. Many of the most popular jobs for recent migrants overlap with industries facing labor shortages, including home health aides, cooks and childcare workers.
When rural communities welcome immigrants, everyone wins Is an interesting opinion article. The argument is that outsiders view rural communities as home to racist rants and backward thinking But the reality is that that many rural communities, even in the south, understand that rural communities are emptying out, And if they are to survive and thrive, they need immigrants settling there. And to get them to settle in their community they must be welcomed with the cultural diversity they are bringing to the table.
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