A campaign for Novato City Council — District 2 — Election day Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Not talk. A record.

Mike isn't waiting for a council seat to start doing the work. He's already in print and making national news for doing it: calling out the spending, naming the problems, and fighting for the fixes.

Bloomberg Law—Jan 23, 2026

‘I Can’t Breathe.’ Police Use Restraint With Fatal Results

A national Bloomberg Law investigation found 41 deaths after police used the WRAP restraint, with officers ignoring the manufacturer's instructions in 32 of them. Mike is featured throughout — the brother who pulled the body-camera videos and put the questions no agency wanted to answer on the record.

Read it on Bloomberg Law

Marin Valley Mobile Country Club in Novato

Novato Patch—Sep 9, 2026

Novato Can Keep Its Word on Marin Valley

In 1997, Novato bought the Marin Valley Mobile Country Club with a promise: once the acquisition debt was paid off, the park would go to a nonprofit run for its residents. That debt is paid in 2027. Mike's position is simple — the city should keep the word it gave, not quietly hold onto the park as a permanent asset.

Read it on Novato Patch

A WRAP restraint device shown in the Patch article about Mike Little's policy fight

Novato Patch—Sep 4, 2026

Three Police Agencies Changed Their WRAP Restraint Policies. Here's Why I Fought for It.

Mike's brother Josh died after law enforcement used a WRAP restraint device. Mike went to work — and three local police agencies have now agreed to change their WRAP policies: mandatory monitoring, body-camera recording, and limits on the dangerous positions that put people at risk. It's the clearest example of what Mike does when something is wrong.

Read it on Novato Patch

Novato Patch—Aug 25, 2026

Novato Is About to Spend $36 Million a Mile. Has Anyone Checked the Math?

Novato is set to approve a $24 million contract for Novato Boulevard — roughly $36 million a mile. Mike read the staff report and found dollar figures that don't match, cost-sharing with partner agencies that was never confirmed, potential conflicts of interest, and an unresolved eminent-domain dispute. His ask: check the math before signing.

Read it on Novato Patch

Novato Patch—Aug 17, 2026

Novato’s Homeless Advisory Committee Went Dark for Nine Months.

Novato's Housing and Homeless Committee simply stopped meeting from September 2024 to June 2025 — the exact window in which the council voted to close the Lee Gerner Park encampment without the committee's input. When a resident asked in writing about a potential $93 million state grant, the question sat unanswered for eight weeks; the city's answer was to form a separate ad hoc committee instead of replying. Mike's point: the committee exists to be used.

Read it on Novato Patch

Novato Patch—Aug 9, 2026

The Square: What Doing Nothing Is Costing You

The Square shopping center has sat neglected for years while the city waits. Mike's proposal is a vacant commercial property ordinance with escalating fines and liens — so the owner either maintains the seven-acre site or redevelops it, and doing nothing finally costs more than doing something.

Read it on Novato Patch

Pacific Sun—Jun 24, 2025

Brother’s Keeper: Marin Man Suing Police Over the Use of Body Restraint Device

The report on the fight that started it all. After his brother Josh — who lived with schizophrenia and died in 2024 — was repeatedly put in the WRAP full-body restraint by local police, Mike obtained the body-camera footage and sued Fairfax, Central Marin, and Novato PD. He asked for no money: only real policies, and an answer on whether the device risks positional asphyxiation.

Read it on Pacific Sun