District 5 residents face an unenviable choice: Elect Detroit Police Commissioner Willie Burton, 46, best known for his antics as a member of that board, or Indian Village resident and Chrysler retiree Renata Miller, 57, whose record we’ll politely describe as “troubled.”

Sprawling District 5 spans Detroit’s east and west sides, a span of neighborhoods like Indian Village, Boston Edison, Dexter-Linwood and Pingree Park, half of downtown and parts of Midtown. The seat has been held since 2014 by Mary Sheffield, now the frontrunner in this year's mayoral race.

In the District 5 August primary, the Free Press Editorial Board endorsed Esther Haugabook, an expert in real estate and housing policy who has worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Michigan State Ho

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