Becca Costello

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Federal funding for local homeless services delayed, but not enough to need gap funding

By: Becca Costello

Federal funding for local homeless services came in sooner than expected, but still a month and a half late.

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Downtown Cincinnati to get a neighborhood plan for the first time in 40 years

By: Becca Costello

Downtown Cincinnati is getting a new neighborhood plan for the first time in 40 years.

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No charter amendment for hiring, firing police and fire chiefs on Nov. ballot

By: Becca Costello

An effort to require Cincinnati City Council approval for hiring and firing the police and fire chiefs is ongoing, but will not make it to the November ballot.

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What is a 1,000-year storm and why does it matter?

By: Becca Costello

Parts of Cincinnati experienced heavily concentrated rainfall on July 17 , which caused flash flooding and hundreds of sewer backups.

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Council to debate spending leftovers from grant to prevent homelessness

By: Becca Costello

Cincinnati Council is divided over how to spend about a million dollars leftover from a grant aimed at preventing homelessness.

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Conference will mark nearly 25 years since Cincinnati's historic collaborative agreement

By: Becca Costello

A three-day conference next week will celebrate more than two decades since Cincinnati's historic collaborative agreement.

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Cincinnati Council returns from recess. Here's what's on the agenda

By: Becca Costello

Cincinnati City Council will return from summer recess on Sep. 8. Here are a few of the ordinances, motions and discussions to expect within the first couple weeks.

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Cincinnati Council clashes over grant funding for outside organizations

By: Becca Costello

Cincinnati City Council members Tuesday hotly debated how to spend about a million dollars left over from a previous grant.

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Council questions city processes after teen shot outside vacant house in Price Hill

By: Becca Costello

In the aftermath of the shooting death of a 14-year-old in Price Hill, some City Council members are calling for changes to how the city handles quality of life concerns.

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Cincinnati considers restrictions on surveillance technology

By: Becca Costello

City Council indicated interested in an ordinance to limit data storage and sharing, while expressing support for how Cincinnati Police use license plate readers and other technology.