Malachi Barrett

Met two voters today in Sheffield’s council district who say they’re voting for Jenkins. One felt like she had a better chance of improving schools, the other liked Jenkins’ work with nonprofits and her temperament/willingness to take uncomfortable questions.

New Detroit mayoral poll from Target-Insyght shows Saunteel Jenkins battling with Rev. Solomon Kinloch in second place. Jenkins has surged since May while James Craig dropped out of the top and Kinloch saw a slide.

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed went on Hasan yesterday youtube.com/watch?v=3dwSYt…

ICE data shows 483 people were deported from Michigan between January and June this year. Nearly 60% had not been convicted of a crime. None were "aggravated felons" meaning they were convicted of certain serious crimes that trigger immigration consequences.

10 candidates for the Board of Police Commissioners are with us at Eastern Market for a @BridgeDet313 election forum

the algorithm really wants me to see this shallow loser gleefully call for destroying the U.S. Constitution as if it's a valid take I should consider

🚩🚩🚩Affordable housing is out of reach for a big chunk of the city. Basically 2 out of 5 households are cost-burdened. 1 in 5 households are spending more than half of their paycheck on housing

City report shows there are 87,699 vacant housing units in the city, which accounts for a quarter of the entire housing stock. "Detroit has enough housing units to serve its residents, but a problem lies in not having enough decent, safe, and affordable housing for residents."

Recent city needs assessment shows 38% of Detroit households are spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs -- meaning they're in unaffordable housing. That represents 103,670 out of 270,445 households and most are Black (86,245 total or 83%).

Detroit Primary Election: 27,700 absentee ballots have been returned as of today. There were 99,000 ballots issued, so 28% have come back so far.

Hodari Brown sent a long response to our recent reporting about Rev. Kinloch's stance on LGBTQ marriage. Here's the argument for Kinloch's church leadership being an asset, something I've heard voters question.

Mayoral hopeful Saunteel Jenkins highlights support for improving public transit in campaign fundraising pitch

The end of federal funding should be the cue for foundations + wealthy individuals of all stripes to step in and help undergird a nonprofit model for PBS and NPR. And not just the big kids on the block but the smaller and less populous markets. And while you’re at it, rescue…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ended key support for Black farmers and will no longer use the term “socially disadvantaged,” saying it has sufficiently addressed historic discrimination capitalbnews.org/usda-ends-dei-…

This is by far the best way to find out what council district you're in and where to vote. Nice work @detroitography bridgedetroit.com/detroit-reside…

There's a youth block club on the eastside where kids are learning how to solve local problems. They went to Duggan's charter mandated meeting to advocate for getting sidewalks fixed so they can ride their bikes safely, the city promptly resolved it. facebook.com/JRBlockClub/

Older man in my neighborhood coffee shop is undecided in mayoral race, been disappointed too many times by politicians to put his faith in candidates. He's involved in church activism but is hesitant to support Rev. Kinloch. "It's complicated. I'm skeptical about all of them."