CLOUT in the News
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced on Thursday the people who will form the new Community Safety Commission. The commission is part of the mayor’s Safe Louisville plan, which aims to reduce shootings and homicides in Louisville by 15 percent each year.
Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, announced the first members of the city’s Community Safety Commission. The 23-member group will oversee the city’s violence reduction plan and implement Louisville’s Community Commitment Consent Decree.
Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together presented an area they want Louisville leaders to focus on. 300 CLOUT Justice Network members said they have done 50 listening sessions across Louisville since late August to talk to people about issues they want to see solved. They are focused on three areas: economic justice, housing and mental health.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and LMPD interim police chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel spoke to the CLOUT organization assembly on Monday.
Mayor Craig Greenberg and interim Louisville Metro Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroe apologized for the past 'abuses of public trust' committed by the city and LMPD.
"It's unacceptable. And it's inexcusable," Greenberg said.
Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together brought together various local leaders, clergy and mayoral candidates at its annual assembly Monday night to push officials to more urgently fight gun violence in the city and improve relationships between police and residents.
During its Nehemiah Action Assembly at St. John Paul II Parish, 3521 Goldsmith Lane, CLOUT sought commitments from Mayor Greg Fischer; Louisville Metro Police Chief Erika Shields; and Metro Council President David James, D-6th District; to launch the “Truth and Transformation” initiative within the next month.
“Your energy and partnership are appreciated, and really important as we work together to move our city forward in a new direction”
— Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg