Malachi Barrett has the weekly roundup from Detroit City Council: bathroom access for bus drivers, a Detroit congressional candidate and the cost of graffiti removal.
Malachi Barrett
Malachi Barrett is a mission-oriented journalist trying to do good and stir up some trouble.
Barrett previously worked at MLive in a variety of roles in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. Most recently, he led MLive’s statewide coverage of the 2020 presidential election, tracked political extremism and covered social movements. His coverage of Michigan’s connection to the January 6 riot was cited by Congress and federal investigators.
Barrett has won Associated Press awards for his reporting on housing and environmental pollution. He was named Michigan’s 2019 Newspaper Rising Star by the Associated Press. He was also included on The Washington Post’s 2020 list of “outstanding politics reporters to follow” on social media (@PolarBarrett). Barrett graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016, where he proudly served as editor-in-chief of the student-operated newspaper.
Barrett lives in the Jefferson Corridor. He grew up in Southwest Michigan but has also spent his childhood years in California, Wisconsin, Virginia, South Carolina and Japan. His inbox is always open for news tips and pictures of Spider-Man.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Detroit police say ShotSpotter is worth the cost, despite few arrests
Shootings are down this year, but Detroit City Council members say they need more data to determine whether gunshot surveillance is helping to drive the decline.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
District Detroit construction stalled by parking lot sale negotiation
A plan to redevelop a collection of downtown properties has hit a snag.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroiters being selected to lead community negotiations for $3B project
A nine-member advisory council will seek benefits and protections through an agreement with developers behind the expansion of Henry Ford Health and a housing project in New Center.
Posted inCity Council Notebook
Notebook: Land value tax plan slows down
Malachi Barrett has the weekly roundup from Detroit City Council: delaying a land value tax ballot proposal and new council district maps.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit council member backs plan to eliminate property taxes
Detroit City Council Member Mary Waters is supporting a tax elimination proposal championed by Michigan Republicans.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Community benefits talks begin for $3B hospital expansion and housing plan
Henry Ford Health, Michigan State University and the Detroit Pistons are partnering on a massive project to expand hospital facilities, build a medical research center and add housing to an area straddling the Lodge Freeway and West Grand Boulevard. Selection of Detroiters to help negotiate community benefits begins Oct. 10.
Posted inCity Council Notebook
Notebook: Urban forest could protect Delray from pollution, truck traffic
Malachi Barrett has the weekly roundup from Detroit City Council: An urban forest for Delray, new life for old police buildings, rules for hooka lounges and a return of the Detroit ID.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit’s Proposal N demolitions are more than halfway complete
Demolition Director LaJuan Counts updates a City Council committee the city’s progress toward razing abandoned properties and stabilizing other homes that don’t pose a safety risk.
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‘Anti-gentrification project’ brings housing, grocery, retail to art complex
Dreamtroit is building an artist community in the Elijah McCoy neighborhood. The former auto factory has 76 minimalist units.