Associate editor at SignalCleveland.org, Philly expat, dog guy, whatever Gotham needs me to be. Go Birds. 🦅https://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mzg7vnm7c224Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of the passage of Issue 24 in Cleveland, which made the city’s civilian police oversight system the most powerful in the country. But that has’t made it easier to implement. https://signalcleveland.org/cleveland-isnt-alone-in-struggling-to-make-police-oversight-work-police-commission/03 Nov 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzg7vnm7c224https://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mzdx4oleic2aThe Cleveland Community Police Commission is revisiting its license plate reader policy and seeking community input. “Everything is on the table,” including banning them. (Yes, they can do that.) https://signalcleveland.org/drop-flock-police-commission-wants-input-on-license-plate-reader-camera-use-in-cleveland/02 Nov 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdx4oleic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mxhogngsqc2jSignal Ohio-Signal Cleveland tag team coverage of the DJ “Rooster” Byrnes trial on telecommunications harasment charge requested by state lawmaker. https://signalohio.org/ohio-blogger-d-j-byrnes-the-rooster-found-guilty-of-telecommunications-harassment/09 Oct 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhogngsqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mupxj5puo22fI talked to a college class today and a student asked a question that involved the idea that “the internet is forever.” I responded but then explained that actually it’s not. Content lasts as long as someone pays the server fees. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupxj5puo22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mugaunlchs2uYes, finally the world is ready for my Breaking Bad-style series about Mr. Potter! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugaunlchs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3msgnhk74ys2sPart of the reason I pursued this story is that I believe it’s important to show people that change is possible. It’s an honor to meet people like Mr. Anderson and the others who gave me their time and trust to tell this story. They give me hope. https://signalcleveland.org/how-tanishas-law-passed-reformed-mental-health-response-cleveland/06 Aug 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgnhk74ys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mp4lurnc522s#Flock supporters demanded a recount — and got it. But a possible amendment would create perfect conditions for a study of how effective LPRs are in #Cleveland. https://signalcleveland.org/bombarded-with-flock-council-committee-will-reconsider-license-plate-reader-contract/25 Jun 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4lurnc522shttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mmumddl4us24Hazel in Watership Down. It’s my earliest memory of crying over something sad but beautiful. I mean, El-Ahrairah personally inviting him to join his owsla? IYKYK. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmumddl4us24https://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mm53ijq4vc2lA reader sent me this, a text message poll looking for supporters of license plate readers in #Cleveland. If you got one too, please let me know. frank@signalcleveland.org.18 May 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm53ijq4vc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mjzgz5xlos2xThe City of Cleveland is trying to rein in the Community Police Commission at the same time that it presents the commission’s independence as a reason to end the consent decree. https://signalcleveland.org/cleveland-police-commission-oversight-issue-24-consent-decree-clash-letters/21 Apr 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzgz5xlos2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mht6inwtqk2fMy old friend and former colleague Jimi Izrael wrote about how a psychotic cat named Lugosi and a poorly timed dad joke got him banned from adopting. (His rights have since been restored). [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht6inwtqk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mhblyx56os2oMy colleagues laughed when I tried to explain that the “meteor” was in fact an exfiltration mission — the Roswell bodies are at Wright Patterson AFB — so I’m saddened but not surprised to see them join NASA in the cover-up. I will keep fighting for the truth. https://signalcleveland.org/meteor-sonic-boom-near-cleveland-northeast-ohio-march-2026/17 Mar 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhblyx56os2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mgdg5nm2ts24A few months ago, I asked the City of Cleveland for logs showing who is accessing its #Flock license plate reader images and why. They rejected the request on the grounds that state law exempts the images from public records requests. But I wasn’t asking for images …05 Mar 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdg5nm2ts24https://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mfupr2bhfk2lWhat kind of camera is this? I know that Cleveland has #Flock license plate readers but I can’t find other photos of this model online.27 Feb 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfupr2bhfk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mezif3l5bk2nI’m genuinely baffled by the idea that reporting and writing are completely separate pursuits and the latter can be automated [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezif3l5bk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3me2co57rd22dEverything I learn about Cleveland police use of surveillance tech raises more questions. My latest for Signal Cleveland but certainly not the last on this topic. (Bonus: an anecdote about Cleveland’s role in popularizing surveillance nearly 70 years ago.) https://signalcleveland.org/what-police-surveillance-technology-looks-like-in-cleveland/04 Feb 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2co57rd22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mdxngnwn2223So many people are deeply cynical about politics and government, and with good reason, so it’s important to talk about the wins. A lot of people worked hard for several years to achieve this goal. They succeeded because they simply refused to give up. https://signalcleveland.org/cleveland-city-council-passes-tanishas-law-police-mental-health-response/03 Feb 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxngnwn2223https://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3maufsfdfbc2fThe Sparrow and Children of God by @mdoriarussell.bsky.social . I’ll need about $1b but it’ll be one of the best sci-fi series ever made. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Dec 2025 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3maufsfdfbc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3mabayj2las2wCan personal AI accounts be hacked and mimicked? Because it seems like that would be an especially effective way to influence certain people without them ever knowing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabayj2las2whttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3m7lcv6fe2k2vReading court filings for a story and came across this at the end of an affidavit: “FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NAUGHT.” I love legalese.09 Dec 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7lcv6fe2k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankwlewis.bsky.social/post/3m554kelhcs2g [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Nov 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:ndfbyjdlyvw6b73haxvx77c2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m554kelhcs2g