Mark Maynard | ethics

Five thoughts after watching Ypsilanti officials testify in International Village ethics probe

By Mark | October 11, 2017

Last night, there was a special hearing at Ypsi City Hall, during which our Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem, Police Chief, and Economic Development Director were all questioned under oath about their recent trip to China, and what, if anything, they knew about the funding of the trip, which, contrary to what they’d told the public, really […]

Posted in Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, Amy Xue Foster, Beth Ernat, China, cider, Community Benefits Agreement, CSSA, Dan Vogt, Darwin McClary, Detroit Metro Times, donuts, EB-5, economic development, International Village, John Barr, Lois Richardson, Nicole Brown, Tom Perkins, Tony DeGiusti, transparency, Water Street, Water Street Commons, Wayne State University, Wayne State University Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Ypsilanti City Council | 141 Comments

With the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem having left the room, Ypsi City Council votes unanimously to pursue a formal investigation into their recent trip to China

By Mark | October 4, 2017

At tonight’s Ypsilanti City Council meeting, as you might imagine, people were anxious to discuss the most recent scandal swirling around the International Village development. Unfortunately, those in the best position to comment didn’t seem to want to talk about it. Mayor Amanda Edmonds, who just last night returned from 10-day trip to China, which […]

Posted in Local Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged affordable housing, Amanda Edmonds, American Center for Mobility, Amy Xue Foster, being tired, Beth Ernat, Brian Robb, China, Community Benefits Agreement, Dan Vogt, Darwin McClary, EB-5, economic development, gentrification, growth, independent investigation, international travel, International Village, John Barr, Lee Tooson, Lois Richardson, Nicole Brown, participatory design, Pete Murdock, scandals, Shanghai, Sustainability, Tony DeGiusti, transparency, Water Street, Wayne State, Wayne State University Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Willow Run, Ypsilanti City Council | 61 Comments

Who really paid for Ypsilanti city officials to visit China?

By Mark | September 27, 2017

While I suspect there’s still more to come out, it would appear as though the trip to China that Ypsilanti’s Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Police Chief and Economic Development Director are currently on, may not have been paid for by the Wayne State University Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA), as we had been told, […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, Amy Xue Foster, Beth Ernat, China, Chinese consulate, Dan Vogt, Detroit Metro Times, development, EB-5, economic development, International Village, John Barr, Nicole Brown, Pete Murdock, real estate, Tony DeGiusti, Water Street, Wayne State University, Wayne State University Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Ypsilanti real estate | 76 Comments

Ooops! Donald Trump Jr. slips up, admits to treason.

By Mark | July 9, 2017

Two days ago, the New York Times broke a story about a meeting that took place at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016 between senior members of the Trump campaign, including Donald Trump Jr., and a Russian attorney with known ties to the Kremlin. When asked to comment on what was discussed at this previously […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged adoption, collusion, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., dossier, election rigging, Hillary Clinton, Jared Kushner, Magnitsky Act., Natalia Veselnitskaya, Paul Manafort, Presidential politics, Reince Priebus, Richard Painter, Russia, Sergei Magnitsky, treason, Trump Tower | 33 Comments

In Europe, surrounded by world leaders that detest him, Trump questions the integrity of our intelligence community, rants about “fake news,” and essentially blames Obama for not doing more to stop him and Putin

By Mark | July 6, 2017

I want to say that it can’t possibly be true, but the New York Daily News is reporting that Donald Trump, who just arrived in Germany for the G-20 conference, doesn’t have anywhere to stay, as no one at the White House thought ahead to make arrangements. But, who knows? This is, after all, the […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged China, DNC, Donald Trump, election hacking, election integrity, fake news, Felix Sater, G-20, Germany, hacking, intelligence community, international relations, John Podesta, North Korea, Obama, Poland, ratings, sanctions, Sebastian Gorka, The Apprentice, Vladimir Putin, Walter Shaub | 24 Comments

Tag Archives: ethics

Five thoughts after watching Ypsilanti officials testify in International Village ethics probe

With the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem having left the room, Ypsi City Council votes unanimously to pursue a formal investigation into their recent trip to China

Who really paid for Ypsilanti city officials to visit China?

Ooops! Donald Trump Jr. slips up, admits to treason.

In Europe, surrounded by world leaders that detest him, Trump questions the integrity of our intelligence community, rants about “fake news,” and essentially blames Obama for not doing more to stop him and Putin

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