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"You can choose to believe the media or you can choose to believe me" he says.

The mayor finally speaks about his grandson, in a video:

^"and several other states". Now for all the crazy offers. I assume--and hope---that they are only saying 'other states" so that they will be eligible for any funding from the state of Ohio, which they otherwise would not be.

Is it typical for a city to turn over an investigation like this in such a case? Is that what NYC or Chicago would do? Or are people suggesting it because Cleveland is deemed too corrupt to do a proper investigation (as exemplified by the city prosecutor turning a blind eye)? And what police department has the time to handle another city's murder? Who would we give it to? If I was CPD (who makes the decision here), I wouldn't want to give away an investigation either.

^This is a good idea. If someone has the proper connections, please officially submit this concept!

A California fintech company opens its R&D office here. 1st US outpost outside of its base in California. Also has offices in Toronto and Melbourne. Silicon Valley fintech firm Nomis Solutions opens R&D facility in Beachwood "Silicon Valley's Nomis Solutions has planted a flag in Northeast Ohio with a new R&D facility it's now running in Beachwood. Nomis, founded in 2004 and based in San Bruno, Calif., bills itself as an "innovative fintech company focused on ensuring on-going value creation for the world's smartest financial institutions." It uses big data to provide pricing advisory services to financial services clients via mathematical models that are used by banks to optimally price rates for deposits and loans....." https://www.crainscleveland.com/technology/silicon-valley-fintech-firm-nomis-solutions-opens-rd-facility-beachwood

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like that the building is there anymore. Replaced by--you may have guessed--surface parking.

Exactly. Hence probably only CLE can handle them. Maybe CAK. But definitely not Lost Nation, Medina, CGF, and the like...

Do you know how big a 767 is? At MTOW, you need far more than 3200 feet even at 0 feet elevation. Look at the graph---at sea level at max weight, you need 9500 feet of capacity (you may lift off before then, but should have that much concrete available). MTOW is the dashed vertical line on the chart--it may be hard to read, I know.

CLE has handled 767s, yes. Diversions and some charter service. I think Sun Airways operations to PUJ were old 767s. There are currently no scheduled operations (Part 121) with them--for pax or freight--at Hopkins. And a lightly loaded 763 AT SEA LEVEL may be able to depart in 3200 feet a but that's WAY too short for safe/permitted operations and no airport with such a runway in a normal circumstance (non-emergency) would be permitted to operate a passenger service with such a runway. Certainly not in the US. See the graphic--based on government FARs that I posted a few posts above. In summary, there are NOT seven airports in NEO--not even sure which ones you're thinking of. CLE yes. But not likely for CAK/BKL. Definitely not for Medina or Lost Nation or Akron Fulton or Cuyahoga County or anything else in the region.

What? Are you talking about landing requirements (vs. takeoff?) You're certainly not going to see 767 departures at any of the above except Hopkins--and maybe CAK. Even Hopkins can't handle all 767 types under all conditions/engine types and CAK's longest runway is 1700 feet shorter than CLE's longest. Engine type, takeoff weight, gradient, weather --all affect runway requirements---and elevation. At MTOW, add another 1,000 feet of runway required per 2,000 feet elevation--roughly. So no simple chart can give you a number a simple "5,300 feet number". CLE is about 780 feet elevation (it depends on the runway) and CAK is about 1,200 feet. The higher you are the more runway you need. (Denver is 5320 feet). Here is one of MANY requirements profiles for the 763--from Boeing itself.

Building the future we want is easier said than done, of course. But regarding 'project[ing] the future' and its impossibility, it is not something we should do, it something, we MUST do in aviation. There are FAA mandates. You take away capacity and you could kill Cleveland's future. Aviation is actually doubling nationally and Cleveland is finally picking up after decades of decline. Now is certainly not the time to lose aviation capacity and Cuyahoga County airport and Akron are not operational (CGF) or commercial (CAK) alternatives to BKL.

Along Ontario, its only about 80 feet from the sidewalk to the Medical Mart---is that wide enough to support a tall hotel? To get 450 rooms, how many stories would the hotel be? If it fits, it would a great use of the stupidly-designed setback.

^Why stop at Burke? Everyone loves parks--fun to play in and good for the air--let's bulldoze everything from W. 9 to E. 40---Lake to Carnegie---Imagine how great that would be. Give me just one good reason why that shouldn't be done.

CT, regarding your diagram above on capacity, you never want an airport AT capacity----capacity can take 10-15 years to build. And other than using larger and larger aircraft, there is no ability for growth. And a single thunderstorm can cause hours of delays or cancelled flights due to constrained capacity. But you think operating below capacity is a problem. (I promised myself not to respond to any more of your nonsense---but decided to break that vow just this once for the benefit of the full dialogue.)

^the irony of objectivity. Yost is supposed to do what is best for all Ohioians. Instead it has become urban vs. rural; and for the benefit of Republicans over the good of all people. He appealed to the US Supreme Court that the federal ruling that Ohio's gerrymandering was unconstitutional by a federal appellate court and he temporarily prevailed. I believe Ohio will remain gerrymandered in favor of republicans for the 2020 Federal election. So his screw Democrats--and now screw cities (which may just be reinforcing the first one)--is very calculating--ensuring centralized and republican power so that even if one thing is repealed or deemed unconstitutional he'll have other layers.

Look at this temperature map. Why is Midtown between CSU and E55 hotter than other places? from an article on how in some cities--like Baltimore and Oakland and Toledo there is a correlation between the hottest and poorest areas of a city. https://www.npr.org/2019/09/03/754044732/as-rising-heat-bakes-u-s-cities-the-poor-often-feel-it-most

That's good to hear, thanks.

Apologies for the broad generalization--and thanks for responding (really). Simple outrage wasn't the point. I was asking what can we do about it? Particularly hoping Yabo and the other attorneys on here who would have legal/legislative expertise and ideas.

And we can make it park for aircraft. People will not be allowed.

^Thanks to KJP for responding. This is one of the most outrageous attacks on Ohio cities ever--and its done by the State of Ohio. It can prevent cities from EVER suing a slum landlord, tobacco company or anyone. The State's interests are very different than the cities, especially if they are corporations which donate to people like Yost. I'm very surprised (and disappointed) that the people on this board don't seem to give to a crap. Thankfully, at least the PD is covering it. Outrage over Dave Yost’s cash grab "Outrage is the theme of the day for the latest episode of This Week in the CLE, with the reporting and editing team here at cleveland.com chewing on no end of stories that had our jaws dropping over the past week. We begin with some scorn for a proposal backed by Attorney General Dave Yost to deprive local governments of their right to seek damages in court when they are wronged...." https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/08/outrage-over-dave-yosts-cash-grab-anti-china-baiting-an-unprecedented-tax-giveaway-city-council-expenses-and-a-jail-guard-drug-ring-this-week-in-the-cle.html

^I think writing to state legislators will have little effect as they're generally controlled by rural interests. What's the best course of action here. This is not just about the opioid trial and money---it affects ALL future cases as well.

Re the opioid federal cases, Yost wants to block it so he can take all the money and then give a little to the cities, when the state itself bears little of the costs of the opioid epidemic. Police, EMS, coroner costs, etc are all local and the state has cut billions from the cities over the past ten years. Yost is violating home rule Its also illegal. And this is our state attorney? And he's being clever trying to create a law that says the state has exclusive authority for any suit that involves at least five counties--that's 5.6% of the state--that's supposed to be reasonable? There any many cases that cities would lose the ability to fight for themselves on. And the state may not wish to file a suit, if say, an industry is close ally or funder for Yost in the future. In which case, cities would have no recourse. This is really serious. He's a filed a motion in federal court already. Can anyone just write a counter argument to the Federal appeals court who will hear this? This is outrageous. Is he impeachable for this? There is precedent in Ohio remove an AG. From 2008, for reference: https://tucson.com/news/national/dems-move-to-impeach-embattled-ohio-attorney-general/article_c8ed810a-b3af-5c4e-b405-bc1e3dde817c.html. For the first time ever, I find myself agreeing with the commenters on cleveland.com: "Dave Yost is doing this for one simple reason: Any and all financial benefits from pharmaceuticals will come directly too and through his office. Only a fool would think the Dishonest Dave wouldn’t take his cut before distribution to the organizations and individuals he chooses. Are Ohio voters that stupid?......Yost...may have already cut a deal with [pharma co's] which reduce the compensation to the victims families for pennys on a dollar. Simply put, Yost is crooked as a dog’s hind leg." https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/08/bill-seeks-to-give-ohio-ag-dave-yost-control-over-local-opioid-lawsuits.html The real scary thing is this not just about opioids---this will have far reaching affects that limit the ability for cities to take action for the interests of their citizens. We all know how "Ohio" works. Its conservative, Republican, agricultural, doesn't like/understand cities, and propped by corporate interests (in general). (Ohio is actually not alone amongst states for this behavior). We can't let the state destroy the cities. How do we fight this?

Re the opioid federal cases, Yost wants to block it so he can take all the money and then give a little to the cities, when the state itself bears little of the costs of the opioid epidemic. Police, EMS, coroner costs, etc are all local and the state has cut billions from the cities over the past ten years. Yost is violating home rule Its also illegal. And this is our state attorney? And he's being clever trying to create a law that says the state has exclusive authority for any suit that involves at least five counties--that's 5.6% of the state--that's supposed to be reasonable? There any many cases that cities would lose the ability to fight for themselves on. And the state may not wish to file a suit, if say, an industry is close ally or funder for Yost in the future. In which case, cities would have no recourse. This is really serious. He's a filed a motion in federal court already. Can anyone just write a counter argument to the Federal appeals court who will hear this? This is outrageous. Is he impeachable for this? There is precedent in Ohio remove an AG. From 2008, for reference: https://tucson.com/news/national/dems-move-to-impeach-embattled-ohio-attorney-general/article_c8ed810a-b3af-5c4e-b405-bc1e3dde817c.html.

^Reading more about it, I guess you're right! Not sure why its so contentious. Now I'm curious to know why. Apparently you can still vote: http://whatsthemidwest.com/ Here's the reference article: https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/08/where-is-the-midwest-map-geography-great-lakes-rust-belt/597082/