Detroit officials said they are implementing proactive crime reduction tactics to prevent issues like accidental gun deaths, drifting, drag racing and more.
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Mary Sheffield hits 100 days as Detroit mayor. What she’s done
In the past three months, Sheffield has been keenly focused on the key issues she highlighted on the campaign trail, as well as during her inauguration: housing, youth, seniors and neighborhoods.
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Detroit to crack down on 61 apartments with maintenance issues
The city of Detroit has identified dozens of multi-unit apartments with ongoing maintenance and compliance issues that have gone unaddressed.
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Detroit revenues slow, but city council OKs 2027 fiscal year budget
The deliberations over Mayor Mary Sheffield’s first budget proposal, totaling more than $3 billion, included a number of increases to current and new departments and initiatives hitting her priorities in her first several months of office.
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Op-Ed: Detroit failing test of accountability
The current approach, reducing funding below what the ordinance requires, doesn’t just undermine prior commitments; it conflicts with the law itself.
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‘I have a career now.’ DDOT graduates largest single class of drivers
The increase in graduating bus drivers follows a new union contract that increased driver pay by about $6.
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Detroit 2026-2027 budget hearings: What to know
Detroit City Council is convening dozens of budget hearings in the weeks ahead. BridgeDetroit and Outlier Media will provide budget discussion summaries and key details.
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What Detroit can learn from participatory budgeting processes in NYC, Boston and Brazil
One thing that’s missing from her budget proposal is any mention of participatory budgeting – something that Sheffield often championed during her 12 years serving on the City Council.
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Notebook: Detroit assessor sounds alarm on housing stock conditions
“By the time we’re done this year, as part of the mayor’s executive order, more than 90% of the housing stock in this city will be in either fair or poor condition,” Horhn told council.
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Sheffield at State of the City: ‘Every neighborhood deserves investment’
“Every neighborhood deserves investment and we will tailor a plan for every community to rise higher,” Sheffield, Detroit’s 76th mayor, said from the stage Tuesday evening, March 31.