Nine individuals were selected to serve as the founding members of the new City of Birmingham Community House Foundation Board of Directors during the Monday, June 22, city commission meeting.

Birmingham could receive money from the Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) legal settlement involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination.

Birmingham Police Chief Scott Grewe will be retiring from the police force effective July 17. The announcement about Grewe was made by Bimingham Mayor Clinton Baller at the Monday, June 22, city commission meeting. Baller said the city had received a letter from the police chief outlining that he had chosen to retire. No other details about the upcoming vacancy were provided. Grewe first joined the city police department in April of 1999 and held a number of key positions wit

Non-organized city employees will receive a pay bump, effective July 1, after city commissioners approved a market adjustment during the Monday, June 22, meeting.

The Kroger grocery store at 4099 Telegraph in Bloomfield Township was the site of two incidents in the last week, one of which ended with the arrest of a suspect. On Saturday, June 19, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to Kroger for a retail fraud that had just occurred. Officers were advised that the suspect had just fled northbound Telegraph in a red Hyundai. Officers located the vehicle on Franklin near Square Lake Road a

AISHA FAROOQI Aisha Farooqi of Troy has a bachelors from U of M and a law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy. Farooqi has served as a county prosecuting attorney. She is a board member of Children Trust Michigan. Israel – Hamas war There is debate about what the ongoing role of our country should be in the Israel – Hamas war. Some critics are now calling for a limit on the offensive weapons we ship to Israel, often times with no advance approval from Congress. Should

JASON HOSKINS Jason Hoskins of Southfield has a BS degree in political science and a master in public administration from EMU and a law degree from University of Detroit Mercy. He is currently a member of the Michigan House of Representatives and was a member of the Southfield City Council. He is a member of the ACLU, Sierra Club and the local party organization. Government transparency Michigan is one of only two states where the state legislature and administration are not

CHARLIE GANDY-THOMPSON Charlie Gandy-Thompson of Royal Oak has a BS in computer engineering and a master in engineering management. She is self-employed as a consultant. And has not held an elected office. Government transparency Michigan is one of only two states where the state legislature and administration are not subject to Freedom of Information Act requests. Although Governor Whitmer has promised in 2018 to extend the FOIA to cover her office and the legislature and th

SAMANTHA STECKLOFF Samantha Steckloff of Farmington Hills has a bachelor degree in political science. She is currently a member of the Michigan House and had served on the Farmington Hills City Council. She is active in local party organizations, along with the Michigan Fertility Alliance and Gilda’s Club of Metro Detroit. Government transparency Michigan is one of only two states where the state legislature and administration are not subject to Freedom of Information Act req

HERMON BARBE Hermon Barbe of West Bloomfield has a BA in arts,organizational communications from Western Michigan University. He is self-employed as an investor and real estate sales. Barbe is involved with Stand up Michigan, Trail Life USA and the local political club. Government transparency Michigan is one of only two states where the state legislature and administration are not subject to Freedom of Information Act requests. Although Governor Whitmer has promised in 2018