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The new law bumps up the offense to a first-degree misdemeanor, with up to thirty days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Short-term rentals in Cleveland will have to be registered with City Hall. It's one of the new requirements approved by City Council to restrict and manage the properties council members say have become problematic.

Not all council members think the "one size fits all" approach works across neighborhoods.

Cleveland City Council approved sweeping plans to bring new housing and jobs the East Side neighborhoods of Hough, St. Clair-Superior and Central.

Just months after the administration of Mayor Justin Bibb increased Downtown parking rates, City Council wants to roll back some of the changes.

Using a suite of economic development tools, including waived permit fees for new construction, modernized zoning codes and a new tax increment financing district, the city plans to put millions toward spurring new housing, businesses and walkable communities in the historically disinvested neighborhoods of St. Clair-Superior, Hough and Central.

Mayor Justin Bibb said hyperscale data centers "have no future" in dense city neighborhoods. Bibb's statement comes after Cleveland rejected a Slavic Village project.

The legislation, which cleared council's safety committee, would make threatening a healthcare worker a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail.

Police praise automatic license plate readers for helping solve crimes and track down suspects. But some activists say the data collected is personally invasive — and potentially dangerous — to residents.

The future of the I-X Center still remains unclear, but a deal proposed between Cleveland and Brook Park could free up the former convention center for future redevelopment.