Your weekly ATL politics briefing, July 30

After a long week on the Atlanta news beat, King, Sylvia, and Aja are back for our weekly briefing. Updates on #StopCopCity, the matter of mask mandates, Sylvia’s new candidate alert, and a much needed status update on the mental health of our staff is what we bring in this episode.

For more context on Aja’s #StopCopCity update:
Mainline’s Twitter thread explaining the “public input sessions” by Atlanta Police Foundation: https://twitter.com/mainlinezine/status/1420883863023230976

Mainline’s Twitter thread containing important screenshots of APF slide show, with context: https://twitter.com/mainlinezine/status/1420891205223604229

A thread explaining APF’s disinformation regarding native species in the forest: https://twitter.com/strixus/status/1416555505569382405

A straight recording of the Q&A session of APF’s session on July 29: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zyqpk3jifj1o5xs/07-29%20APF%20Q%26A_DeKalb%20session.mp3?dl=0

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