Cleveland Heights residents speak out about controversies surrounding Mayor Kahlil Seren

An explosive special meeting of Cleveland Heights City Council's Committee of the Whole was cut short on Friday amid the controversy surrounding Mayor Kahlil Seren and his wife, who is accused of making various antisemitic remarks. Last week, former city employee Patrick Costigan filed a federal civil rights complaint accusing Seren's wife, Natalie McDaniel, of making antisemitic remarks. In the complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Costigan said McDaniel "created a hostile work environment" even though she was not officially a supervisor. The complaint also included text messages Costigan claims were sent by McDaniel, messages that include "coded" and antisemitic language towards a number of Orthodox Jewish families and children. Among other things, Costigan says McDaniel referred to City Planning Commission Chair Jessica Cohen as a "brood mare" who "is destined for the glue factory," and also dubbed a resident who had lodged complaints against the city as "that Jewish b----" while speaking in City Hall. 3News' Bryant McCray spoke to Cleveland Heights residents on Friday about the controversy. Most, at the very least, just want Seren to apologize: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/loc...