Nicole Brown

by P.D. Lesko On July 7, 2026, Ypsilanti mayoral candidates Amber Fellows (Democrat) and Mayor Nicole Brown (Democrat) participated in a candidate forum sponsored, hosted and moderated by Nate Frazier. In the 90s, Frazier was charged…

Correction: The spelling of Ms. McMullan's name has been corrected. On August 28, 2025 an update was posted. Ms. McMullan's case was adjudicated. Read about that here. by P.D. Lesko On June 4, 2025, the City of Ypsilanti sent out a…

Nov. 30, 2023 Correction: Jennifer Symanns represents Ward 2, not Ward 1. by P.D. Lesko Brian Jones-Chance, a former Ypsilanti City Council member, sits on the Ypsilanti Planning Commission. Jones-Chance stands to make over $100,000…

by P.D. Lesko Ypsilanti is a Third World country thanks to the stunning ineptitude and ethically suspect conduct of the City's elected and appointed officials. Public records show Ypsilanti's former City Manager Frances McMullen…

Ypsi Police Chief Kirk L. Moore, in a secret memo to his staff provided to The Ann Arbor Independent, says the YPD is undermanned and can't investigate capital crimes such as murder and attempted murder. In the memo, he announces he has…

Note: Updated on Feb. 24 with a statement from City Administrator Milton Dohoney. by P.D. Lesko According to an email Ann Arbor Council member Lisa Disch (D-Ward 1) sent Feb. 23, two-third of Ann Arbor residents were without power…

by P.D. Lesko For the past 22 years, Democrat Lois Allen-Richardson had been a fixture on Ypsilanti City Council. In 2020, Richardson was appointed to fill the Mayor's seat, the first Black woman to serve as mayor of Ypsilanti. With all…