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Atlanta Committee for Progress to Support Mayor Bottoms' Plan to Address Violent Crime Partnership between Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and business roundtable includes additional resources to accelerate the timeline for urgent public safety initiatives News provided by Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, with the support of the Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP), announced expanded and accelerated measures to reduce violent crime and improve public safety in the City of Atlanta.   The three-pronged approach integrates cri...

Share this article Share this article ATLANTA, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta Housing's Board of Commissioners Chair Christopher Edwards and Chief Executive Officer Eugene Jones announced the appointment of Dwayne C. Vaughn  as the agency's new General Counsel. In this role, Mr. Vaughn will work closely with the Board of Commissioners, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and executive team, providing legal leadership for AH's affordable housing and human development services initiatives. For more than two decades, Mr. Vaughn has practiced real estate, corporate, employme...

Fulton County’s newly elected Sheriff Pat Labat uses Atlanta’s mostly empty jail as overflow for county facilities. He told the city council Thursday, the purchase could help overcrowding at the county jail. The plan appeals to some city council members, but the Atlanta mayor’s office is not convinced. Sheriff Labat told council members the beleaguered Fulton County jail is over capacity by 13 percent. “Right now, we have a little over 234 people that are sleeping on what we call ‘boats,’” said Labat, referring to cot-like buckets on the floor. As former city corrections chief, ...

Bottoms and city council president set to square off in 2021 Atlanta election Author: Doug Richards Updated: 7:24 PM EST January 28, 2021 ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will face what she calls “robust” opposition in her re-election race this year.  City Council President Felicia Moore announced her candidacy on Thursday, citing government ethics and the city’s uptick in violent crime.   It will be the first hotly-contested mayoral election campaign Atlanta has seen since 1997. When Georgia House Speaker David Ralston introduced Atlanta ...

New details hint at possible challenger for Atlanta mayor's seat Council President Felicia Moore confirms to 11Alive she has filed paperwork to raise money for a run at the city's top seat. Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 9:21 AM EST January 24, 2021 ATLANTA — Atlanta's city council president has taken at least one step toward a possible challenge of Keisha Lance Bottoms for her seat as mayor. Felicia Moore's office confirmed to 11Alive that she filed a declaration of intent earlier in the week that would allow her to start fundraising for a mayoral bid...