Vote No on Proposal R
On Tuesday, August 7 2018 there will be one proposal on your primary ballot. Proposal R asks Detroiters if they favor a “general revision” of the City Charter. If opened, the Charter could be changed in many ways. Propos...
City of Detroit Report: Dan’s Dreams on our Dime
Detroit - On May 21st the city of Detroit's Legislative Policy Division released their "Quicken Loans/Bedrock Subsidiary Public Subsidies Report". This report finally puts a total dollar amount on the tax abatements and ta...
Register Today! Detroit People’s Platform 2018 Summit
Detroit People's Platform 2018 Summit Saturday, September 8, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (EDT) SEIU Local 1 2211 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, MI 48207 View Map ...
Detroit: High Concentrated Poverty and High Corporate Tax Incentives
The Free Press covered a damning new report on poverty in Detroit and across the US. “Metro Detroit's poverty gets worse despite city's comeback”. “A new look at the poorest urban areas in America, despite economic gro...
The QLine failure isn’t technical
An article on the QLine's low numbers by Chastity Pratt Dawsey from the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and Bridge Magazine sparked a great deal of discussion. "After a year of constant problems, the shiny electric stree...
Update: Rental Regulation Ordinance
In October of 2017, Detroit City Council voted unanimously on an ordinance to toughen rental regulations. The ordinance could greatly impact many renters and increase displacement. The city is implementing the ordinance th...
Detroit’s current CBA Ordinance must be amended
A year of So-called “Community Benefits” It’s been more than a year since Detroiters went to the polls and voted for Community Benefits. It’s now possible to amend the current ordinance so that it becomes the powerful to...
Detroit People’s Platform NEWS 12, MLK Day Edition 2018
“In the first century BC, Cicero said: “Freedom is participation in power.” Negroes should never want all power because they would deprive others of their freedom. By the same token, Negroes can never be content without ...
Transit Update
Recent developments such as the Qline and now the Amazon HQ2 proposal have suddenly heightened the need for reliable public transportation. The belated reaction and urgency from decision-makers to provide reliable bus s...
2017 in Review
2017 in Review It was one helluva of a year! “The cause of a demonstration is the existence of some form of exploitation or oppression that has made it necessary for men of courage and goodwill to protest the evil.” - ...