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Ali Ramlawi

In Ward 5, Ali Ramlawi Defends His Seat on Council Against Marketing Executive Backed by Mayor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 17, 2022

by P.D. Lesko Ward 5 Council member Ali Ramlawi has served since 2018. Ali Ramlawi was elected in 2018 to represent Ward 5 on Ann Arbor City Council. He defeated incumbent Chuck Warpehoski. Ramlawi's campaign website says he's…

Ann Arbor Government

Former City Administrator Takes First Step Toward Suing Mayor and Council Members for Defamation

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 13, 2022

by P.D. Lesko In August 2021, former Ann Arbor City Administrator Tom Crawford resigned. Seven members of Ann Arbor City Council (Taylor, Disch, Song, Grand, Radina, Eyer and Briggs) had voted to terminate Crawford's employment based on…

A2Politico

Now Playing at the Theater of the Absurd: The Ann Arbor Witch Trials Starring Tituba Taylor and Mercy Grand

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 14, 2021 1

Updated: CM Ali Ramlawi (D-Ward 5) issued a statement in which he withdrew his support for the actions of the Mayor, CMs Grand and Eyer. “The truth always arrive too late, because it walks slower than lies. Truth crawls at a snail's…

A2Politico

On Using the LGBTQ Community & Desperation Politics: An Open Letter to Ward 3 Council Member Travis Radina

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 12, 2021 0

by Patricia Lesko When I ran for office against John Hieftje in 2010, a man named Phil Volk, then a leading member of Ann Arbor's gay community, published an opinion piece in which he said I was an "embarrassment to the gay community."…

City Council

Emails Show Mayor Tried to Have UM Regent “Jump the Line” and Take ICPOC Appointment

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 7, 2020 0

by P.D. Lesko The Chair of ICPOC asked that the name of the UM Regent who contacted Mayor Taylor—and whom Taylor attempted to have appointed to ICPOC—be withheld in order to save the individual any embarrassment. That request has been…