Speaker 1: Seven o six the fifty five air CV talk station
Speaker 1: on on Friday. What an extra special treat I knew
Speaker 1: Corey Buman was going to join the program, but I
Speaker 1: kind of thought he was going to be calling in
Speaker 1: the fact, I talked over to Joe Strecker, I said, Joe,
Speaker 1: is Corey coming into the show studio. He's going to
Speaker 1: be calling? He said, Now he's going to be calling in.
Speaker 1: I turn around and Joe Strecker's walking into my room
Speaker 1: in the studio right behind him Corey Bauman. Find him
Speaker 1: online at Corey Bowman dot com. He has a chance
Speaker 1: to win the uh well, of course he's going to
Speaker 1: win the primary. It's going to be him against aftab
Speaker 1: Provall in November. And Lord Almighty. After talking to Todd
Speaker 1: Zenzer yesterday and congratulations, welcome Corey Bowman. You got another
Speaker 1: endorsement Todd Zenzer.
Speaker 2: Yeah, that was awesome to hear that as well. But
Speaker 2: thank you so much for having me, Brian. It's awesome
Speaker 2: to actually be in the studio. I like that more
Speaker 2: than anything.
Speaker 1: I enjoy having someone across the board here to talk
Speaker 1: to and look at in the face, because you know,
Speaker 1: it just makes conversation that much easier. All right, So,
Speaker 1: I think the biggest story locally in the City of Cincinnati,
Speaker 1: and you were there and you heard the residents of
Speaker 1: Hyde Park talking about it, sounds to me like they
Speaker 1: were not interested in having the zoning variants granted. But
Speaker 1: the council members, I think they had after talking to
Speaker 1: Todd Zenzer yesterday, they had prepared statements, prepared statements before
Speaker 1: the vote seven to two vote to allow the variants
Speaker 1: from the previously shoved down every neighborhood in the City
Speaker 1: of Cincinnati Connected communities zoning laws. They then immediately pivot
Speaker 1: and shove the variants the allowance for the waiver of
Speaker 1: the height restrictions in Hyde Park Square down the residence
Speaker 1: of Hyde Park throat. I can't reconcile those two. But
Speaker 1: if you have a prepared statement going into the meeting
Speaker 1: before you've listened to what I understand were very well
Speaker 1: articulated legitimate concerns expressed by the residents of that neighborhood, yep.
Speaker 1: I mean you're not even giving them a fair shake. Yeah, well, I.
Speaker 2: Mean I've prepared a statement and I was, you know,
Speaker 2: keeping within my two minutes of time just to kind
Speaker 2: of support the community but the people that were getting up,
Speaker 2: these were Hyde Park residents of thirty forty fifty years.
Speaker 2: You had people and this was like one after another
Speaker 2: where just some of them were a little bit more
Speaker 2: colorful than others, but every one of them had excellent
Speaker 2: points with their community of why they do not want
Speaker 2: the rezoning. And they were very adamant to explain that
Speaker 2: they're not against development, they're not against the building, it's
Speaker 2: just how it's being done right now to take away
Speaker 2: from the charm and the character of Hyde Park. But
Speaker 2: the thing that kind of blew me away was that,
Speaker 2: you know, no matter the issue, an elected official is
Speaker 2: there to constantly and consistently consider the voice of the community.
Speaker 2: And that's who showed up and they were just ignored
Speaker 2: that day.
Speaker 1: And they have been ignored, I guess across the board.
Speaker 1: When you have an organized campaign and four thousand people
Speaker 1: signing on to a petition to the the to the
Speaker 1: city council saying do not allow this, that how many
Speaker 1: times has that happened? Like never? I mean, this isn't
Speaker 1: an election where you know you're you're putting up Cory
Speaker 1: Bowman signs vote Corey Bowman for mayor or whatever. I mean,
Speaker 1: you see that kind of organization all the time because
Speaker 1: it's backed by political money, it's backed by other people's
Speaker 1: donations and everything. But this is as grassroots a campaign
Speaker 1: as you can find, absolutely, and with that many people
Speaker 1: saying no, you know, that's where the majority of voters are,
Speaker 1: and yet council ignoring their This is representative democracy. Here,
Speaker 1: you are elected to represent the will of the people,
Speaker 1: and in that community, the will of the people was
Speaker 1: do not allow this. But when you're a well connected developer,
Speaker 1: I guess that Trump's the will of the residence of
Speaker 1: the community. Now, you're absolutely right.
Speaker 2: And the thing that this has turned into is that
Speaker 2: Cincinnati is not just like this one downtown area. Were
Speaker 2: made up of fifty two neighborhoods, and every one of
Speaker 2: our neighborhoods was watching this vote very carefully. Yeah, because
Speaker 2: it wasn't just about Hyde Park Square. This was about
Speaker 2: do our elected officials, our nine council members, our mayor
Speaker 2: the people that we have elected, do they actually represent
Speaker 2: us and do they actually care to hear our voice?
Speaker 2: So this was one community in Hyde Park that was
Speaker 2: really speaking very strongly against this decision, and they were
Speaker 2: ignored that day. While all of these other neighborhoods that
Speaker 2: witness this are now questioning whether their elected officials represent
Speaker 2: their communities as well.
Speaker 1: Well, And they already know the answer to that is no,
Speaker 1: they will not, because again I'll go back to the
Speaker 1: prior intrusion on zoning, which was connected communities. Each of
Speaker 1: the fifty two neighborhoods has its own vision, view and
Speaker 1: thoughts and ideas. Some of them, had they voted on
Speaker 1: it in their own town halls and their own community forms,
Speaker 1: they would have embraced the idea of connected communities. Other
Speaker 1: ones did not want it at all. And yet the
Speaker 1: whole city of Cincinnati is now governed by this zoning
Speaker 1: called connected communities. Long comes High Park developers. They want
Speaker 1: a variance from that, and they get it in spite
Speaker 1: of the will of the people in Hyde Parker said no, no, no, no,
Speaker 1: no no, no, do not do this. I don't understand that.
Speaker 1: But as Todd Zendzer pointed out yesterday, and I recommend
Speaker 1: everyone listening to that podcast, that is an eye opening discussion.
Speaker 1: We had. They did this the Bond Hill as well.
Speaker 2: Yeah, well, also to the whenever we first started running
Speaker 2: for mayor. You know the first thing that I started
Speaker 2: researching was this connected communities and all these policies that
Speaker 2: were going in place. And when I saw it, to
Speaker 2: be honest with you, when you read the cover sheet,
Speaker 2: you know it sounds all nice and all. We're all
Speaker 2: for development, we're all for community, we're all for all this.
Speaker 2: But when you dive down deep into it, this was
Speaker 2: just a trojan horse for failed policies of what we've
Speaker 2: already seen in communities like where I'm at with our
Speaker 2: business and church in the West End. It's just now
Speaker 2: they have a new label on it. But these policies
Speaker 2: do not help our communities, they don't help our neighborhoods.
Speaker 2: And this is what it does. It chokes out one
Speaker 2: of the golden opportunities of our city, and that is
Speaker 2: to take advantage of small time developers and people that
Speaker 2: actually have a heart for our community. Because the reality
Speaker 2: of is that there is so much property and historic
Speaker 2: significance in our city that is being underutilized. Oh yeah,
Speaker 2: and when it comes to these small developers that can
Speaker 2: do one or two properties at a time, you let
Speaker 2: these businesses thrive, You let these communities thrive, You let
Speaker 2: these housing opportunities thrive. But no, it has to be
Speaker 2: under the big vision, the big picture vision of our
Speaker 2: elected officials.
Speaker 1: And I think that goes to other comments that Todd
Speaker 1: highlighted about, like this Green Agenda that's behind the scenes,
Speaker 1: you know, the fifteen minute community, this whole I think
Speaker 1: it was Agenda fifty one. It was talked about maybe
Speaker 1: ten twelve years ago. It's got a new label on
Speaker 1: it now. But federal money comes in in order to
Speaker 1: retool entire cities to eliminate you know, private ownership of automobiles,
Speaker 1: eliminate parking spaces, you know, get people concentrated in areas
Speaker 1: close to public transportation. I mean, maybe that's not the
Speaker 1: vision that everybody in the community wants. You know, how
Speaker 1: about how about letting us have a say? And I
Speaker 1: think this whole vote in this is a reflection of
Speaker 1: them caring more about what their vision is for any
Speaker 1: given area rather than representing the interests of the citizens.
Speaker 1: I mean, it's clearly what's going on.
Speaker 3: Well.
Speaker 2: Also, it shows that this is more of a national
Speaker 2: take on these policies rather than actually looking at the
Speaker 2: unique things that make Cincinnati Cincinnati. Because we're, like I said,
Speaker 2: we're fifty two neighborhoods. I'm in College Hill right now,
Speaker 2: and they implement that same strategy of a bike lane
Speaker 2: and a two lane highway on North Bend Road, which
Speaker 2: everyone hates it right now. And I tell you, we're
Speaker 2: a city of hills, We're a city of snow or
Speaker 2: a city of rain. And the thing is is that
Speaker 2: I haven't yet to see one biker in the bike
Speaker 2: lane on North Bend Road. They spent thousands upon thousands
Speaker 2: of dollars to make this a bike line.
Speaker 1: There is this.
Speaker 2: Incredibly large, dense apartment complex that's on North Bend Road
Speaker 2: that is still vacant to this day. And so the
Speaker 2: reality of it is that these policies do not reflect
Speaker 2: the uniqueness of the fifty two neighborhoods of Cincinnati. It's
Speaker 2: one thing if you want to do this downtown. It's
Speaker 2: one thing if you want to make Crew Tower residential,
Speaker 2: and you want to make more access to public transportation,
Speaker 2: those are things that actually make sense. But when you're
Speaker 2: in the other fifty two neighborhoods to where Hyde Park
Speaker 2: and College Hill and all these areas that have their
Speaker 2: own unique traits to it, you can't implement those same
Speaker 2: policies to it.
Speaker 1: You can't and you can't ride a bike on sunset either.
Speaker 1: A way to get sunset into literally every conversation we
Speaker 1: need to do.
Speaker 2: Our next became paign event on sunset and sunset just
Speaker 2: staying there.
Speaker 1: Just don't drive your car on it. Yeah, you'll end
Speaker 1: up getting needed in an alignment or you'll need to
Speaker 1: get your rims ref fixed. Man, that is just so
Speaker 1: distressing and disturbing when you realize they do have a
Speaker 1: lot of money and they are not allocating it it properly.
Speaker 1: They're not taking care of existing infrastructure. And I know
Speaker 1: that's my favorite street to make fun of, and I
Speaker 1: bet every time I say it there's probably nine thousand
Speaker 1: people just all screaming about, Oh yeah, you think some
Speaker 1: such bad you should come out and see mine. But
Speaker 1: that's the kind of thing that's the problem. They fail
Speaker 1: to appreciate the priorities and the needs of the residents
Speaker 1: as possible. Being Corey Bowman back. Find them online, go
Speaker 1: to Corey Bowman dot com Bowman dot com. You can donate,
Speaker 1: get a yard sign, get a T shirt. And of course,
Speaker 1: my friends in Hyde Park benefit from a change in leadership.
Speaker 1: I feel pretty confident about that when going with Corey Bowman.
Speaker 1: And you know what would be great, Corey, I think
Speaker 1: it would be so absolutely cool if the rest of
Speaker 1: the city of Cincinnati recognizes what happens with Bonhill and
Speaker 1: Hyde Park and sees that or feels already burned by
Speaker 1: having collect the connected communities imposed upon them, depriving them
Speaker 1: of the direction of their neighborhood. If they are all
Speaker 1: burned enough on that that you end up getting the
Speaker 1: most votes in the primary, well, yeah, I want to
Speaker 1: ask par Ball. Yeah, let's actually make a statement if you,
Speaker 1: for the sake of what happened this last week's with
Speaker 1: the elected officials blatantly ignoring the communities, let's make a
Speaker 1: statement in this primary May by May sixth, vote for
Speaker 1: Corey Bowman and just make that a statement to say
Speaker 1: enough is enough and now put a fire on their tails.
Speaker 1: I'm telling you certainly would. And that does not mean
Speaker 1: you then have to vote for Corey in November, although
Speaker 1: I really encourage you to do that me too, But
Speaker 1: that would just be so cool. Can you imagine the
Speaker 1: front page of the Inquirer and all the local news
Speaker 1: Corey Bowman wins primary beats have to have par Ball,
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Speaker 1: Seven twenty eight five kar Seed Station. A very Happy
Speaker 1: Friday to you, Brian Thomas with Corey Bowman in studio.
Speaker 1: Find him online at Corey Bowman dot com. Course running
Speaker 1: from Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, and it's racking
Speaker 1: up a lot of really good endorsements, including Christopher Smith
Speaker 1: and form of Vice Mayor of the City of Cincinnati.
Speaker 1: Also Westside Jim Keefer, who wanted to be sure we
Speaker 1: brought his name up. Hell yeah, there you go, Westside,
Speaker 1: got your name up, and I know you're a strong
Speaker 1: Corey Bowman endorser. Pivoting back to have to have par
Speaker 1: ball in the current makeup of city Council, while stabbing
Speaker 1: the various residents in the neighborhoods in the back in
Speaker 1: terms of their zoning rights, engaging in national level politics,
Speaker 1: while breaking the laws of the City of Cincinnati, and
Speaker 1: causing the Cincinnati Police Department to have to incur unanticipated,
Speaker 1: unplanned overtime expenses to the tune of fifteen thousand dollars.
Speaker 1: He's doing an anti Elon Musk protest, blocking the streets,
Speaker 1: no permit, and there he is with his bullhorn. What
Speaker 1: the hell does that have to do with Cincinnati city issues,
Speaker 1: Corey Bowman.
Speaker 2: Well, that's the biggest thing that I'm hearing from people.
Speaker 2: I mean, when we talk to people, we talk to Republicans, Democrats, undecided,
Speaker 2: Charter rights, whatever you want to call it, and everybody
Speaker 2: is fed up with local government trying to bring national
Speaker 2: politics into this. Yes, there might be a connection to
Speaker 2: people in Washington right now. Yes, we have to have
Speaker 2: a relationship with people in the federal government, state government,
Speaker 2: but city government needs to focus on city government. And
Speaker 2: people are fed up with all these agendas and all
Speaker 2: these opinions that have nothing to do with potholes, have
Speaker 2: nothing to do with crime, have nothing to do with that.
Speaker 2: So this protest. I'm not against protests, and we have
Speaker 2: the right to peaceably assemble and protests under the constitution,
Speaker 2: but the way that it was done, the city itself incurred,
Speaker 2: like you said, up to fifteen thousand dollars of unplanned expenses,
Speaker 2: and we're trying to run on money management to be
Speaker 2: just smarter with our budget to be able to prioritize
Speaker 2: what needs to be prioritized with the budget, with the finances.
Speaker 2: And so that was a case there. And then you're
Speaker 2: up there with a bullhorn and you're talking about national
Speaker 2: politics and yeah, it might get you on the news,
Speaker 2: or it might get you, you know, a raw raw
Speaker 2: from the people. But this isn't fixing our city problems. No,
Speaker 2: it's not getting sunset pay.
Speaker 1: That's for damn sure well, and it's ken Kober the
Speaker 1: FOP hasn't and pointed out, you know, you got all
Speaker 1: these additional officers standing around. But and he didn't say
Speaker 1: it directly, but he certainly implied it that they were
Speaker 1: not to issue any citations for violating the permit requirement.
Speaker 1: There is a law in the books that require you
Speaker 1: if you're gonna block, especially the blocking the streets is
Speaker 1: not is unlawful in and of itself. Listen to him, Sorry, listen,
Speaker 1: next time, arrest the mayor if he engages in this.
Speaker 1: I mean, if he's the one stirring the pot, he'd
Speaker 1: be the best figurehead to use as an illustration saying, listen,
Speaker 1: you're not allowed to block the dam streets, and we
Speaker 1: even arrested our own mayor and gave a citation for it.
Speaker 2: Well, that's the thing with our police officers. We have
Speaker 2: some of the greatest police officers in our city and
Speaker 2: a lot of people talk about crime in our city
Speaker 2: and I think that all the time. CPD will get
Speaker 2: a bad rep for that. But you got to realize
Speaker 2: that the government is essentially tying their hands yep, because
Speaker 2: they have non pursuit laws, they have directives in order
Speaker 2: that prevent them from doing their jobs properly. And so
Speaker 2: you want to blame the crime, blame it on the
Speaker 2: administration that's tying the hands of our police officers well.
Speaker 1: And sap in the will and they desire to even
Speaker 1: do their job because if you follow through to the
Speaker 1: prosecutor's office, and the prosecutor can do the best job
Speaker 1: in the world, and you can draw you on conclusions
Speaker 1: on whether Kyalae County pillage is. But then once you
Speaker 1: get in front of a judge, and the judge is
Speaker 1: one of those Silverstein type judges and doesn't apply a
Speaker 1: bond to a very dangerous individual who may be a
Speaker 1: flight risk or a danger of the community. And then
Speaker 1: when it comes time for actual sentencing, after being convicted
Speaker 1: beyond a reasonable doubt, they get a slap on the
Speaker 1: wrist and there back on the street. That just defeats
Speaker 1: the entire will and collapses the entire structure of law enforcement.
Speaker 1: Punishment is a deterrent and if you take away the
Speaker 1: detern effect, you're not going to stop the crime from happening.
Speaker 2: No, exactly. And we talk to police officers. I mean,
Speaker 2: there's many that come in my coffee shop in the
Speaker 2: West Send, and when we talk about these issues, a
Speaker 2: lot of people think, oh, we're they're understaff, or there's
Speaker 2: things happen, And for the most part, they actually say
Speaker 2: that their biggest issues are these policies. Are these things
Speaker 2: that are tying their hands, like non pursuit laws that
Speaker 2: are keeping them from doing their job. Two is like
Speaker 2: what you said, like these judges and these things that
Speaker 2: are happening after the arrest. That is just basically discouraging them.
Speaker 2: What's the reason why we're booking people? Why is the
Speaker 2: reason why we are enforcing these laws if they're not
Speaker 2: going to be implemented after the process.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you got to complete the process and get the
Speaker 1: conviction in order to get that leg of the criminal
Speaker 1: justice in place, which is the deterrent effect. You know,
Speaker 1: it has to have consequences. Without consequences, there is no
Speaker 1: point in law enforcement. Corey Bowman, it's been a pleasure
Speaker 1: having you in and I appreciate making the effort to
Speaker 1: stop in the studio. You're always welcome here, my friend.
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