After more than a century of status quo candidates, Atlanta’s mayoral race now includes a historic newcomer: Brittney Geter, Atlanta\’s first Black trans woman mayoral candidate in its 173 year history. ATLANTA — The lives of Black transgender women should […]
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An internal document obtained by The Mainline on Mon., Aug. 16, shows Atlanta Police Foundation\’s response to new amendments introduced by Atlanta City Council on ground lease legislation for Cop City ATLANTA — An internal memo addressed to Atlanta City
A look into Operation Shield—Atlanta’s own surveillance network making it the most surveilled city in the U.S. ATLANTA – On June 21, the Atlanta City Council adopted an ordinance sponsored by Councilwoman Andrea Boone (District 10) that would help expand
ATLANTA — On July 5, the ATL Homeless Union (AHU) made history by forming their union and protesting at City Hall at the Atlanta Student Memorial, a monument in honor of nonviolent demonstrations. Atlanta Police Department (APD) reacted by violently
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Updated on Tue., July 6 at 2:50 a.m. EST: We have confirmed that nine protesters were arrested on the scene at City Hall, with at least one protester checked into Grady after sustaining a head injury by Atlanta police. Sources
ATLANTA — On Mon., June 7 — the same day that the Atlanta City Council unanimously voted to increase the Atlanta Police Department budget, District 12 Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd introduced an ordinance to allow Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to issue a
Councilmember Sheperd holds brief press conference at police precinct during council meeting, absent during portions of public comment ATLANTA — During today’s finance executive committee meeting in Atlanta City Council, council members reviewed Joyce Sheperd’s newly introduced ordinance, 21-O-0367, which
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ATLANTA — On Mon., June 7, Atlanta City Council moved to pass the budget for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) proposed by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. The new fiscal year will begin on July 1. The total budget for FY22 general
ATLANTA — Over the past year, racial justice has been at the forefront of newspaper headlines. Countless articles have started with positioning George Floyd’s death as a breaking point for calls for racial justice, the end to police brutality, and
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ATLANTA — During the last regular city council meeting on Mon., June 7, Councilmember Joyce Sheperd introduced an ordinance authorizing Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to lease approximately 381 acres of city property to the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) for the
