cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/41550549

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1642 Division St. right next to Printing Arts Co. Referencing GRPD Call Logs this might have taken place at 9:05am and given the incident type of STOP (traffic or person stop).

Logs (only appear for 24hrs at a time):https://data.grcity.us/Dispatch/Dispatched_Calls.html

This is a good read, please consider the power of communication and coordination before just taking action. Connect with these groups that have already been in the fight and supporting our neighbors so we can help multiply their resources to be even more effective.

I wish there was more information on this. At face value it’s shady af.

I have included the wood tv report on this situation. It is worth the read and is an example of great local reporting.

Here is a synopsis of what we know:

The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is experiencing controversy involving the comptroller and the city manager centered on allegations of retaliation and the dismantling of financial oversight functions. In late 2024 and early 2025, the City Commission significantly reduced the staff of the independently elected comptroller’s office from 16 to 3 employees, transferring most of the staff and responsibilities to a new division overseen by the city manager.

The comptroller, Max Frantz, has publicly objected, characterizing this as a violation of the city charter and a move that undermines checks and balances needed for fiscal accountability. The situation escalated after Frantz flagged several ethical concerns, including two police investigations he initiated prior to the restructuring.

Following his actions, not only was his staff reassigned, but the city began using a machine to replicate his signature on city checks—allegedly without his oversight, raising further legal and ethical questions. Frantz also raised alarms over the firing of a recently hired employee after this personnel transfer, seeing it as further evidence of managerial overreach and a lack of due process. City officials, including the city manager and city attorney, have denied any wrongdoing or retaliation, maintaining that the reorganization was based solely on efficiency and not related to the comptroller’s whistleblowing or police probes. They claim the process for city spending has not changed.

Community feedback, media investigation (notably by Target 8/WOOD TV), and Reddit discussions reflect ongoing public concern over transparency, loss of independent oversight, and possible forgery if the comptroller’s signature is being used without authorization. The city government’s internal reporting system remains active for reports of fraud, waste, and abuse, but current oversight functions appear weakened due to these staff and duty reallocations.

Overall, the controversy revolves around governance, transparency, and preserving independent checks on city finances—not a straightforward case of proven monetary corruption, but of power struggles and potential suppression of whistleblowing within city government.

Wanted to share a weird experience and see if anyone has had anything similar.

Occurred last Thursday around 12pm near Blanford nature center.

Some guy came to my door today, said he was with Enviorshield. Starts talking about my neighbors, how a bunch of them are “randomly getting sick.”

Not gonna lie, he looked pretty rough. Kinda had that junky vibe. He was real pushy about finding out who my pest control guy was. Took more effort than it should have to get him to leave.

I get that door knockers are a thing, but why would he bring up my neighbors being mysteriously sick? That’s the part I can’t shake. Wtf.

The indoor football team sounds great, but I love having a soccer team again with it being closer to downtown.

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/24261227

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/24260962

Pictured: “Grand Rapids Police Sgt. Jeff Dionne directs Emerson Wolfe, the safety organizer for the march, to step out of the street onto the sidewalk as they lead demonstrators down Ottawa Avenue toward Rosa Parks Circle on Saturday, March 8, 2025 during the “Unite and Resist” march for International Women’s Day in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.”

Several organizations gathered to table and rally at Women's March-led rally and march on Saturday.

Additional coverage:

• WoodTV8: ‘Encouraging’: Crowds gather in Grand Rapids for Women’s March
• MLive: Women’s Day march draws 100s of demonstrators to downtown Grand Rapids
• Fox17: 'This is what democracy looks like': Thousands march in Grand Rapids on International Women's Day

Obviously there's the stuff around Gaslight village, but is there anything especially interesting to do besides the stuff around that area? Even around the EGR area, maybe not properly inside it?

Has anyone ventured into GR and checked out Art Prize?

It's raining. That's all.

What are some of your favorite GR restaurants that you think more people should know about?

I set up this community mostly because r/grandrapids went private as a part of the ongoing protest (which I fully support) and I missed having a place to see what’s going on around town. Hopefully we can get at least a small portion of that here.

If anybody stumbles upon this and knows of a better alternative, let me know!