City Club of Cleveland hosts mayoral debate between Justin Bibb and Kevin Kelley

With Cleveland's 2021 mayoral election approaching, Justin Bibb and Kevin Kelley are preparing to hit the debate stage. On Monday, Oct. 11, the City of Club of Cleveland will host "Cleveland Mayoral Debate: Voters First" -- a 90-minute debate between Cleveland's final two mayoral candidates.
The debate will begin at 7:30 p.m. and air via cityclub.org and ideastream.org/debate. It will be hosted by Ideastream Public Media host/producer Rick Jackson and feature a panel of journalists, including the following:
Nick Castele, senior reporter/producer at Ideastream Public Media
Lawrence Daniel Caswell, field coordinator at Cleveland Documenters
Elizabeth McIntyre, executive editor at Crain's Cleveland Business
Additionally, the candidates will field questions from members of the Cleveland community focusing on issues including economic development, infrastructure and the role of the arts.
READ: www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/cleveland-mayoral-election/city-club-of-cleveland-first-cleveland-mayoral-debate/95-0f8af50f-6155-4d86-bc6c-a30bee886f22

[@sheaskateboarding]

I was pleased to hear they were discussing the Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport. Overall, I'm disappointed there was no discussion about making sure Cleveland continues to bring in big tech companies.

[@agentcooper6179]

I was happy to hear the West Side Market was in the discussion. It’s a piece of our cultural identity that should be thriving, not stagnating.

[@zythr9999]

@@agentcooper6179 LOL only so much they can do. Cleveland will never be a Chicago or New York, so it needs to find it's purpose. Jackson has been in there 16 years and has not done a thing to address this.

[@BIFC216]

Why so rent in Cleveland can skyrocket then the natives start complaining about being displaced or redlined

[@joycesellers5825]

Some of the things Bibb is discussing is right out of Mike White's play book with a slightly different spend. Not original but sounds good.

[@zythr9999]

Hope he is his own man and not a puppet for White

[@populistuprising2929]

If there was some deep desire to reign in the police even further then basheer jones would of been on this stage for this debate

[@joycesellers5825]

Cleveland Ohio is not a place for Big Tech companies

[@agentcooper6179]

Why do you say that?

[@zythr9999]

True, if they can afford it, they head to New York City or Chicago

[@zythr9999]

@@agentcooper6179 It's true.

[@agentcooper6179]

@@zythr9999 Why do you say that?

[@zythr9999]

@@agentcooper6179 Well, because it's true. lol Seriously though, Cleveland has been stagnant since Jackson has been in office, except when it comes to paying out a lot of money to victims of violence. You may not remember the city paying big bucks to a family whose son was shot (not killed) even though it was not the fault of the police; or paying a million dollars to a family whose son was killed when he was shot and killed by a policeman when he was burglarizing a convenience store in Collingwood.