3 takeaways from Sheffield's recent mayoral town hall

• She outlined Council accomplishments and policy plans for seven key areas of improvement, including education, public safety and affordable housing.

Three of our top takeaways:

🗣️ National Guard: Sheffield was asked about Vice President JD Vance's recent comment that the Trump administration would be "happy" to send the National Guard to Detroit as an anti-crime measure, as it did with Washington, D.C., if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked.

• Sheffield opposes such deployments and doesn't think they help with public safety.
• If it happened here, she would "look at legal actions" to fight any overstepping of local authority, she said.
• She recalled the 1967 uprising in Detroit with National Guard intervention as a "dark memory."

🏠 1,000 new homes: Sheffield said Detroit needs more affordable options that are larger to meet families' needs.

• Citing the city's legacy of single-family homeownership, she said a goal is to get 1,000 new single-family homes built.

• Context: New single-family home construction is rare and expensive in Detroit, but that could be slowly changing.

🎒 School support: Sheffield's presentation included a five-point plan to support Detroit public schools. The district is led by its own superintendent, but the mayor can reinforce efforts.

• She would focus on after-school support, summer programming, safe routes to school, dealing with vacant buildings and fighting chronic absenteeism.

What's next: Coverage of a mayoral town hall for the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr.