Council President Pugh to misanthropes: Show us a plan or “shut the hell up”
During recent meetings, speakers at public meetings have equated the state and tree farmers to money-grubbing slaveholders.
Detroit City Council violates state open meeting law by meeting in private with media
Six of nine Detroit City Council members appear to have violated the state’s Open Meetings Act today by meeting in private with editors, columnists and reporters at the Detroit Free Press.
Detroit’s roads could stay covered in snow as city grapples with budget woes; students, bus riders most affected
More streets won’t get plowed, while others will be neglected for more than a week.
Sources: Mayor Bing’s plan to raise money for hemorrhaging budget is unrealistic, unfair
While Bing emphasized that his plan included collecting taxes and other debts from businesses, the lion’s share of the money would come from residents who already are paying the highest taxes in the state for inadequate services.
Brazen arsonist strikes twice – once as firefighters battle a blaze a few houses away
Firefighters called for an arson investigator but received the common response: “There are no arson cars available.”
Mayor Bing fights neighborhood blight with innovative approach to empower Detroiters
For just $200, some Detroiters can buy neighboring vacant lots and receive help sprucing up the property.
Mayor Bing hands out bonuses to nonunion workers during fiscal crisis
Despite the threat of a state takeover and municipal bankruptcy, Mayor Dave Bing dished out bonuses of up to $750 to nonunion employees, a move that is certain to distract from serious budget cuts.
State to Detroiters: Sorry for demolishing your recently purchased homes
State officials took blame for demolishing up to 20 Detroit homes that recently were purchased at a Wayne County tax foreclosure sale.
Controversial urban farm gets approved despite noisy opposition from Detroiters
The 5-4 vote gives Hantz Woodlands permission to buy nearly 2,000 lots for the dirt-cheap price of $520,000, or less than $300 per lot.
Detroiter lays down at council meeting to avoid being ejected
Marie Thornton was speaking beyond her one-minute public comment period when she demanded that council President Charles Pugh apologize for once accusing her of tossing a grape at a school board member.