The Public Meetings Report for the week of August 12, 2025

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland's Commission on Black Women and Girls discusses the effect of federal layoffs on black women in the workforce. Plus, Euclid City Council votes down redevelopment of office space into apartments. Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

• Ayanna Rose Banks
• Antoinette Williams
• Tina Scott

Their work has been compiled this week by Doug Breehl Pitorak. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell. 

The Public Meetings Report is produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM.SHOW NOTES:

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Cleveland commission prioritizes school safety plans for girls By Cleveland Documenters 
• Condemned Ohio City home may get new lease on life By Cleveland Documenters
• Euclid City Council Notes July 21, 2025 
• Commission on Black Women and Girls, City of Cleveland Notes July 23, 2025
• Board of Zoning Appeals Notes July 28, 2025

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Shaker Boulevard landlord challenges Cleveland Housing Court’s power over corporate property owners By Nick Castele 
• ‘Clevelanders are not apathetic’: New coalition launches participatory democracy effort to drive local policy change By Frank Lewis 
• ‘God, we make it so difficult’: The struggle to fix lead hazards in Glenville homes and what it means for Cleveland’s efforts to prevent kids from being poisoned By Celia Hack 

Recordings: 

• Euclid City Council, July 21, 2025 
• Board of Zoning Appeals, July 28, 2025