The following was originally published in my November 13, 2021 Newsletter in the "Additional Thoughts" section. On this week’s agenda, I...

This week, news from our State government is relevant to Ann Arbor. At about 2 AM Wednesday morning (October 27, 2021), a Republican...

I posted previously about the process of prioritizing American Rescue Plan funds here: https://www.a2elnel.com/post/prioritizing-american...

On June 7, 2021, City Council unanimously approved a resolution, directing the then City Administrator, Tom Crawford, to “recommend and...

At our October 4th meeting, City Council discussed a serious issue involving high level City staff. I co-sponsored a late addition to our...

In the last six months, City Council voted to put a number of proposals on the November 2021 ballot. I generally support the idea of...

At our last meeting, I was pleased to see the unanimous approval of agenda item DC-2, creating a new Renters Commission....

On September 13th, Council met for a Special Session to discuss next steps in hiring an external candidate as a temporary Interim City...

Since our 9/7/21 meeting, I’ve talked to several people who were very invested in (and informed about) the topics under discussion. Their...

This week, I was contacted by Ryan Stanton (MLive) and he asked me about my plans for the 2022 election cycle. Some of you may have seen...

Below is a memo written by Lydia Barbash-Riley, Christopher M. Bzdok and Ross A. Hammersley, of OLSON, BZDOK & HOWARD, PC (paid for by...

The recent multi-day power outage has prompted a lot of conversation in our community about improving the reliability of our electricity...

Without debate, without criticism, no Administration and no country can succeed - and no republic can survive. ― John F. Kennedy At our...

I made the following statement about City Administrator Tom Crawford at last night's City Council meeting (August 2, 2021) during...

In my service on Council, I have had a front row seat to political rhetoric that aims to magnify policy differences, prompt emotional...

On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, a majority of Ann Arbor City Council directed the termination of Tom Crawford as our City Administrator. I was...

I made the following statement about City Administrator Tom Crawford at tonight's City Council meeting (July 20, 2021) during discussion...

The following was originally published in my July 18, 2021 Newsletter in the "Additional Thoughts" section. In the last month, I have...

In the last week, Council Member Radina and I met with city staff and local advocates to craft the language for agenda item C-1, which is...

This week’s Council agenda (June 21, 2021) includes a contract that was postponed from our last meeting, because members of Council...

The City Council agenda for June 7, 2021 includes second reading for a rezoning request and site plan for the "Valhalla" development....

The following was originally published in my June 5, 2021 Newsletter in the "Additional Thoughts" section. My email this week has...

Last month, CM Hayner posted a quotation from a novel by Hunter S. Thompson (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) on social media, which...

At the May 3, 2021 meeting, City Council considered a budget amendment ($353,973) to implement the “Healthy Streets” program in 2021. As...