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Michigan COVID Vaccine Links

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout appears to be a disorganized mess. Here, in no particular order, are some helpful links for people in Michigan (and particularly in Washtenaw County): * Washtenaw County COVID-19 Vaccination Form * Washtenaw County COVID-19 page * Meijer COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Info / Registration * Rite-Aid Vaccine Scheduler * CVS Appointments * Walgreens Vaccine …

Letter to Ann Arbor City Council regarding the failed Y Lot vote

Last night, ahead of publishing on Damn Arbor this morning’s editorial on the role of campaign contributions in Monday’s Y Lot vote, I sent the following email to all members of City Council: I was disappointed that Council failed to pass this resolution last night. In my view, …

Ann Arbor iPhone X Wallpaper

Using Alvaro Carto plus some Photoshop, I recently made some nice Ann Arbor-themed wallpaper for my iPhone X. There are two parts: a blurred version for your home screen, and an unblurred version for your lock screen. It looks like this: New #annarbor-themed iPhone wallpaper. (Thanks to https://t.co/ …

Dashcam & Crash Report from March 2017 AAPD Diag Crash

A while ago, in spring 2017, I filed FOIA requests with U-M and the AAPD to retrieve a crash report and two dashcam videos of the March 16, 2017 incident in which an AAPD vehicle collided with a light post on the Diag while pursuing a suspect. The crash report …

What Ali Ramlawi Gets Wrong About Development and Quality of Life

Ali Ramlawi is running as an independent for City Council this year, in Ward 5, against Chip Smith. I happened upon Ali’s Ann Arbor Votes profile today, and I found some of his stated positions very problematic.1 He says that opponents to the project are often inaccurately labeled …

ALPRs in Ann Arbor

A brief overview of Ann Arbor’s current use of ALPRs.

Radio in Ann Arbor: Scanning KARB

Notes on listening for Ann Arbor Airport radio traffic.

A brief index of many neat Ann Arbor things

An adaptation of an email I wrote tonight to a friend who recently moved to town. It’s not a complete index of everything that’s fun or cool in Ann Arbor, and it’s heavily oriented around our particular interests, but it’s a start.

Michigan Asst. AG Shirvell appeared at protest in May to defame Armstrong

Photos of Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell harassing University of Michigan Student Assembly president Chris Armstrong at a May 2010 protest.