Radical Support for Mary Sheffield's Administration, "Democracy Theater", and the Progressive Politician's Inability to Serve Both Donors and People
If you were to believe the establishment "news" outlets that circulate within Metro Detroit, you'd probably be influenced into thinking that Mary Sheffield's elevation to the Mayorship of the City of Detroit, if nothing else, represents a historic and positive indication about the values that the City's boujie Political Class are seemingly aligned towards: progressive, people-centered governance finally giving a warm, Human face to the cold institutions that Detroiters have long chaffed under.
Unfortunately, the following report prepared by this publication is aimed at cutting through the media glazing and the expert personal relations spin that Sheffield's team has been able to regurgitate from their plush offices. As we have highlighted within our initial report on Sheffield's candidacy for Mayor, the entirety of the 2025 Detroit Mayoral election represented an unmistakable coup de grâce for the Metro Detroit Business Elite as well as the other Socioecopolitical forces that are currently reaping the rewards of the City's current mode of economic development where the Capitocracy enjoys extremely lucrative tax breaks that last for 15-30 years while the City of Detroit's working poor don't nearly earn enough to patronize the criminally overpriced outlet shops that have sprung up downtown.
Black Label Detroit would urge it's readers/listeners to look back upon the events of the Detroit Mayoral race and seriously assess it's developments with a critical eye: before the primary, there was only one true debate where an actual journalist challenged the field with the City's precarious financial position and put them on the spot for how they would tackle the City's glacial, yet, steadily deteriorating financial crisis. It was also the only debate where the public was allowed to express and voice their plight about their separation from the "prosperity" that has unevenly been felt across the City with the candidates while every other insignificant "forum" organized by the City's toothless NGO and pressure group industrial complex treated the fielded candidates (especially Sheffield and Kinloch) with kid gloves.
This meticulously coordinated and extremely apparent passivity from those NGOs, interest groups, and our access obsessed local media would go on to set the stage for the predetermined and anticlimactic general election showdown between the two biggest names, Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch, who the public were expected to take seriously despite the fact that both of those then-candidates occupied the same polling positions during the entirety of the Mayoral primary, then, the general election.
Despite all this, it does little good to keep dwelling upon the past, but, we must tirelessly reiterate the fact that the entirety of Metro Detroit labors under the grip of a vast Political Syndicate. It's to this point that we choose to give unparalleled clarity to our readers/listeners regarding issues with Sheffield's administration that affects the present and the City's near future.
To those among the regional Establishment who don't follow politics closely, this might seem like we're being overly critical of a good idea that will only benefit Detroiters. However, as we have become known for, we ask our potential critics to dig under the surface and engage their critical thinking skills: Mary Sheffield is, by definition, a career politician who's first real job was working for the Wayne County Sheriff before becoming an elected politician at 26 back in 2013. She also identified the type of policies that she wants to implement into City government before her appointment as City Council President and her subsequent ideological backslide.
With that in mind, do we really think Sheffield doesn't understand the scope and severity of the City's problems which would necessitate her to genuinely reach out to the City's residents? It's this glaringly obvious observation that warrants us to describe this tactic that Sheffield is deploying early on in her administration as "Democracy Theater", which, borrows upon the definition of a term that has been used increasingly often especially during the start of the "War in Terror" that many know as "Security Theater". The definition of security theater is basically any implemented process or action done by an entity that gives the false sense of security which doesn't actually do much to make anyone any safer (think of mass surveillance, the TSA, and increasing military and police budgets).
So, building upon this concept, we'd suggest that "Democracy Theater" is any policy or process that gives the illusion that the government is listening to the people or giving them agency in the government's proposed policies. As we have reiterated at the beginning of this report and will continue to reiterate for the entirety of Sheffield's term, she is the friendly face of the Motor City Political Syndicate, her approach is one of cynical pacification, not benevolent outreach.
"You're just upset that Sheffield doesn't play into your childish Utopian Communist fantasies and make herself look like the second coming of Angela Davis. Why should anyone in power or otherwise take your bitchy, irrelevant complaining seriously?"
This critique may be at the forefront of our detractor's minds as we keep suggesting that the different governing styles of Mary Sheffield as opposed to former Mayor Mike Duggan serves the same political interests. But, we ask them to dwell upon these questions: Do you honestly think that Metro Detroit's Business Elite would willingly support a politician who wanted to cut into their profits or, raise their taxes? Or one that would genuinely do everything in their power to move away from relying on Billionaires? or the auto industry? Most importantly, do you think that Sheffield aims to do any of that?
If any of them choose to be naive about the situation, then, we'd suggest to them that they get out of their plush office cubicles, or log off of twitter and actually talk to average Detroiters on the street, especially the ones who didn't turn out in the Mayoral general election, which, is to say the overwhelming majority of the City's residents.
With that being said, this publication will put a prediction to our Sheffield-supporting critics: Mary Sheffield will win a second term in 2029 with the continued blessing of the City's Billionaires, but, there will be obvious signs that she will have alienated her initial supporters such as a reduced margin of victory and lower voter turnout.
The first real test of this prediction will come when the Renaissance Center tax breaks go before City Council. It's this situation that we will hopefully point out something that is uncontroversial among both our readers/listeners and our critics: Mary Sheffield will go down as one of the dumbest local politicians in American history if she decides to bite the hand of Detroit's biggest feudal landlord and, the current owner of the complex, Dan Gilbert, especially since he's one of the many within Metro Detroit's Capitacracy who donated to her campaign. Yet, she would look equally foolish if she signed off on yet another massive tax break while many Detroiters struggle with inescapable poverty and declining work opportunities in our current shitty Labour Market.
We forecast that Sheffield will be victorious in 2029 because, when you compare the political landscape of Detroit to that of the Midwest's other great Cities such as Chicago and Toronto (yes, Toronto is Midwestern, no, I don't have the time to explain why), we can see that all three Cities are governed by "Progressive" Mayors. Yet the political situations within both Chicago and Toronto both show the pitfalls that Sheffield will inevitably stumble over as she continues to walk her untenable tightrope in government.
In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson initially won office in a race that pit him against Conservative and Establishment-friendly Democrat Paul Vallas, which, at the time, was seen as a vindication for candidates unapologetically flirting with Radical politics. Yet, Johnson's campaign rhetoric has failed to result in many policy victories as an administrator, with notable policy defeats coming from vote's like Johnson's proposed mansion tax to fund permanent housing for Chicago's homeless. And recently, he's come under attack by more Conservative Aldermen for refusing to shelve his proposed wealth tax to fund holes in the City's budget. Johnson's principals of being an actual fighter for social and economic equity has earned him many enemies within both Chicago's Capitacracy, who have done everything in their power to assure that Johnson always gets painted in a negative light within the City's corporately owned news media, which has resulted in a very high disapproval rating, and, among Corporate-friendly Democrats in office.
Now, as for Toronto, the problem is the complete inverse. Mayor Olivia Chow, much like Mary Sheffield, made history as the first Progressive woman to be elected Toronto Mayor since the city amalgamated (which is the term for a top-down municipal consolidation) in 1998. Toronto's current Mayor is a member of the main party for Canadian Radicals, the New Democratic Party. Yet, Chow has governed as a Centrist politician, and, being unable to "read the room" in one of North America's most expensive Cities, during her time in office, she has drastically raised City property taxes ~19% in just 3 years.
So, with that bit of analysis behind us, both our critics among Sheffield's supporters and our readers/listeners might be wondering if this publication would throw our support behind her if she decides to run again. Since, at the time of writing this report, there's currently furious debate regarding whether or not Radicals should fall in line behind Capitacratic-friendly candidates prematurely before election season rolls around, it would benefit the public in general to let them know where Radicals sit on that issue.
To sum up a very hairy subject succinctly: Sheffield would have to move heaven and Earth to earn even our most critical support. We suggest this mainly because she would have to show her willingness to piss off her corporate donors by vetoing the Renaissance Center tax credits, but also, she would have to be willing to be a political martyr and pass legislation that would earn her unpopularity among Metro Detroit's corporate media, yet be widely popular among Detroiters. What type of policies would that be? Here's three that we'd like to see before we'd ever reconsider our stance on Sheffield:
Policy #1 Overhaul Urban Planning: End Detroit's Relationship with Detroit Future City, Make the City's Zoning Master Plan Legally Binding, & Pass Rent Control
Revitalizing the City's Urban Planning approach in a way that centers affordability and government agency would be greatly welcomed among Radicals. Currently within the field of Urban Planning, the "Free Market" has a direct monopoly over policy outcomes, and, within a City like Detroit, as well as the wider Metro Detroit region, this has meant policy proposals that have centered the parasitic Auto Industry and other Capitacratic interests.
We've already reported on Detroit Future City and it's fundamentally Austerity Urbanist policy goals, so, we won't relitigate much here. But, if Sheffield was to bring the City of Detroit's master planning process back under public ownership by cutting off Detroit Future City, it would be a major positive step in the direction of centering positive growth for the City. On a related note, some readers/listeners may be confused by the inclusion of advocating for Sheffield to make the City's Master Plan "legally binding", but, it's very much needed. Believe it or not, even in Cities that have rewritten their zoning codes and eliminated zones that are strictly reserved for detached single family homes, there's actually little to no legal enforcement behind those documents. So, Sheffield has the potential to gain a lot of positive coverage for the City of Detroit among the budding Urbanist movement and craft a zoning Master Plan that seeks to repopulate the City into a walkable paradise.
Finally, the suggestion of implementing Rent Control is something that we're basically holding Sheffield's feet to the fire on since it's a suggestion that came out of her mouth (but wasn't publicized during the campaign). A representative from Black Label Detroit went to one of the events Sheffield marketed as a "listening tour" after winning the primary, and, on the question of how to make housing cheaper in the City when pressed by an individual who disclosed to us that he was spending ~1200/month to live on the East Side, Sheffield mentioned Rent Control as a possible solution. Despite this, she did not disclose to the voters in the event that she would have to be enabled to do so as Mayor by Lansing seeing as the real estate lobby made sure to make Rent Control illegal in Michigan way back in 1988. Seeing as Detroit's median rent has risen 36% since 2019, population growth isn't in line with those trends, and, wages have not kept up with the cost of living, actually taking on the Real Estate lobby would genuinely impress many Radicals who are pessimistic about Sheffield's Mayoralty.
Policy #2 Break with the Transit Status Quo: Commit to Rapid Regional Rail for Metro Detroit, Merge DDOT and SMART on the Condition of a Special Carve Out for Detroit, Explore Building a Subway in Detroit
These policies would undoubtedly be a serious break with the prevailing Auto Industry-friendly pro BRT advocacy that we've condemned in previous reports. And, if Sheffield were to willingly touch this undeniable "third rail" among Metro Detroit's Political Class, she would earn a lot of respect within the same activist circles that she surrounded herself with when she first got into politics.
First off, we need to delve into the weeds of terminology to understand what "Rapid Regional Rail" (RR, or, RRR) actually means: Basically, when someone references "Regional Rail" or "Rapid Transit", they're usually talking about a rail network's frequency of service. Radicals within Metro Detroit may hear figures within our Political Class call for "Commuter Rail", which, we predict, without the bare minimum of scrutiny, our media will jump on an applaud like circus seals. Yet, commuter rail is the least efficient, least reliable, and the most bare bones you can get when it comes to planning rail-based transit.
The next step up, is "Regional Rail', which, doesn't rely upon the outdated "some trains to the City during the day and some trains to the suburbs during the night" structure of commuter rail in favor of "tolerably frequent trains to everywhere, all day" that Regional Rail provides.
The most comprehensive step after that is "Rapid Transit", which, covers all types of frequent rail-based transit systems from the NYC subway, to London's Crossrail line, and even Vancouver's Skytrain system (which uses the same technology as Detroit's People Mover).
But, keep in mind that the categorization of rail transit can be extremely fluid and hard to pin down. It's this reason alone why this publication is pushing for "Rapid Regional Rail", because we envision that the perfect fit for transit here in Metro Detroit would be RRR to blur the lines between a conventional Regional Rail system and Rapid Transit that global Cities around the World are reliant upon to allow their Citizens unparalleled freedom to explore their boundaries however they wish. We know that this vision contradicts the boring, inadequate, incrementalist "bus rapid transit" approach that local so called "Transit Advocates" like Transit Riders United are pushing for so that the Auto Industry can have an economic stake in any new transit plan by being contracted to build those same busses.
Next, we're suggesting that Sheffield do something that would seem unpopular and foolish at first glance, but, if done correctly, it would actually set up the City of Detroit to thrive if she was able to successfully achieve this feat. In any other circumstance, if any Detroit Mayor were to propose merging DDOT into SMART and then go on to change literally nothing about how transit within Metro Detroit operates, they would undoubtedly face an immediate recall election and have their approval ratings tank. But, this publication isn't asking Sheffield to hand over control to the suburbs, more accurately, we're suggesting that she secures autonomy from the suburbs in a way that's impossible under the current separation of transit services.
If Sheffield were to propose to suburban leaders that DDOT would merge with SMART on the sole condition that the City was able to raise specific taxes that solely went to funding more frequent services in Detroit, it would amount to a masterful political gambit. We suggest this because it would eliminate the main point of contention that suburban Conservatives have about the setup of our regional transit system overnight. If Sheffield also proposed that suburban residents would not get taxed to fund these Detroit-specific services, then, this would also encourage other municipalities within SMART to do the same, which would lay the much needed groundwork for metro-wide political consolidation, as smaller Cities would be financially compelled to be a part of a municipality that had it's own dedicated transit system.
As for the final suggestion of exploring the creation of a subway within the boundaries of Detroit, this alone would solidify Sheffield's name in the history books seeing as many local Urbanist historians point to the absence of a subway network as the reason why Detroit experienced such drastic population loss during the long road to municipal bankruptcy. We only suggest that Sheffield explore the creation of a subway rather than endeavoring to build one because:
1: There'd need to be a complete and total reorganization of the City's public works process that would end the notoriously corrupt and wildly inefficient Public Private Partnership approach in favor of a completely government owned and operated construction department.
2: The creation of a subway would necessitate massive amounts of debt financing that the City is currently incapable of attempting because of legal restrictions put in place due to the bankruptcy (we'll get to that in our final proposal within this report).
3: If the Capitacrats within the Auto Industry were to get the slightest hint that a member of the regional Political Establishment was attempting to de-center them as a method of genuine economic growth, they'd literally do whatever they could to threaten to leave the region entirely and bury that specific politician in negative press. A genuine Radical government would be better equipped to handle those types of Socioecopolitical threats and it'd be a major ask for a mere Reformist Progressive to undertake during their time in office.
Policy #3 Establish Economic Autonomy: Kill the Financial Review Commission, Democratize the Bankruptcy Process, Regionalize Metro Detroit's Municipal Debts, and Negotiate an End to Detroit's "Extend & Pretend" Bankruptcy Obligations
We saved the most transformative and genuinely radical policy for last, because, if against all of our previous reporting regarding Mary Sheffield's approach to politics while in government, if she even comes close to doing any of the following, a major reconsideration of the prospect of supporting her is in order.
First, we need to take aim at the Financial Review Commission (FRC), which, is the purpose-built Austerity Urbanist institution set up in the wake of Detroit's bankruptcy created to "monitor" the City's financial health. Yet, as we will illuminate to both our readers/listeners as well as our critics, since the figureheads of the Motor City Syndicate are currently in place, no alarm bells are sounding even though there are obvious signs of financial trouble. Though, we reasonably expect the specter of the FRC to rear it's ugly head if/when a Radical political order establishes itself within the City.
We are heavily critical of the FRC's role mainly because it's financial assessments haven't been updated since the City formally exited bankruptcy in 2014, and, there only exists a detailed projection of the City's revenues and liabilities up until the year 2023 despite the fact that it's supposed to forecast revenues all the way until 2054. If there is skepticism among our critics who suggest that we're referring to something that is completely irrelevant, then, we'd simply ask you to compare their ancient report with the latest budget projections that Sheffield inherited from former Mayor Mike Duggan.
If you compare the two documents together, you'd see why even way back August of 2020, we suggested that the City of Detroit was on the course for another bankruptcy. Our case for this suggestion is made even stronger when you look at the revenue projections that Emergency Manager Kevin Orr forecasted for the nine year time period spanning from 2024 until 2033. The City was projected to have an accumulated budget of $12.119 Billion during this specific span of time, yet, this specific forecast would only make sense if the City of Detroit were to post annual budget revenues of ~$7.43 Billion for the entirety of that time period rather than the utterly bare-bones $1.54 Billion in revenues that Sheffield's administration is projecting to reach by 2030. What's just as alarming is the fact that the Plan of Adjustment (PoA) prepared by Kevin Orr stupidly only accounted for $256.4 Million in deferred reinvestment funds over the entire 40 year lifetime of the PoA as well as "gave" the City $4.32 Billion of financial wiggle room as well. That means that Kevin Orr literally assumed that the City would not encounter any recession or any other financial hardship for 40 years and thought that it legitimately made sense for Detroit to stave off reinvesting in it's Citizens until 2034.
Despite the spin that you might see on the City's official website regarding the City's fiscal situation, there are numerous signs that the economy is on course for a deep economic downturn and the City's positive public image is greatly at stake if it slides into a deficit and the FRC is activated once again, or, if the City is forced to file a second bankruptcy because of unfair and irresponsible budgeting performed in the PoA.
It's for these reasons that we call on Mayor Sheffield to actually show how powerful she is by using her immense political capital to do what's right and call for the abolishon of the FRC, as it'll be an inevitability for the FRC to take control of the City's budget in even the most mild of recessions. Yet, that isn't nearly enough, as we outlined in our initial report on the subject of Detroit's debt situation, there needs to be fundamental changes to the process that Michigan's Cities go through while filling for, undergoing, and exiting bankruptcy.
Democratizing the bankruptcy process would mean that the type of scenario which unfolded upon Detroit's people, it's institutions, and it's government would never be allowed to take place ever again. The only reason why the City's Plan of Adjustment is as onerous as it is in the first place is because Emergency Manager Kevin Orr was put into place by an ideologically hostile administration headed by then-governor Rick Snyder. Passing a charter revision proposal refusing to recognize any unelected individual or groups put into place to change the City's fiscal policies would be an amazing first step for Sheffield to pursue. Otherwise, the specific Chapter 9 bankruptcy statutes actually give Cities lots of agency and powers to utilize to show that they attempted to negotiate with their creditors in good faith before even undertaking the bankruptcy process. Democratization means that not only should the people have a say on if the renegotiation of debts or bankruptcy should be carried out, but, at the end of the bankruptcy process, and and all future PoAs should be put up for ratification or continued renegotiation in bankruptcy court.
This suggestion may be seen as "playing a dangerous game" by our critics, since, they'd inevitably suggest, if the creditors or "bond vigilantes" don't agree with renegotiation carried out by either a bold Sheffield administration or a Radical-led government, they'd just dump all of their assets in the City, wrecking it's finances, then simply go to neighboring communities who'd be more willing to give them the "financial certainty" that they'd want. This is the part where Sheffield, if she really wants to go down in the history books as a visionary who left the City of Detroit better off than she found it, could set the stage for the creation of the Metropolitan Parliament and a brand new chapter in the history of Metro Detroit.
Taking every single county and municipality that comprises Metro Detroit, from struggling Ecorse all the way to the boujie McMansions of Oakland Township, and promising that any and all municipalities that pursue integration with the City of Detroit will have their assets renegotiated into a more sustainable, consolidated form would be a move so cunning that there isn't even a word that exists within the English language which could describe it. Mind you, our critics would more than likely retort with the fact that only the poorest and most desperate suburbs would sign on to such a proposal. However, there are real fiscal vulnerabilities that affect suburban and exurban Cities just as they affect urban cores.
The Conservative Urbanist activist Chuck Marohn, who built the advocacy platform Strong Towns has made a name for himself by being a Conservative voice illuminating just how financially unsustainable suburban sprawl is. Basically, he has done extensive research regarding what he calls the "growth ponzi scheme" that suburbs have undertaken since World War II ended, where, incalculable amounts of debt have been created to build suburban roads, run utilities into low density neighborhoods, and for these suburban governments provide services to their new residents. Yet, after a couple life cycles, this infrastructure begins to decay and these communities are unable to do anything other than tax on more debt just to maintain the status quo. There's a reason why places like Southfield, Troy, and Auburn Hills are experiencing signs of decline such as deferred road maintenance, these one-time "ritzy" suburbs created fundamentally unsustainable infrastructure and those bills are coming due so they have less and less to spend on anything else. This will be the fate of all suburban communities unless their debts are renegotiated, and their built environments are modified to encourage more people-oriented development. If Sheffield is as intelligent as we think she is, she would do good by mentioning the Strong Towns critique of suburban development to these far-flung communities.
Finally, as we have illustrated within this report, the terms of the PoA represent nothing more than a policy that superstar Radical economist Yanis Varoufakis dubs "extend and pretend", basically, the "extend and pretend" policy describes the practice of creditors who, when prompted to renegotiate their assets by debters, they usually rely upon the supposed "quick fix" of extending the terms of their loans and/or making their loans ever larger and simply assuming that the debters will be able to keep up with these new terms.
No one should be under the illusion that renegotiating Detroit/Metro Detroit's debts will be easy or popular. But, what cannot happen is simply kicking the financial can down the road and letting future Mayors deal with the headache of either tanking the region's financial outlook, or, implementing cuts that drive the City's workers into desperate poverty.
Conclusion:
Mary Sheffield must do what she can to leave the City and region in a position that sets us up for collective greatness in the near future. If she were to undertake every single proposal that we've outlined in this report, then, it would benefit Radicals within the region to get behind her in a reelection bid in 2029. We will say, however, that, if she simply ignores these recommended policies and only promises to undertake a radical position while on "campaign mode", then, all bets are off, and she deserves to be primaried by Radicals who should rightly call her out on her hypocrisy.
We'll be keeping a close eye on what direction Sheffield goes in, so, stay tuned.
Links & Sources:
1. Mary Sheffield and the Changing Face of Detroit's Establishment -https://blacklabeldetroit.blogspot.com/2024/12/mary-sheffield-and-changing-face-of.html
2. City’s new PILOT ordinance unlocks massive wave of affordable housing development; 2,400 units approved, applications for 6,000 more in approval process -https://detroitmi.gov/news/citys-new-pilot-ordinance-unlocks-massive-wave-affordable-housing-development-2400-units-approved
3. Detroit's Next Mayor | Ep. 93 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfXhPa0QZno
4. Detroit's Great Transit Grift Seems Poised to Continue -https://blacklabeldetroit.blogspot.com/2025/06/detroits-great-transit-grift-seems.html
5. Poll: Here’s who leads Detroit mayoral race 2 months before primary election -https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/06/03/poll-heres-who-leads-detroit-mayoral-race-2-months-before-primary-election/
6. $2M goal set for Mary Sheffield transition, Detroit’s largest yet -https://archive.ph/1FM2k
7. RISE HIGHER DETROIT COMMUNITY SURVEY -https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RiseHigherDetroit
8. Mary Sheffield Bio -https://www.detroitchamber.com/bios/mary-sheffield/
9. Mary Sheffield reveals details of 'People's Bills' to help Detroiters -https://archive.ph/dngpm
10. Security Theater: The Illusion of Safety -https://www.recordedfuture.com/threat-intelligence-101/legal-ethical-considerations/security-theater
11. Detroit election turnout is dismal. They want a change. -https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/2025/11/04/detroit-election-mayoral-turnout-get-out-the-vote/87006044007/
12. Hudson’s deal, RenCen renew debate about corporate subsidies in Detroit -https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/hudsons-deal-rencen-renew-debate-about-corporate-subsidies-detroit/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CA%20lot%20of%20these%20projects,a%20winner%20for%20the%20city.&text=Gilbert's%20Bedrock%20promised%202%2C000%20new,contribute%20to%20local%20tax%20rolls.
13. PAC Affiliated With Dan Gilbert Helps Give Mary Sheffield Fundraising Edge For Mayor -https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/32780/pac_affiliated_with_dan_gilbert_helps_give_mary_sheffield_fundraising_edge_for_mayor
14. Bring Chicago Home referendum being rejected by voters -https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bring-chicago-home-referendum-being-rejected-by-voters/
15. Chicago mayor wants state lawmakers to tax ‘ultra-rich’ to help city -https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-johnson-tax-ultra-rich
17. Chris Selley: Olivia Chow risks uniting Torontonians in disappointment -https://nationalpost.com/opinion/olivia-chow-unites-toronto-in-disappointment
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19. What Olivia Chow's latest property tax hike has done to her approval ratings -https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/what-olivia-chow-s-latest-property-tax-hike-has-done-to-her-approval-rating/article_8a76bd81-91f5-4048-b63b-8014d1fe869a.html
20. We are thrilled to welcome Her Worship Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto to #OES2024! The Mayor will provide opening remarks, speaking about the importance of creating a more competitive and thriving economy. -https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1104270261702015&id=100063571543675&set=a.410202514442130
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25. The World of Railways and How They're Related -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5p6mClrjFY
26. The Lost BART of the Midwest: Detroit’s 1974 Radical Transit Dream -https://thetransitguy.substack.com/p/the-lost-bart-of-the-midwest-detroits
27. City of Detroit Plan of Adjustment - 40 year projections -https://www.michigan.gov/treasury/-/media/Project/Websites/treasury/FRC/Uncategorized/2015/2015_Detroit_FRC_Plan_of_Adjust_40_Year_Proj_102114.pdf?rev=848f1f69086f426aad5000c5d5e6b5ab&hash=AFB01DF886FC426D74B01437A72A19D3
28. City of Detroit reports updated revenue estimates for Fiscal Years 2026-2030 -https://detroitmi.gov/news/city-detroit-reports-updated-revenue-estimates-fiscal-years-2026-2030
30. Mayor: Fiscal Year 2026 budget caps roadmap to financial and economic recovery with 12th balanced budget, significant investment and growth creating safer, more vibrant and sustainable City for Detroiters -https://detroitmi.gov/news/mayor-fiscal-year-2026-budget-caps-roadmap-financial-and-economic-recovery-12th-balanced-budget
31. The Advisor’s Cheat Sheet to Recession Indicators -https://www.morningstar.com/business/insights/blog/markets/leading-recession-indicators
32. Chapter 9 Bankruptcy A Step by Step Guide -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL1Tit_Sta4
33. Bond Vigilantes: Definition, Examples, What They Do, and Why -https://www.investopedia.com/bond-vigilante-6386194
34. A Megacity Mindset: The case for a Metropolitan Parliament in Metro Detroit -https://blacklabeldetroit.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-megacity-mindset-case-for.html
35. Strong Towns' Chuck Marohn: Why Suburban Growth Is a Ponzi Scheme -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG1T03NuZKM
36. Yanis Varoufakis: I'd rather cut off my arm than accept bad deal -https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/02/yanis-varoufakis-id-rather-cut-off-my-arm-than-accept-yes-vote
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