Community activist Nikki Hudson now has a clear path to a seat on Cleveland City Council after her opponent, Andrew Fontanarosa, announced he was dropping out of the race for Ward 11.

Hudson and Fontanarosa were campaigning in one of two council races without an incumbent after Jenny Spencer announced last fall she would not seek re-election . They were the only two candidates filed to run in the ward, which includes the West Side neighborhoods of Cudell, Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater and parts of Old Brooklyn.

Fontanarosa's name will still appear on the ballot. He announced last week he was taking a job at KeyBank.

His withdrawal is not stopping Hudson's campaign.

"I am going to take this time to help prepare myself for what lies ahead," Hudson said. "I want to continue to listen to t

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