District 6 Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero turned down $5,000 from Rocket PAC.
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 inCity Council Notebook, Civic and Community Information, Jobs & Economic Development
Benefit talks for DCFC stadium need community volunteers
Detroit City FC is pursuing a $192 million project at the old Southwest Hospital site in Corktown.
Posted inCity Council Notebook
Detroit’s new missing person alert system
This week in The Notebook: The city deploys new missing person alerts, a historic designation boundary for SW Detroit and crumbling bridges.
Posted inElection 2025
Is Denzel McCampbell Detroit’s Zohran Mamdani?
McCampbell finished first in the District 7 primary, edging out state Rep. Karen Whitsett. He’s a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America, backed by the Working Families Party, which has drawn national support and comparisons to the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, who is also named Mamdani.
Posted inCity Council Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
Complaint targets Detroit City Council member’s mailer
A June newsletter sent to District 2 residents included a campaign solicitation from Police Commissioner Linda Bernard.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
I-375 project delayed to address concerns from Detroiters
The Michigan Department of Transportation cited “rising costs, longevity of the final project and roadway, and public concern over design elements” in its pause of the project that was expected to start construction this fall.
Posted inElection 2025
See who’s funding Detroit City Council candidates
A BridgeDetroit review of campaign disclosures shows a handful of donors funded some council races. Others were fueled by personal loans, political committees, business groups and people beyond the district boundaries.
Posted inElection 2025
4 takeaways from Detroit’s primary election
One thing is for certain: It’s now a clear two-way race for mayor in November.
Posted inElection 2025
Sheffield, Kinloch move on to general election in Detroit mayor race
Sheffield and Kinloch will spend the next three months competing for supporters, donors and political allies in preparation of a general election matchup in November.
Posted inElection 2025
Detroit City Council at-large candidates discuss public safety, land bank, more at BridgeDetroit forum
Eight people are running, including both incumbents, Mary Waters and Coleman Young II. Two will move on past the primary.