Malachi Barrett has the weekly roundup from Detroit City Council: A new U-M job report on jobs and wages for Detroiters, an affordable housing law and legal representation for the city’s ex-police chief.
Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett is a mission-oriented reporter working to liberate information for Detroiters.
Barrett previously worked for MLive covering local news and statewide politics in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. He was named Michigan’s 2019 Newspaper Rising Star by the Associated Press. Barrett graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016.
Barrett lives in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood on the eastside with his wife. He's mostly from Battle Creek, but also lived in California, Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina and Japan.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit’s new urban farming director targets land access issues
Tepfirah Rusdhan named as Detroit’s first Director of Urban Agriculture, following other major U.S. cities like Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Joe Louis Greenway seeks input on Southwest Detroit connections
Detroiters still have opportunities to influence the design of a nearly 30-mile recreational loop spanning the city.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Free rehabilitation care coming for Detroiters through $10M donation
Dan Gilbert said Detroiters deserve access to the same care he received when the billionaire suffered a stroke in 2019.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Notebook: Rise of the machines
Malachi Barrett has the weekly roundup from Detroit City Council: more AI tech, progress on a downpayment assistance program and the cost of tax incentives.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Mary Sheffield considers run for Detroit mayor in 2025
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield formed a campaign committee but hasn’t yet announced whether she will run for mayor in 2025.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Duggan plans new urban agriculture director to support Detroit farmers
The position, to improve efforts to support city farm projects, is similar to others being created across the country.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit pays neighborhood groups $10M to curb violence. Will it work?
Buoyed by an influx of federal pandemic relief funding, the city is investing $10 million in small organizations — some of which labored for years to protect neighborhoods on shoestring budgets — on the new “ShotStoppers” crime reduction strategy.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Duggan tweaks tax plan to protect urban farms, side lots. What’s next
A new bill will allow Detroit to reform its tax system, promising to cut costs for while raising taxes for owners of abandoned buildings and vacant land.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
New Era Detroit launches public safety app funded with ‘ShotStoppers’ grant
New Era Community Connections is asking Detroiters in its service area to report public safety issues through a new phone application.