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“It’s not affordable for me”
The Tri-Cities were once hidden gems for Atlantans in search of close-knit communities and reasonably priced housing ...
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‘Unfortunate inevitabilities’: A reflection on deaths at The Melody, Atlanta’s apartment complex for unhoused people
The Melody, located at 184 Forsyth Street, is the pilot project for the city of Atlanta’s effort — the rapid rehousing ...
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What Atlanta’s zoning rewrite will (and won’t) do
It’s been more than 40 years since Atlanta updated its zoning code, since before the Beltline and even before the Olympics.
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Advocacy groups demand Atlanta City Council seek public input on Inspector General reform bill
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund and four local watchdog groups said the bill would sharply curtail the independent investigative ...
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Atlanta Ethics Office raises concerns over changes proposed in City Council bill
Atlanta’s Ethics Officer, Jabu Sengova, raised concerns for the first time last week about a proposed city council bill that ...
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One year in, can Atlanta’s ‘rapid rehousing’ push hit 500 units?
One year after the city of Atlanta’s new rapid rehousing initiative kicked off with The Melody, a shipping-container village ...
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Bill would gut Atlanta corruption watchdog’s independence
Draft legislation introduced during Monday’s Atlanta City Council meeting would substantially gut the independence and ...
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Association of Inspectors General urges city council to reject bill that curtails Atlanta’s corruption watchdog’s powers
The national group expressed “grave concerns” at legislation set to go before a city council committee Wednesday ...
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Explainer: How the Georgia Legislature’s committee process works
Committees play a critical role in the Georgia legislative session, which kicked off Jan. 13. These smaller groups of ...
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City Council committee pushed forward a bill curtailing inspector general’s powers
All but two of the Finance and Executive Committee’s (FEC) seven voting members approved the move. Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari, who co-signed the legislation, voted against it, while Councilmember ...