No new leadership for council after Pugh disappears – for now
“I don’t feel comfortable voting on a president until I receive something in writing,” Councilwoman Brenda Jones said.
Analysis: How Council President Pugh fell from grace
A man of two sides, Pugh can be charming, temperamental, progressive, juvenile.
Pugh friend: ‘Give the brother a break; he’ll return’
A friend and trainer of Charles Pugh urged Detroiters not to draw conclusions about the council president’s whereabouts and said Pugh would return to office.
Detroit EM: Pugh must resign or return to work
Pugh has not responded to colleagues or reporters in the past week. He disabled his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Council President Pugh missing, disables social media accounts
Not even Pugh’s office or colleagues know where the president is, causing confusion and slowing the legislative process.
Fiery Councilman Kenyatta abruptly says he’s resigning
“You are going to have to drag me out of here for me to leave,” Kenyatta said just two months ago.
Detroit eyes lawsuit to remove mountain of petroleum coke
The waste was placed there by a company controlled by Charles and David Koch, wealthy conservatives who have denied climate change.
Councilman got wish: Historic club gutted
An effort to save the historic University Club would devolve into a discussion of slave institutions and the Holocaust.
Council President Pugh, a former reporter, lashes out at local media
“They are trying to do gotcha journalism,” Pugh, who raked in a six-figure salary doing similar stories for TV, said. “They make money embarrassing people, and it’s a shame.”
9 quotes from Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan speech that won’t offend white people
Despite his divisive position, Minister Louis Farrakhan messages often are as powerful, eloquent and compassionate as anyone’s today.