Lively and informative community forum for District 9 County Council - special thanks to all of the candidates and to Kimberly Brown and Eric J. Brewer for making this happen.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of Americans nationwide have been targeted since August by a phone scam in which fraudsters claim to be from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and demand money for unpaid taxes, said the IRS' watchdog on Thursday.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) said it has received more than 20,000 complaints from people, including recent immigrants, about the scam.

(UPDATE) - guy templeton black & sophia's Questionnaire & bio for Nomination to the Tremont West Development Corporation Board of Directors

http://realneo.us/content/guy-templeton-black-sophias-questionnaire-bio-...

“VOTE NO ON SIN TAX” CAMPAIGN CELEBRATED ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN CLEVELAND, OHIO ON MARCH 17, 2014

done anything about the bubble that is building up (again.)

Of course, he piously affirms that, as regards his role in bailing out the too-big-to- fail banks, no one knows how bad it could have been.

These giants are now distributing enormous bonuses again and were  not punished at all, or only had their hands slapped with an  easily paid, though high, fine for rigging LIBOR, allowing a foreign exchange trader to lose a ton of money, and...oh, wait....no one is investigating the rigging of gold prices, nor prices of silver, either.

The National Fair Housing Alliance filed a complaint against Safeguard Properties alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

According to the complaint filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance:

Respondents have engaged in a pattern of discrimination through their selective fulfillment of their FSV responsibilities based on race.

Specifically, Respondents maintain Fannie Mae properties located in White census tracts noticeably better than they maintain

 From 2008:

Cuyahoga County Proposes Land Bank Program To Tackle Rising Number of Abandoned Properties

Jim Rokakis , former Cuyahoga County treasurer, created the land bank with a proposal to "make a noticeable dent in the number of structures needing demolition in Cuyahoga", and to minimize the immediate negative impact foreclosures have on the community.

image from Wikipedia A. Q. Khan

When snow snarled Atlanta, Ga. a month ago it was perfectly apparent to anyone that our auto based "transportation system" is pathetic.   PATHETIC!  

Last summer at the dog park in Clark Field rumors circulated about soil samples having been taken by the City of Cleveland health department. Several long time park visitors were expecting the park to be shut down because dangerous toxins had been found throughout the field. The city of Cleveland shut down any questions about these results, keeping the high levels of toxins found there a secret.

PLAIN DEALER OF MARCH 6, 2014 REPORTS ON “VOTE NO ON SIN TAX” CAMPAIGN

VOTE NO ON SIN TAX: Issue 7

“They are stealing our money”, said a West Park Resident, a Cleveland Indians fan, in support of our VOTE NO ON SIN TAX campaign.

I have  repeatedly shown here unfair and abusive practices with tax liens sales, not only in Cuyahoga County , but across the country.

My  many years of research was picked up by the Washington Post and most recently by the NAACP Legal Defense whose attorney recently traveled here from Washington, DC to meet with me and others who have assisted me with stopping the fraud, particulary among property owners of color.

http://www.upworthy.com/watch-the-spread-of-walmart-across-the-country-i...

The following just came in to my email from OldRoser with request to post due to technical difficulties on the Central America end:

 Subject: Yes, Volcano Pacaya is erupting, but it is 15.5 miles from Antigua

CLEVELAND’S CHANNEL 19 ACTION NEWS INTERVIEWED LOCAL WEST PARK ACTIVIST SATINDER P.S. PURI RE. HIS PERSONAL STORY OF AN IRS TAX SCAM THAT HE EXPERIENCED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2014.

From Henry Senyak:

VOTE NO ON SIN TAX!

NO TO CORPORATE WELFARE!

ELECTION IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO IS ON MAY 6, 2014.

NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR BLIZZARDS CAN PREVENT THE CALL FOR “INVESTIGATE CITY HALL” FOR THE SENSELESS AND ILLEGITIMATE DESTRUCTION OF HISTORIC JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEVELAND, OHIO!

VOTE NO ON SIN TAX!

NO TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO’S EXTENSION OF THE ‘SIN TAX’ FOR ANOTHER 20-YEARS.

NO TO CORPORATE WELFARE.

PRIMARY ELECTION IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO IS ON MAY 6, 2014.

THE CHOICE IN THE MAY 6, 2014 ELECTION:

VOTE NO ON SIN TAX!

VOTE NO ON CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO’S EXTENSION OF THE ‘SIN TAX’ FOR ANOTHER 20-YEARS.

NO TO CORPORATE WELFARE.

PRIMARY ELECTION IS ON MAY 6, 2014.

VOTE NO ON SIN TAX!

 I suggest that everyone in Northeast Ohio - join Facebook and friend Eric Jonathon Brewer for an understanding of the land grab machine- and how Gary Norton played into their game: 

(ALSO HAPPEN TODAY 3-20-2014 - post office heros delivering 749 brayton ave one resident last name "rey" (two family) mail to 753 brayton ave our home  - yesterday & today - 4 pieces of mail each day and no mail addressed to 753 brayton - were is our mail going - unless we received no mail the last two days - could it be a  simple mistake - or other wise - yesterday i toke 749 brayton mail to their home next door and set it inside their door - today i left 749 brayton mail in our mail box sticking out with a note to the post office hero delivery person - so l