It’s very easy for owners to pay low taxes on decaying properties while waiting for somebody else to begin a resurgence. A proposed move to a land tax would make it harder for these squatters to wait.
Why Columbus’ $13 million investment in services for the unhoused is unlikely to make a difference.
Even as the weapon-detection technologies offered by companies such as ZeroEyes find a place in local school districts such as Jonathan Alder, questions about its real-world efficacy remain.
At-large voting has produced a culture of auto-pilot governance by electeds who acquiesce to the demands of the donor class instead of their constituents, the most recent example of which is the handover of McCoy Park to the Haslam Sports Group.
‘And I think the people who have been around the music scene, particularly, see [Musicol] as a beacon, as a legacy institution here in Columbus’
The fleet workers voted in March to join Teamsters Local 284 in spite of the actions taken by the city.
A little over a week ago, a police officer stood in front of cameras and lied. He lied loudly into a microphone, attempting to plant evidence on my character by fabricating the cost of my suit and the brand of my shoes, all to set up a rehearsed line calling me a 'poverty pimp.'
Columbus musician Paige Vandiver is helping the Canal Winchester venue expand on its ambitions, continuing with a weekend concert from the Guitar Women.
At one point, a woman thanked the judge for letting her speak. The judge replied, ‘It’s the least I could do.’ And the woman replied, ‘You’re right. It is the least you could do.’
In interviews, nearly 20 unhoused or formerly unhoused Columbus residents spoke about the things they lost in encampment sweeps and the impact it had on their lives.
