WABE’s Rose Scott sat down for an exclusive interview with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to discuss the political career that led her to become Atlanta’s 60th mayor and her decision not to seek a second term. The “Closer Look” host joined “Morning Edition” to give a preview of the interview airing at 1 p.m. today and at 8 p.m. on ATL PBA 30.
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The forum will allow Atlanta mayoral, city council president and council candidates to introduce themselves and speak on critical issues. (Shutterstock)
ATLANTA Atlanta s 2021 mayoral candidates will have their first combined platform to share their vision for the city at a candidate forum scheduled for June 8.
The four publicly announced candidates vying for the top City Hall job City Council President Felecia Moore, Councilmembers Andre Dickens and Antonio Brown, and former City Hall deputy chief of staff Sharon Gay have confirmed that they will participate and respond to questions related to the Committee for a Better Atlanta s platform including critical issues of public safety, affordable housing, transportation, economic development and recovery, and sustainability, according to organizers.
Mayoral Candidate Who Supports Cutting Atlanta Police Funding Dragged by Car Thieves in Broad Daylight
An Atlanta city councilman running for mayor, who last year supported a measure to reduce city police funding by tens of millions of dollars, had his car stolen by children on Wednesday, he and police confirmed.
Councilman Antonio Brown had been attending a ceremony in northeastern Atlanta at 12 p.m. Wednesday when several children jumped into his vehicle and drove away, he said.
“You don’t immediately think, ‘Oh, these kids are going to steal my car,’” Brown told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, referring to the incident, adding that the thieves appeared to be children, although one of them “acted as though he had a gun.”