CLEVELAND, Ohio — Republicans ignored an Ohio Supreme Courtroom order to approve a brand new state legislative district map Friday, making it clear they plan to disregard the court docket’s makes an attempt to implement voter-approved redistricting reforms.

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Is the Ohio Supreme Courtroom powerless to implement its orders involving gerrymandering? What’s the most recent proof that the Supreme Courtroom has been all however neutered by the battle over redistricting?

How many individuals are actually suing Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, claiming he has used unlawful maneuvering to stop Democrats from showing on the poll in districts the place that social gathering is favored to win seats?

With Cuyahoga County authorities able to waste $46 million in cash they don’t even have on the failed Medical Mart, we added up all the quantities taxpayers have already got put behind tourism in downtown Cleveland. What’s the invoice to date?

Can the seek for a brand new state superintendent of colleges get any more odd? We talked and talked about how the man who finally received the job had a battle as a result of he was main the seach till the final minute after which utilized. Lower than a month after getting appointed, he give up. Why?

How shut did a police officer come to being executed due to a drug case he was investigating?

Cleveland Metropolis Council proposes to spend $15 million of its stimulus money on demolition. Let’s speak concerning the knowledge of utilizing one-time cash on one-time tasks.

It’s been over a decade for the reason that college shootings that occurred in Chardon, and we puzzled how college students within the college again then react once they see college shootings at present. One of many Chardon college students from again then agreed to speak about it. What did he say?

What are among the causes that Cleveland continues to guide the nation in canine bites of postal carriers?

How is Cleveland experimenting with slowing down speeders in metropolis neighborhoods?

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Chris: [00:00:00] We have now a really unusual story to speak about at present. The abrupt resignation of the state college board superintendent. It doesn’t make any sense, but it surely’s not the primary story we’ll be speaking about on at present in Ohio, the information podcast dialogue from cleveland.com and the plain supplier. I’m Chris Quinn right here with Lisa Garvin.

Layla Tassie a reminder that tomorrow we’ll be recording a particular reside viewers episode, midday to speak about abortion. And the those who have responded ought to have gotten an electronic mail from Laura. And I explaining how that can all work. We’ll ship out the ultimate draft at present. Let’s begin is the Ohio Supreme.

Powerless to implement its orders involving gerrymandering. What’s the most recent proof that the Supreme court docket has all been all been all, however neutered by the battle over redistricting Lara. Properly, when

Laura: we talked about this story on Friday, you and I consider the time period you used was unit, which I don’t consider I’d ever heard speaking about.

Tales earlier than. So props to [00:01:00] you on that one, however that is an extremely blatant transfer by the Republicans on the redistricting fee I’ve mentioned time and again on this podcast, however the Republicans have made it clear that they assume they will do no matter they need. And the courts incapacity to cease them.

Makes it fairly clear that. It’s miserable as a citizen, the court docket appeared to haven’t any test of energy over the legislative department of presidency. The Republicans had gotten the Republican judges on the federal court docket to lock in a set of maps. The Supreme court docket had already rejected greater than as soon as, in order that they don’t actually care that the Supreme court docket rejected them once more.

And that the court docket set new deadlines. Certainly one of which was Friday morning, it got here and went with none type of assembly of the redistricting fee. And so they just about mentioned, we’re gonna, we’re gonna wait this out. This isn’t the time that we ought to be engaged on.

Chris: You already know that, that the federal government solely works.

If individuals do it in good religion, Woodward and Bernstein had a extremely fascinating story over the weekend within the Washington publish that Laura you’ll love. It begins with Washington’s farewell handle, which, [00:02:00] you already know, you already know, from Hamilton wherein he says that dangerous individuals can wreck this. And it’s an extended story evaluating Nixon and Trump to actually dangerous.

There’s that we’re working towards the curiosity to take care of their energy. After which our authorities isn’t protected against that. Properly, that’s, what’s occurring in Ohio, Mike DeWine, Keith Faber and Franklin rose. Bob cup, Matt Huffman will not be working in good. The Supreme court docket is meant to be an equal department of presidency and so they’re speculated to observe its rulings.

And so they’re simply not, which turns the federal government the wrong way up. We don’t have protections towards this. The Supreme court docket appears incapable of going by with the contempt of court docket. Undecided why, however we’re utterly unprotected when the worst type of individuals just like the individuals in state authorities proper now.

Don’t observe the foundations, proper?

Laura: It’s not, and it’s, it’s not simply the worst type of individuals. It’s additionally the shortage of a steadiness of [00:03:00] energy between Democrats and Republicans. We have now a brilliant majority of Republicans. We have now a Republican governor who kowtows to the Republican legislature. And so there’s no person actually holding one another accountable.

It makes you assume. We actually, possibly want a parliamentary system the place no person can have a brilliant majority and you need to compromise with different individuals as a result of the Republicans are saying, Hey, we’ll repair our maps, however we’re going to do it on our personal timeline. And that mainly means after they kick up Maureen, O’Connor out of workplace, not kicked, however she’s, she’s reached judicial age limits and so they need Sharon Kennedy.

As a substitute, she’s already adjusted. She’s already, um, mentioned time and again on this redistricting fee that she believes. That they might do what they need. That there’s no drawback with the maps that they created, even once they have been utterly gerrymandered from the start. Proper. And so they’re simply working out the clock right here.

I nonetheless assume

Chris: although, you getting away from the purpose that they’re, they’re not following the foundations, I’ve wrote a column over the weekend as a result of we preserve getting requested by individuals to champion a reform, a county [00:04:00] authorities. And my level within the column is it’s not the construction. It’s the individuals there, they’re doing a nasty job.

Properly,

Laura: we elect these individuals and that’s, what’s actually, you already know, that individuals are placing social gathering forward of.

Chris: However you don’t have a alternative, proper? I imply, in the long run, the social gathering system places up some individuals in Cuyahoga county it’s closely democratic. So whoever the democratic social gathering chooses goes to win, it’s probably not a alternative.

There’s no runoff in November from the highest to democratic vote getters. With who’s there. So, so in Cuyahoga county, it’s the Democrats who will not be doing their job in representing this, however, however within the state degree, they’re actually, they’re not following the desire of the voters that modified the structure.

In order that they’re violating the structure and have repeatedly. And so they’re refusing to observe the orders of the Supreme court docket. That’s not the way it’s speculated to work. They need to all be thrown out of workplace for not doing their job. However I assume no person has the means to actually Mount that

Laura: marketing campaign. [00:05:00] I imply, the, the, the true test ought to be the voters, proper?

The voters ought to get up and say, we gained’t stand for this. You’re not doing what we requested you to. You’re not following our referendum, however they care extra about social gathering than the federal government. I. We’ll

Chris: see, I don’t know. I do assume Nan Whaley has an opportunity right here and, and Jennifer Bruner is working towards Sharon Kennedy for that Supreme court docket chief justice seat.

And he or she simply gained an election beating a Republican in fact, events weren’t listed on the poll. Then it was title recognition. This time they’ve made certain events will probably be there. You’re listening to at present in Ohio. How many individuals are actually suing Ohio, secretary of state Franklin rose, claiming he has used unlawful maneuvering to stop Democrats from showing on the poll in districts the place the social gathering is favored to win seats.

And we mentioned, we simply completed speaking about how a bunch of elected officers are breaking the foundations. Frank Lauro’s clearly is breaking the foundations. Yeah,

Lisa: that is simply extra followup from the redistricting mist. There have been three [00:06:00] lawsuits filed final week, difficult Franklin Rose’s steering to election officers throughout the state concerning the August two main.

And this considerations, paperwork, deadlines that have been shifted when that three decide federal panel dominated that map. Quantity three, the unconstitutional map quantity three will probably be used for the August primaries. And Laura mentioned that that ruling didn’t change. tenth date to file state residency necessities and different issues.

So one of many fits was filed within the Ohio Supreme court docket by six democratic, legislative and social gathering central committee candidates. Final week, they need the paperwork deadline set 90 days. For the August two election, which might be in might after which home candidate, Jennifer Jura, gree you a Republican from Cincinnati shoot.

She sued Wednesday in federal court docket. She’s requested him to be positioned on the, on the poll and he or she needs them to dam that February deadline that that [00:07:00] actually not works. After which consultant Adam Miller, a Democrat from Columbus filed over the, uh, March tenth residency deadlines. And. 30 extra days to, you already know, for candidates to maneuver to chosen districts.

However the upshot of that is at a few of these races might not be capable to really feel the democratic candidate as a result of they don’t know what district they’re in.

Chris: Yeah. We talked about this with one case of on Friday, and now they’re simply popping like popcorn, Franklin rose, figuring out that this map, regardless that it’s gerrymandered is extra balanced than the earlier map is attempting to take care of the imbalance, however simply holding them from showing on the poll.

I, I, we talked Friday. We don’t see how this could stand, however you don’t know. I imply, they go to a federal. Appellate court docket with two Trump judges. They may twist the entire system as they did within the gerrymandering case. It’s a really cynical second in Ohio authorities.

Lisa: And I noticed, you already know, there, there are shifting, you already know, [00:08:00] points right here.

I imply, the redistricting has thrown a monkey wrench into every part, however you shouldn’t stick with outdated deadlines that actually not apply on this state of affairs.

Chris: Proper. This the regulation’s fairly clear you depend again from the election date. So it’s not February. It might have been, might we’ll have the instances. A few of them are being fast-tracked.

Hopefully we’ll get rulings shortly. It’s at present. With Cuyahoga county authorities able to waste $46 million in cash. They don’t even have on the failed medical Mart. We added up all of the quantities. Taxpayers have already put behind tourism in downtown Cleveland, simply prior to now few years, Layla, what’s the invoice.

Leila: Yeah, reporter Bob Higgs pulled knowledge from the final 4 years. It seems that quantity busts $300 million. Chris, that cash comes from quite a lot of sources, however the largest pot is his lodging tax. Or what we all know is mattress tax. That’s a six and a half p.c surcharge that the county levies on lodge payments.[00:09:00]

That whole took a success in the course of the worst of the pandemic. However. The, you already know, the collections are on the rise. Once more, it climbed again as much as round 22.6 million for 2021 vacation spot Cleveland, the areas tourism bureau will get a fairly stable chunk of that cash. Their job is to market higher Cleveland to draw leisure guests to the area.

Work with assembly planners, lodges, the conference services, improvement company organizations, just like the higher Cleveland sports activities fee to get the occasions right here and Cleveland estimates. It will get about 40% of the lodging tax and that’s about 95% of its annual funds. So final. It received $14 million from lodging tax and a portion of the lodging tax.

As soon as that was as soon as used to repay development bonds for the rock and roll corridor of fame and museum now additionally goes to vacation spot Cleveland, however a part of that pot about 10.4 million in 2021 is utilized by the county for debt service on the mission to re [00:10:00] remake the Q. Into rocket mortgage discipline home. Now you’ve additionally received mattress tax going to enhancements to progressive discipline and the rock and rock and roll induction ceremonies which are held each.

Each different 12 months, uh, right here in Cleveland. After which, you already know, in fact that brings us to the worldwide heart and conference heart complicated. That massive mission was funded by 1 / 4 p.c or 1 / 4 cent enhance of the gross sales tax accepted in 2007. That quantities to a mean of greater than $217 million yearly.

If you take a look at the collections during the last 4 years. So in addition they get a portion of lodging tax to pay for debt service. So yeah, the pitches. That the area’s financial system will reap the good thing about sinking one other 46 million into these enhancements of the worldwide heart to rework that complicated into this grander conference heart.

However in contrast to lodging tax, which is essentially paid by vacationers, supporting the tourism business. The county must float bonds to cowl these upgrades, which implies each [00:11:00] doc’s payer could be paying them regardless in the event that they ever even set foot in these locations and these facilities. So it boils down as to if you purchase their argument that bettering this one facility will draw billions of {dollars} into the area and in a method.

Lifts all boats, but it surely’s

Chris: additionally about spending cash. You don’t have, we already must construct a brand new jail, which is a half billion or most likely rather more there’s. We both have to renovate the justice heart the place the courtrooms are or construct a brand new one, which is one other half billion most likely. Properly on any of this cash.

And so the fitting, and

Leila: they’re, they’re saying that that gross sales tax goes to must be diverted to the jail. That’s the place that cash goes to must most likely it’s already

Chris: a taxing. They’re already going to make {that a} perpetual tax enhance as a substitute of sunsetting it. In order that they’re already elevating taxes with out asking voters once more and but they don’t have this cash.

In order that they’re going to must exit and borrow it. That that’s the irresponsible a part of this. They don’t know. The county doesn’t have the cash [00:12:00] available and it has different rather more vital priorities, however no person on that county. Is talking this fashion. No person, regardless that we hear from the general public on a regular basis that they don’t wish to spend it on this, they need tax aid.

The council is simply trotting down. Armand Buddhists has path. They’re going to rubber stamp it. Like they rubber stamp. Yeah.

Leila: I imply, they’ve already heard the primary, the primary pitch and everybody was type of open eared and amenable. No person raised any considerations to date. I imply, we’ll see. I, I, I simply don’t see the, uh, You already know, I there’s there’s no.

Skeptical. I so like to

Chris: see a blanket candidate begin coming collectively to only take over and, and, and speak about being conservative, fiscally and searching for the taxpayer as a result of the individuals now we have, they simply don’t do it. It’s at present in Ohio, can the seek for a brand new state superintendent of colleges get any more odd?

We talked about. The [00:13:00] about how the man who finally received the job had a battle as a result of he was a number one the search till the final minute after which utilized. However then lower than a month after getting a. He give up Laura, I don’t purchase the

Laura: clarification. I don’t both. I imply, it’s like saying that you just’re retiring to spend extra time with your loved ones.

Um, that is such a ridiculous set of occasions and I’ve to present kudos to Laura Hancock, who I really feel like broke the story months and months in the past and has coated it doggedly each step of the best way. After which this newest flip the place he simply resigned. I feel it was truly 11 days after he had. I began the job.

Um, and, and, you already know, first day on the job give up, and he’s saying, quote, I don’t need the revolving door inquiries to distract from the vital work forward for faculties, educators, and particularly the kids, which after I learn that from Laura, I used to be like, so why did he take the job? Proper? Like he was a board member, he was vp of the board.

Um, they have been in search of a brand new college, [00:14:00] tremendous intense. With about, um, he give up three days later utilized for the job, and that was about 24 hours earlier than purposes closed. So very finish of the cycle, he takes his job. And Laura received some actually fascinating data from the Ohio ethics fee that state regulation prohibits board members from accepting compensation and different advantages from an employment contract licensed by a board that they served on for one 12 months after they go away the board.

I’m unsure he realized this. Or understand how a lot scrutiny who’s going to get. And possibly it is a final ditch method of hoping that he doesn’t get prosecuted for.

Chris: Properly, that’s what I’m questioning. I’m marvel if any person filed a grievance and referred this to prosecution, and we talked about this and talked about this, about how outrageous it was, as a result of by figuring out all of the details about everyone who had utilized, he may style his software in a method wherein he rises to the highest.

And that. I imply, we talked after which he was made a finalist and we talked and talked about it. I imply, we’ve been [00:15:00] banging this drum for months, so you’ll be able to’t inform me that lower than a month, then he out of the blue goes, you already know what? I don’t need these controversies to get in the best way of doing good work right here.

There’s received to be a set off. And I believe any person has requested for some type of investigation and possibly a lawyer has informed them, you already know, oh, that is dangerous.

Laura: Proper. After which he, so he’s saying I’m resigning efficient instantly. He gave no discover and refusing compensation for my service in that place. So the division can get on with constructing the academic future for the kids of Ohio.

So possibly there’s one thing in that ethics situation the place you’ll be able to’t get compensated. So he’s now saying I’m not going to receives a commission for these 11 or 24 days that I labored, so I can’t get in hassle. That’s all I can consider.

Chris: Yeah, however you’d have thought that the college board would have figured that out earlier than they gave the man the job.

I imply, this was, once more, this wasn’t some secret. Laura did a fantastic job on this story and we pounded it. I’m wondering if one of many those who misplaced out, oh, [00:16:00] filed the grievance. Anyway, we’re going to maintain asking, as a result of this doesn’t move the sniff check, however man, what an odd, unusual story you’re listening to at present in Ohio.

How shut did a police officer come to being executed due to a drug case. He was investigating Lisa. This was a jaw dropper.

Lisa: Yeah. That is the story has legs. And it connects to a different story that we talked about final week. So, let me set this up for you. So 49 12 months outdated Ruben Schwartz of Connie yacht, he’s a businessman in actual property and development.

He was arraigned final Friday on federal cash laundering fees, to which he pled not responsible, however there was type of a contentious listening to as a result of, you already know, they need. Keep on home arrest. His legal professionals did, however he ended up being, staying in federal custody. So throughout this, there was testimony from FBI agent, Jason Watson, and he testified that Quick’s supplied 100 grand to a development [00:17:00] acquaintance of his to kill Connie out.

Police, detective Taylor Cleveland. Now that is one week after February fee on Schwartz, his dwelling. And, um, Watson additionally mentioned that Schwartz. Identical confederate went to somebody’s home in 2018 to shoot him for owing them 100 thousand {dollars}. So that is all linked to. Alleged drug supplier, mark Mahoney of north Royalton, who was charged with main an eight individual drug ring final week that was answerable for $20 million of cocaine coming from Mexico to varied Cleveland areas.

So this story has legs. And I’ll say that, uh, Schwartz has not been charged with this tried, you already know, assassination but, however this testimony did come up as a part of his, his cash laundering cost.

Chris: We am not seeing that type of factor in Northeast Ohio in fairly a while. I imply, the concept [00:18:00] the drug operation is so worthwhile, that they might kill the cop that’s investigating.

It’s simply

Lisa: chilling. And this man Schwartz, apparently there was a second fee. There was a raid on his home in February. There was a second fee on Schwartz, his home Could nineteenth and so they have been seizing. I’ve a 2021 arson of a constructing that Schwartz purchased for $130,000. There was an outdated restaurant, it was insured for 1.3 million and burned down a few months later.

And he received $1.1 million in insurance coverage cash.

Chris: Yeah, fascinating stuff. The tales on cleveland.com it’s at present in Ohio Cleveland metropolis council proposes to spend $15 million of its stimulus money on demolition. Let’s speak concerning the knowledge of utilizing one time, cash on one time tasks, lay all of the e-book of Lucas to prelate.

His story was concerning the mechanics of demolition, however what I’m extra fascinated with right here. The concept that is one time mission for one time cash, we’ve [00:19:00] talked about how police departments are hiring police with their stimulus cash. And when the cash’s gone, they’re going to be within the lurch. That is.

Leila: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Lucas introduced us the story. He, final week he had written about how, what number of communities, as you mentioned, had deliberate on spending ARPA cash on beefing up regulation enforcement ranks. Even though attrition would fairly shortly deplete these numbers, any, any expense that must be sustained at that prime degree with payrolls and coaching.

You can argue is, is type of questionable so far as using ARPA {dollars} goes as a result of you already know, you have got, you’re speculated to be in search of that long-term transformational impact on a neighborhood. That’s what each metropolis ought to be aiming for that bang in your buck. Not essentially filling gaps in payrolls.

So this week, Lucas centered on Cleveland’s plan to spend 15 million on demolition bladed buildings. And the thought right here is. As soon as these homes are gone, they’re gone. And the neighborhood or the neighborhood can re-imagine these areas, or [00:20:00] the very least at purges, the neighborhood of properties that had dragged down surrounding property values and created security hazards.

And it’s everlasting. So, you already know, within the metropolis of Cleveland, you already know, metropolis is dwelling. Solely 3,900 bladed buildings, in line with this evaluation, by the thriving communities Institute and the demolition value for all of these buildings could be about 78 million. So the 15 million is basically only a begin. And so they’re removed from making a complete plan for demo within the metropolis, however the metropolis already has tons of of demo prepared properties within the queue.

To allow them to actually get began instantly with this cash with out that strategic plan in place. And the town has a watch towards rehabbing houses as properly. Uh, Sally Martin, the town’s director of constructing and housing. So. Needs to be much less hasty about condemning properties and may think about these different makes use of that permit residents have an opportunity to make investments in established generational wealth.

And, and such as you mentioned, Lucas actually does go deep on, on, uh, the advantages of demolition for, um, you already know, bettering the [00:21:00] longterm. Uh, prospects for our neighborhood, however, however you’re proper. You already know, this, that is extra in step with how a callous metropolis ought to be utilizing its ARPA cash as a substitute of simply, okay, the place can we, the place can we plug the holes in our, in our payroll in the meanwhile, how, you already know, how can we, we, we all know that we’re going to be dropping a bunch of cops to attrition.

So. Let’s let’s simply throw our one time in, you already know, transformational cash into that. That simply appears so short-sighted, doesn’t it,

Chris: a part of the stimulus cash was to assist cities in the event that they misplaced revenue cowl prices, which Cleveland has achieved slightly little bit of, there

Leila: is objective for that, however we’ve talked from the start, all of that out, and also you set that apart and that goes into your common fund.

Proper. However then the remainder of it. And there’s rather a lot, there’s some huge cash right here, so, and we’ve

Chris: talked from the start about imaginative makes use of of the cash. You already know, when you did it for workforce coaching and also you [00:22:00] received a complete block of individuals skilled for jobs that they might then present for themselves for the remainder of the time, that may be transformational, eradicating lead paint from Cleveland homes.

I imply, the generations of Cleveland kids are hell, are actually. Held again from thriving as a result of they’re uncovered to guide paint. We’ve documented this time and again. Do away with the lead paint gone perpetually. Good. One-time use demolition is to anyone that’s ever been in a neighborhood that had a blighted dwelling w is aware of how a lot it means to get that factor out of their lifts, the entire neighborhood.

So I salute Cleveland for truly enthusiastic about this in the fitting method and never squandering it on simply daily prices. This, this may change the neighborhoods as you.

Leila: I agree. I agree. And I personally, I feel a lead paint is probably crucial, crucial funding they might make with the ARPA, with the ARPA-E mannequin.

I’d have, I’m unsure how rather more they should fill the hole, however [00:23:00] as a lot as they will throw at it, they need to and used all

Chris: of it. If it took all of it, I’d simply say, let’s do away with the lead paint that can make extra of a distinction for the way forward for Cleveland. Then any 10 different issues mixed.

It’s the proper factor to do. It’s at present. It’s been over a decade for the reason that college shootings that occurred in Chardan. And we puzzled how college students within the college again then react once they see college shootings at present. Like we noticed every week in the past in Texas, one of many Chardan college students from again then agreed to speak about it.

Laura, what did he say?

Laura: He mentioned that People normally have grown numb to highschool shootings, however you’ve already actually pierced him. Um, that is drew Gittens. He was 16 years outdated on the morning that TJ lane pulled out a 22 caliber handgun within the cafeteria at Chardon highschool shot six college students. He killed three.

He completely paralyzed one other. Now he’s 26. He’s a lawyer he’s nonetheless in Northeast, Ohio. And clearly that is one individual’s recollections and emotions about this. [00:24:00] However he says it helped type his profession path but it, he doesn’t assume it’s very current within the Chardan neighborhood. Now he doesn’t speak about it together with his buddies.

And he mentioned that if he needed to guess about gun reform, he doesn’t assume it’s a very fashionable political opinion. Even in Chardan, he put it about getting about 35% for reform. If that, so it’s not an enormous dialog within the city this a lot.

Chris: Yeah, that is one individual, but it surely’s any person that was within the college and skilled all this as a youngster.

And it’s fascinating to listen to from them 10 years later, each time now we have one among these sorts of shootings, w how, the way it impacts them. I imply, is it, is it post-traumatic stress each time you see it? Does it convey you again?

Laura: Yeah, I feel most likely clearly it hits everybody totally different and I feel there’s lots of people that don’t wish to speak about it, proper.

That that’s their method of coping is simply to not [00:25:00] concentrate on it. However we did a narrative. Um, clearly it was a ten-year anniversary. I consider it was February. Um, what some of us have achieved within the assistant coach, assistant coach who helped sort out him that consider there’s a basis and stuff. In order that they’re, they’re all coping with it in their very own methods, however.

Hundreds and 1000’s and 1000’s of children which have handled this prior to now, you already know, ever since Columbine we’re at 23 years now, and all of them will need to have a lot anxiousness, a lot survivor guilt, or simply, you already know, stuff, they carry with them for the remainder of their lives.

Chris: Yeah, that’s a very good piece.

Test it out on cleveland.com. It’s at present in Ohio, we mentioned all of us love our mail carriers. So it is a actually dangerous place to be. What are among the causes that Cleveland continues to guide the nation in canine bites of postal carriers?

Lisa: Properly, th th the reasonings that among the native letter carriers give is that homeowners let their canines run [00:26:00] free.

After which there are homeowners that say, oh, don’t fear about my canine. He doesn’t chunk. After which. Proceeds to chunk. Um, and likewise they are saying that staffing points are an issue as a result of that signifies that carriers are working unfamiliar areas. Like I’ve had three totally different letter carriers within the final month. So I completely see that.

However Cleveland, uh, this was a report launched by the postal service on Friday as a part of nationwide canine chunk consciousness week, which started yesterday. Cleveland is primary in 2021. 58 assaults on letter carriers. That’s up from 46. Houston is quantity two at 54 Kansas metropolis with 48. At quantity three, Los Angeles had 44 after which rounding out the highest 5 was Louisville, Kentucky with 42.

You already know, 42 canine assaults on letter carriers, the nationwide affiliation of letter carriers, native 40 president Eric publish, and says, this has been a serious situation for a number of years. And he not too long ago talked with mayor Justin bib about methods to guard a letter [00:27:00] carriers going ahead. And he additionally says, quote, we all the time appear to be within the prime 5 in 2016, Cleveland was quantity three in 2020.

We have been quantity 4.

Chris: Yeah, it’s weird. I don’t get it as a result of per capita, we have to be by the roof. We have now extra doc bites than LA in New York. I simply, I, it’s such a tough factor to fathom when you have got cities which are a lot extra populated. I imply, New York has received to have what, an element of what? 5, 6, 8, 10 occasions as many canines as Cleveland and our canines preserve biting the mail carriers.

It doesn’t make sense. Hey, we’re

Lisa: the canine pound. No, actually, I don’t know. I imply, who say yeah, and Houston, you already know, we beat them by 4 assaults and Houston’s most likely 4 or 5 occasions the dimensions of Cleveland. So yeah, you bought me there

Chris: and it’s and what was bizarre is it’s not strays. These are like individuals’s canines which are, which are getting out and working round.

And I can’t think about we’re the one metropolis in America with a postal [00:28:00] provider numbers drawback. I imply, different cities will need to have character. Striving to fill in for one another website. It simply, I don’t know why we preserve doing it however 12 months after 12 months after 12 months, we’re on the prime and it’s not a very good place to be listening to at present in Ohio.

Let’s do that one fast. How is Cleveland experimenting with slowing down speeders in metropolis neighborhoods? Layla, it’s a very good strategy.

Leila: Yeah, th they’re going to put in these items referred to as velocity tables. They’re these wider flat prime velocity bumps. They’re going to place them on 10 residential streets with documented dashing points.

And so they’re going to place 10 digital velocity radar indicators. That is all a part of the broader aim of calming site visitors to make Cleveland streets safer. It’s a part of a, what they’re calling the imaginative and prescient zero initiative looking for to cut back traffic-related deaths and accidents. Courtney has the complete listing of streets on cleveland.com.

They choose these streets, these streets as a result of they carry medium site visitors volumes between 1,004 thousand automobiles a day. And infrequently [00:29:00] as a result of these streets C speeds at, at, or above the posted velocity restrict of 25 miles per hour, the town goes to observe. The velocity tables to see whether or not they work in fact, or truly create issues for public security responders and public transit.

And within the winter time, uh, how are these going to affect snow elimination? Excellent questions. I hadn’t even considered that as a result of when you take a look at the image of those, these are like type of raised up fairly a methods and far, rather more, um, you already know, rather more apparent and. You already know, the profile is way greater than, than your common velocity bump.

So very fascinating. Uh, and totally different. It’ll be

Chris: fascinating to see such because the snowplows. One of many methods they work is by shifting fairly shortly and in the event that they must cease and carry the plow blade to go over these items, possibly they’re graduated sufficient with a Playboy that goes up by itself. Good query.

Good story. Test it out on cleveland.com. It’s at present in Ohio. That does it for a Monday. Thanks Lisa. Thanks [00:30:00] Laura. Thanks Lila. And thanks for listening to this podcast.