Updated: Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
The Cincinnati City Council voted 8-1 Wednesday to approve the members of a new development review panel. Council Member Chris Seelbach was the lone council member to vote no on Mayor John Cranley s appointees. Some of the members of this group are directly and very, very closely tied to one elected member of our body, Seelbach said during a committee meeting Monday. And I don’t think that will lend to the confidence that this is truly an independent review.
Seelbach, who announced plans to run for mayor, says he was referring to Cranley s former Chief of Staff Bobbi Dillon and former Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair Tim Burke, who Seelbach describes as a close friend and ally to Cranley.
Local Data Shows Racial Disparities
WVXU collected 15 years of data on no-knock warrants in the city, and it s clear they re mostly issued in historically Black neighborhoods and Black people are most often the target. Police released data from all no-knocks they participated in, whether it applied for the warrant or assisted other agencies.
For an interactive look at 15 years worth of no-knock warrants executed by Cincinnati Police, visit the Tableau website. The data is sorted and color-coded by year.
WVXU collected 15 years of data on no-knock warrants in the city. They have been mostly issued in historically Black neighborhoods and Black people are most often the target.
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The Cincinnati Budget and Finance Committee Monday voted 7-1 to approve the members of a new development review panel. Council Member Chris Seelbach was the lone council member to vote no on Mayor John Cranley s appointees. Some of the members of this group are directly and very, very closely tied to one elected member of our body, Seelbach said. And I don’t think that will lend to the confidence that this is truly an independent review.
Seelbach, who announced plans to run for mayor, says he was referring to Cranley s former Chief of Staff Bobbi Dillon and former Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair Tim Burke, who Seelbach describes as a close friend and ally to Cranley.