Blue city looks to halt homeless encampment sweeps

City of Atlanta advances legislation to temporarily ban homeless encampment sweeps
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta City Council is one step closer to putting a temporarily ban on encampment sweeps. It follows the tragic death of Cornelius Taylor who was recently killed during an encampment sweep on Jan. 16.
Atlanta mayor backs moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps, calls for policy review after man’s death
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is backing a moratorium on clearing homeless encampments and called for a review of city policy on caring for the unhoused after a man died during an encampment sweep last week.
Blue city looks to halt homeless encampment sweeps after city truck crushes sleeping man
A 49-year-old homeless man died earlier this month after a homeless camp was being cleared by the city of Atlanta. Witnesses said a city truck crushed him.
Moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps green-lit by Atlanta committee following man's death
It comes in the wake of Cornelius Taylor's death, who was killed on Jan. 16 as City of Atlanta crews attempted to clear a homeless encampment.
Police report sheds light on incident leading up to man’s death during Atlanta homeless encampment sweep
An Atlanta Police Department incident report is shedding light on the death of Cornelius Taylor, the man killed by an Atlanta Public Works truck during a sweep of a homeless encampment on Jan. 16.
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Atlanta City Council wants residents to weigh in on inspector general changes
Inspector General Shannon Manigault (center) listens as task force members (background) confer during the first meeting of a task force established to review the inspector general ...
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South Fulton City Council orders audit on mayor’s alleged overspending of taxpayer dollars
There are new allegations against the mayor of South Fulton, accusing him of misusing taxpayer dollars. “I am so distressed ...
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Protesters in Georgia call for end to homeless camp sweeps after man killed by bulldozer
Protesters are demanding the city of Atlanta end sweeps of homeless camps after a city bulldozer ran over a tent and killed ...
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Office parks were a strength of Atlanta’s suburbs. Now, some are tearing them down
What happens to office space in a post-pandemic world has often centered on what to do about high-rise workplaces in the downtowns of major cities, such as Atlanta.
BLM activist-turned-mayor in Georgia accused of using $26K for unauthorized purchases, including overseas trip
The mayor, first elected to the city council in 2017, claimed to WSB-TV the criticism is “a smear campaign” motivated by ...
Atlanta set a new record Tuesday | Here's how much snow fell in other parts of the metro
ATLANTA — A southern storm system brought a quick shot of snowfall to parts of north and central Georgia Tuesday. This was a different storm than our January 10th storm. This one brought lower snow ...
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Tuesday's winter storm results in record snowfall in Atlanta, surrounding areas
An unusual winter storm swept through the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing significant and even once-in-a-lifetime snowfall to ...
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Portfolio: in ‘The Makeshift City,’ Joshua Dudley Greer depicts Atlanta in flux
In his new book, The Makeshift City (GOST Books, 2024), Georgia State photography instructor Joshua Dudley Greer tells the ...
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Georgia under state of emergency order as winter storm approaches
Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Georgia on Monday in preparation for winter weather that could bring up to 2 ...
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is considering a run for governor of Georgia
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta who ushered the city through COVID and the George Floyd uprising in May ...