Open Records complaints can be an excellent means of transparency. Unfortunately in Atlanta, we seem to interpret the law differently here. I referenced them previously…
I’ve taken an unexpected respite from writing for a minute as life has come at me fast in the last few weeks. First, I traveled…
Atlanta City Council voted, as expected, to approve the additional $67M $31M for Cop City. The vote was 11-4, with the four no votes being…
This week’s tragedy in Atlanta was horrible, yet not uncommon, sadly. I was actually pretty surprised about an active shooter situation making the news so…
In the past few days, the Atlanta Police Department has released its body camera footage and the audio accompanying it of the “clearing” of the…
This was the third and final scheduled town hall for Mayor Dickens. The location change was so abrupt that the pre-printed question forms still had…
I attended the second Town Hall for Mayor Dickens, this time at Peachtree Road Methodist. In contrast to the not-quite-filled pews of Cascade Methodist, Peachtree…
The City of Atlanta has named its new Commissioner of Planning, after long last, and she happens to be a white woman (h/t to John…
…Retaliation, rubber stamps, and red tape, essentially. The last time I wrote about the Atlanta Planning Advisory Board, I shared that I discovered (by attending…
The week after my SWAT tour within the Atlanta Citizens’ Police Academy was the ride along. Each member of the class was divided up into…