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Rebecca Arends

The Invisible Women: Two Council Members Have, Combined, Missed More Than A Year of Meetings

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2026

Note: Edited to add a comment from Ward 1 candidate Rebecca Arends, LMSW. by P.D. Lesko Ann Arbor City Council members Cynthia Harrison (D-Ward 1) and Jennifer Cornell (D-Ward 5) are both running for re-election to office. City…

Ann Arbor Government

Ward 1 Candidate Forum: Candidates’ Views on Money in Local Politics

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 10, 2026

Editor's Note: This article has been corrected. Council member Harrison doesn't live in Arrowwood Co-op. by P.D. Lesko At the one-hour Ward 1 candidate forum sponsored by Arrowwood Cooperative, where candidate Rebecca Arends lives,…

City Council

Neighbors for More Neighbors A2 Wants Answers From Council Candidates, But Members of the Group Have Some Explaining to Do

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 5, 2026

by P.D. Lesko Perhaps you've seen the yard signs: Neighbors for More Neighbors. The signs are made available by a "Team of Neighbors" who want to densify Ann Arbor through influencing public policy, including planning and zoning. That…

City Council

Ward One Council Candidate Uncovers Waste, Duplication of Efforts and Foot-dragging in Implementing Unarmed Police Response

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 29, 2026

Editor's Note: Ward One City Council candidate Rebecca Arends used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain public records to try to understand why, several years after City Council allocated more than $3.5 million to shape and implement…