Funding still needed for Right to Counsel effort

Yes, but: The ordinance doesn't sustain itself financially, as the city needs $16.7 million annually for eviction protection, per advocates.

What's next: City Council President Mary Sheffield, who sponsored the ordinance, said she is looking at philanthropic sources and other funding options.

• One is revisiting a contentious debate that came up in the approval process — whether Detroit can pay for "Right to Counsel" out of its own coffers.
• Acting top lawyer Chuck Raimi called the initiative dangerous and unlawful in March, but Sheffield says the new top lawyer, Conrad Mallet, seems more "open and supportive" and "has some ideas" like pushing for state law changes that allow for more funding flexibility.