In November 2023, the city “restructured” our police districts. District 5 was eliminated. The Cincinnati Police Department had been operating out of 5 Districts for 150 years. Mayor Purveal and the current city council (currently up for reelection) decided that they did not want to invest $20 million in a new HQ for District 5, […]
Originally proposed in May 2023, the City restructured the police districts in November 2023. There had been 5 police districts in Cincinnati for 150 years but this bunch in city hall decided that the city did not need 5 districts any longer. The restructuring was triggered by the decision not to build a new District […]
Of Cincinnati’s 52 neighborhoods, the westside neighborhoods, East Price Hill, West Price Hill, Lower Price Hill and Westwood, make up roughly half of Cincinnati’s population. During a well attended meeting on August 12, 2025, the frustrations of the neighborhood residents who attended the meeting, spilled out all over the place. I posted my observations on […]
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What are the secrets behind Cincinnati’s groundbreaking approach to reducing violence and promoting public safety. Todd will guide you through the fascinating journey of the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) and its deep ties to the city’s Collaborative Agreement, revealing how a focused deterrence strategy spearheaded by Dr. Garcia and David Kennedy took shape. […]
The agenda for the city council’s August 6, 2025 agenda contains 107 items. It is 20 pages long. There is a lot in there. Some very routine, some not very routine. This is a high level breakdown. In the coming days/weeks, we will be taking a closer look at some of these items. Liquor […]
Cincinnati City Council held its summer meeting on August 6 and will not meet again until the first week of September. It was a very long agenda – 107 items. I am still going through it. But this item is interesting. The City manager submitted the annual report of the “Tax Incentive Review Council” (TIRC) […]
This episode promises to shed light on the critical oversights in the handling of Mordecai Black, spotlighting alarming gaps in parole supervision and inter-agency communication. Join Todd as he dissects the complexities surrounding the case, driven by Sarah Heringer’s fervent calls for a transparent timeline and accountability from the authorities. We will scrutinize the role […]
On September 11, 2025, after some back and forth with the city, I received a traunch of 51 documents. The response referred to these documents as a “partial” response. I provide a fuller report about the city’s disclosure on my Blog and include a complete copy of the 2nd amendment to Ms. Roley’s 2024 contract, […]