Joe Guillen
Detroit Free Press
Detroit, MI, United States
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Recent articles by Joe:
City of Detroit wanted $222,000 for public records. So Free Press sued.
By charging exorbitant fees, Detroit effectively denied access to public records, according to the Free Press lawsuit. Here's what the city says now. → Read More
Bond experts raise caution flags on Detroit's $250M anti-blight borrowing plan
Skeptics cite a range of worrisome issues: Detroit's history of financial struggles, the scandal-tainted demolition program and the unstable economy. → Read More
Detroit voters to decide fate of Duggan's blight-busting plan after council vote
Mayor Duggan wants $250 million in bonds to demolish or secure 16,000 blighted homes. Find out why the Detroit City Council split over the plan. → Read More
Tackling Detroit's blight crisis: Will Duggan's latest debt proposal deliver the goods?
Midway through his second term, Duggan is still looking for solutions to Detroit’s dilapidated housing. Here's his latest plan. → Read More
Duggan will try to get Detroit City Council to pass new $250M blight bond deal — again
Called “Proposal N for Neighborhoods,” the plan aims to save and renovate every vacant house possible. → Read More
From 1967 to George Floyd: Detroit activists connect the dots to fight inequality
George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police in some ways mirrors what happened decades earlier at Detroit's Algiers Motel. → Read More
Several hundred march through streets of Troy against police brutality
Several hundred people marched against police brutality and racial injustice Monday through the streets of Troy, a wealthy suburb north of Detroit. → Read More
Detroit protests continue for third night despite curfew; tear gas deployed, arrests made
Police in riot gear launched tear gas after protesters ignored warning to disperse. → Read More
Hundreds peacefully rally in Ferndale to oppose police brutality
A busy intersection in the heart of Ferndale was lined Sunday with about 200 people who rallied against police brutality and racism. → Read More
Duggan chooses hospital executive and former Kilpatrick aide as Detroit's new deputy mayor
Mayor Mike Duggan selected hospital executive and political ally Conrad Mallett Jr., who worked in Kwame Kilpatrick's administration, as deputy mayor. → Read More
Protesters expected to converge on Michigan Capitol against Gov. Whitmer stay home order
Protesters are expected to demonstrate against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay home order Thursday morning at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. → Read More
Pontiac family grieves while coronavirus leaves some domestic abuse victims in isolation
Experts say that the stay-at-home order leaves people experiencing domestic violence with fewer opportunities to seek help → Read More
Need a restraining order in Wayne County? Court's online filing system opens
Those seeking a restraining order in Wayne County can use an online filing system because courts will be closed during the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Duggan to cut $50 million from city workforce as Detroit faces massive budget hole
The cuts are necessary because the city is facing a projected budget deficit of $348 million in the next 16 months. → Read More
Detroit fire captain who died from coronavirus enjoyed golf, the Lions and family cooking
Williams was hospitalized with COVID-19 and died of a heart attack on April 8 when medical staff attempted to hook him up to a ventilator. He was 57. → Read More
Detroit bus system will make surgical masks available to riders
The new precaution follows the death from COVID-19 last week of a bus driver who complained of a rider coughing without covering her mouth. → Read More
Detroit will be first US city to use newly approved rapid coronavirus tests, mayor says
The Abbott kits will be used on Detroit's first responders, bus drivers and health care workers. → Read More
Detroit is first US city to get 15-minute coronavirus tests
The Abbott kits will be used on Detroit's first responders, bus drivers and health-care workers. → Read More
Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones tests positive for coronavirus
Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones says she has tested positive for COVID-19, but will continue to work remotely from home → Read More
Detroit now has 1,381 positive coronavirus cases, 31 related deaths
Detroit's number of positive cases is up to 1,381, up from 1,075 on Friday, according to the city's coronavirus website. → Read More