Ann Arbor AF

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, September 20th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including drive thrus, zoning, and we saved the best for the end of the episode: a preview of the proposed renters commission.

Links we promosed:
-the 538 article about the NFL's Rooney Rule;
-Joyce Parker's withdrawal from the hiring process during the last city administrator hiring, expressing doubts that the city would hire a Black woman;
- info on the interim city administrator interviews, coming up Tuesday the 21st, and the meeting link in case you'd like to watch;
- and Portland's drive-thru rule, making it against code to deny any drive-through services to cyclists.

Check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers onTwitter andFacebook, or catch cohost Michelle with music by women (and the occasional Council recap) onwcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted toko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

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Today we are having a conversation with Alex Thomas about all things Ypsi Township.

Alex's references:
- Liberate Don't Incarcerate
- the 2015 study on housing affordability and economic equity in Washtenaw County
- the aborted move to rename Ypsi Township to Ford Lake Township
- the Observer article documenting the 86% of the township's revenue that comes from law enforcement citations
-Washtenaw County commissioners (next election is 2022!)

He also hopes you'll check outYpsi Can I Share, a grassroots organization founded to encourage civic engagement; and theHuman History of Ypsi Special for Black History Month; and an alternative, authentic perspective on Ypsi, What's Left, for local grassroots online news.

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook, or catch cohost Michelle with Council recaps and other civic goodies on wcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

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Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Blue Sky and Facebook. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.

Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Tuesday, September 7th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including Dark Sky, DEI, and our forever fave, sidewalks.

Here are the links we mentioned, to Scott Trudeau's blog post on the home occupations ordinance, and the MLive article on the equity-driven pay moves the City is making.

Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook, or catch cohost Michelle with music by women (and the occasional Council recap) on wcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no. 

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Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, August 16th. We touch on a bunch of interesting agenda items including conversion therapy bans, fur bans, and broadband, ending on the infamous COTC (Circus of the City).

Links from today's show:
-this week's agenda
- Michelle's WCBN radio show recapping Council meetings: Tuesday mornings, 6-9am
- Molly's Green Room interview
- A2 resident Scott Trudeau's blog post on the current COTC resolution, "A Solution In Search Of A Problem" 

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Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Monday, August 2nd. We touch on a bunch of interesting agenda items.

Links from today's show:
- the investigation report on the soon-to-be-former City Administrator,
- the Ann Arbor Humans Who Wonk facebook thread from the last episode discussing the City Administrator firing/resignation,
- more about poet Robert Hayden,
- Scott Trudeau's blog post on the Home Occupation ordinance,
- an LGBT map project, including conversion therapy, and
- a little more info on Michigan Dark Skies.

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Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Tuesday, July 20th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including water main breaks, city charter amendments, and a little light fangirling. 

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Today we are talking about the next City Council meeting, coming up Tuesday, July 6th. We’ll be touching on a few interesting agenda items, including transit-oriented zoning, rentals, municipal solar, and a couple of city commissions. 

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Today's episode is a rerun of Deeper Dive Episode 20: "Master Plan + Zoning." 

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Today's episode is a rerun of Deeper Dive Episode 13: "Power, Personalities, and Perceptions." 

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Today's episode is a rerun of Deeper Dive Episode 9: "Budgets and Budget Season." 

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