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Mark Passerini

Critics Allege Secondhand Drug Money Helped Finance Sabra Briere’s Reelection To City Council In November 2013

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 3, 2014 0

IN HER 2013 City Council race, almost half of Ward 1 Council member Sabra Briere’s 2013 campaign funds came from money donated by the owners of medical marijuana dispensaries. The owner of a local dispensary held a fundraiser for Briere…

Challenger Alleges Ward 1 Incumbent’s Fundraising Letter Includes Misleading Claims

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 25, 2013 18

Ward 1 City Council incumbent Sabra Briere has started her re-election campaign. Challenger Jeff Hayner, an Independent, is taking issue with allegations made about him in Briere's fundraising. Among those claims, Briere tells prospective…

“Dark Side” Beckons & Local Pol Answers The Call

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 27, 2012 19

Ward 1 City Council member Sabra Briere recently voted to kill a resolution intended to protect parkland from de facto sale through leasing—a strategy being used by John Hieftje and his Council pals to try to "repurpose" a several acre…