Posted By Sam Allard on Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:47 AM Local activist and Black Lives Matter organizer Aisia Jones has announced her candidacy for Cleveland City Council in Ward 8. Jones, who says her campaign will be built on transparency and the pursuit of opportunity for all Clevelanders, will challenge longtime incumbent Mike Polensek in an area that includes Collinwood. Cleveland needs new, fresh leadership as we continue to face serious issues in our city, our homes, our communities from education to health and public safety,” Jones said in a statement provided to the media. “Cleveland cannot fully and effectively tackle these issues until we have full transparency of our Cleveland leaders and until Clevelanders are able to openly engage in the process of building a better city, something the current leadership at City Hall does not allow.”