Before Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson unveiled his official portrait Wednesday evening, he told a crowd of well-wishers at City Hall that it wouldn’t look like those of his predecessors. Unlike the depictions of Mike White, Carl Stokes or Frank Lausche, the oil painting of Jackson wouldn’t stare out at the viewer from inside an office.
Cleveland City Council offered few specifics Tuesday in a committee hearing on Mayor Frank Jackson’s proposed COVID relief spending, despite earlier criticism of the plan.
Cleveland City Council offered few specifics Tuesday in a committee hearing on Mayor Frank Jackson’s proposed COVID relief spending, despite earlier criticism of the plan. Two housing nonprofits presented council members with alternative plans for using the $80 million the mayor wants to put toward community and economic development. After several hours of discussion, however, no amendments to the mayor’s plan were offered.