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ATLANTA (AP) â Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the cityâs second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate.
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GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! This could be the end of everything. So why don t we go? So why don t we go somewhere only we know? LET S GO TO PRESS.
IN LOCAL NEWS:
• Portland Commissioners Dan Ryan and Mingus Mapps are joining Mayor Wheeler (and against Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty s wishes) for a slow rollout of the Portland Police Response program which provides a non-police response to those in mental crisis or emergency calls about the homeless instead of immediately instituting it citywide. Local advocates see it as just another excuse to delay the police reform that the city council has already promised.
UpdatedFri, May 7, 2021 at 7:27 pm ET
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In an emotional letter released online, Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that her season as Mayor of Atlanta will end with just one term. (Marcus K. Garner | Patch)
ATLANTA Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told the City that it was time for her to leave office Friday morning as she fought back tears at a City Hall news conference. In the same way that it was very clear to me almost five years ago that I should run for mayor of Atlanta, it is abundantly clear to me today that it is time to pass the baton on to someone else, Bottoms said. This has been my highest honor to serve as Mayor.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she will not seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city’s second Black woman executive who months ago was among those President Joe Biden considered for his running mate.