Ex-mayor s son a step closer to Detroit Council at-large seat
Detroit The son of the city s first African American mayor is leading a field of contenders in Tuesday s primary hoping to secure at-large seats on Detroit s City Council.
Coleman A. Young II, a former state senator and mayoral candidate, topped the field alongside incumbent City Councilwoman Janee Ayers, each pulling in about 31% of the vote Tuesday, with 81% of precincts reporting.
The two join former State Rep. Mary Waters and Nicole Smalls, a Detroit Charter Revision Commissioner and activist Jermain Lee Jones, in the race in which the top four candidates will advance to battle in November for two seats representing all of Detroit s neighborhoods.
On bad days, Elli can become violent. She has broken nine windows and, just a few weeks earlier, a mirror in school. It led to 11 stitches.
In April, after Elli attacked her mom and then her sister, Cyndi knew she couldnât avoid the ER any longer.
But after arriving at the emergency room at Childrenâs Hospital in Detroit, Jensen did not feel relief knowing that her daughterâs pain would soon subside.
âWeâve been through this several times,â she said, âand each time Iâm still stunned that it hasnât gotten any better.â
While Childrenâs Hospital of Michigan could hold Elli, they had no psychiatric beds available to treat her. In fact, there were none available in the county, the tri-county or the entire state.
On bad days, Elli can become violent. She has broken nine windows and, just a few weeks earlier, a mirror in school. It led to 11 stitches.
In April, after Elli attacked her mom and then her sister, Cyndi knew she couldnât avoid the ER any longer.
But after arriving at the emergency room at Childrenâs Hospital in Detroit, Jensen did not feel relief knowing that her daughterâs pain would soon subside.
âWeâve been through this several times,â she said, âand each time Iâm still stunned that it hasnât gotten any better.â
While Childrenâs Hospital of Michigan could hold Elli, they had no psychiatric beds available to treat her. In fact, there were none available in the county, the tri-county or the entire state.
Willie Brooks out as CEO of Detroit Wayne mental health authority after nepotism report
Willie Brooks
The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network s board voted 8-2 Wednesday not to renew the contract of CEO Willie Brooks after he failed to disclose that a lawyer hired in the mental health agency s legal department is his son-in-law.
Brooks $265,000-a-year contract to run the state s largest community mental health agency expires Feb. 28.
His abrupt departure comes one day after Channel 7 (WXYZ) reported that Brooks son-in-law, Sean Riopelle, got a $103,199-a-year legal job in 2019 at the mental health agency after Brooks suggested he apply for the job.