Christopher Taylor

by P.D. Lesko Ward 3 City Council candidate Ashley Hall's "Endorsements" webpage groans with political support. All of the 11 Ann Arbor City Council members endorsed Hall, including Mayor Taylor, who began his political career in 2008…

by P.D. Lesko Evidently, Ann Arbor is not for sale. County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi's rallying cry resonated with voters across Ann Arbor who have sent long-time Mayor Chris Taylor a clear message. His tenure in office is over. Since…

by Alan Haber If you are an Ann Arbor voter or know Ann Arbor voters, please vote and use your influence to vote out the City Council incumbents: Mayor Taylor, and Council Members Jenn Cornell and Cynthia Harrison. These people…

by Laerte Lambert Mayor Christopher Taylor’s Ann Arbor for Everyone PAC reported $30,750 in contributions during the first seven months of 2026. All of the contributions came from three individuals. Duo Security co-founder Jonathan…

by P.D. Lesko To her credit, the City's sustainability czarina Dr. Missy Stults, is tracking the progress of her dept.'s work to have Ann Arbor reach carbon neutrality by 2030. In an email in response to questions about the Office of…

by P.D. Lesko So far, Ann Arbor's Bicentennial "celebrations" look like a "delicious" get together planned by out-of-touch, rich, white people: crustless mayonnaise sandwiches, only the best Lipton tea (but a charge for cracked cups for…

11/1/23: Updated with comments from former City Council member Jeff Hayner. by P.D. Lesko Nonprofits in at least 28 states contribute what are often known as payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, to the localities in which they are…

Firefighter Tim Rugg protested Gov. Whitmer’s ban on large gatherings and was disciplined; Ann Arbor's mayor joined a big ‘Black Lives Matter’ rally just a month later. by Jaime A. Hope On Dec. 19, 2022, four Ann Arbor city employees…

Despite the 2017 passage of the Public Safety and Community Mental Health Preservation Millage, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health turns away Washtenaw County residents who need mental health treatment. Meanwhile, CMH Exec. Dir.…

P.D. Lesko As of the time of his recent public announcement to run as a write-in candidate for Mayor, U-M visiting scholar Dylan Manna had four open garnishments entered into the records of Ann Arbor's 15th District Court. Manna…