Georgia is in the thick of the abortion access battle being waged at the Supreme Court, which now includes an explicit call for justices to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision.
Author Archives: David Pendered
David Pendered, Managing Editor, is an Atlanta journalist with more than 30 years experience reporting on the region’s urban affairs, from Atlanta City Hall to the state Capitol. Since 2008, he has written for print and digital publications, and advised on media and governmental affairs. Previously, he spent more than 26 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and won awards for his coverage of schools and urban development. David graduated from North Carolina State University and was a Western Knight Center Fellow.
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Atlanta’s mayor: Discussions of the power of office, and legacy of Maynard Jackson
The potential and the power of the Atlanta mayor’s office was on display Wednesday at two venues – a forum for five mayoral candidates, and a book talk on Atlanta’s 1996 Summer Olympic Games that highlights then-Mayor Maynard Jackson’s vision for Atlanta during and after the games.
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London’s version of the Gulch has new project by firm hired for Atlanta’s Gulch
The London-based design firm brought in to collaborate on the design of the Gulch is fresh off a major project that retooled a section of London that compares to Downtown Atlanta.
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DeKalb County’s sewage leaks: Federal judge fed up with EPA delays
A federal judge is fed up with the EPA’s delays regarding the pending update to DeKalb County’s mandate to stop leaking untreated sewage into waterways. The judge on July 16 ordered a final report by mid August, or a full accounting of the delay.
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Atlanta’s rising impact fees: A regulatory cost adding to housing affordability woes
Atlanta on Sept. 1 is to begin its program to more than triple the cost of impact fees charged to new houses. The fee hike represents one nettlesome issue around housing affordability.
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Expulsion of Dreamers – 16,000 in metro Atlanta – possible without permanent solution
Christian Olvera offered a few words of resolve to Dreamers who, like him, suffered another setback when a federal judge in Texas ruled the Obama-era DACA program unlawful.
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Cumberland Island: Preservation becomes personal
At some point, environmental issues can become personal. That’s become the case at Cumberland Island, where Karen Grainey has declared her opposition to a dock that her allies think could be a precursor for a 10-house subdivision on the nationally protected island.
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Human rights: Decatur cannon, unmarked graves of First Nation children in Canada
Advocates of the call to remove a cannon from the Decatur Square, used in the expulsion of Native Americans from Georgia, are now framing the cannon in the context of international human rights.
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Atlanta’s housing friction: Near $718,000 spec house, signs state ‘Stop Gentrification’
Two stunning signs of gentrification now appear on a street in a legacy Black neighborhood south of the state Capitol that had the nation’s highest foreclosure rate during the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009.
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Housing lots near MARTA stations could be developed with condos, under ATL plan
To encourage construction of apartment buildings near some MARTA rail stations, Atlanta is considering a proposal to allow apartments and condos to be built on more than 1,800 parcels of land now reserved for houses, duplexes and small multifamily structures.
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Atlanta’s Gulch redevelopment advances with city funding, court ruling
Atlanta is moving forward with its commitments to redevelop the Gulch in Downtown Atlanta into a mini city, with approval Tuesday of a $14 million payment to retool a building into space for city government workers.
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Atlanta parks: New money for Cascade Springs, lockbox for Chattahoochee RiverLands
Cascade Springs Nature Preserve received $300,000 Tuesday to help fund improvements at a park that was thrust into the limelight when Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms met there with WABE’s Rose Scott to talk about her decision to not seek reelection.
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Atlanta voices rise in national debates over racism in the economy
Atlanta has a significant presence in the national debate over the future of Black-owned farms and properties, as well as the Federal Reserve’s role in discussing racism in the economy, which is being challenged by the Senate Banking Committee.
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Independence Day: Founding documents remind of words of freedom amid slavery
As premises of equality embedded in the nation’s founding documents arise anew in discussion, a rare copy of the Declaration that has a connection to Georgia has sold for a record price. And a related document is coming back on the market.
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100 Black Men of Atlanta named ‘2020 Large Chapter of the Year’
100 Black Men of Atlanta has been named the “2020 Large Chapter of the Year” by the national organization, 100 Black Men of America, for its leadership in four focus areas that continued despite the challenges of this past year.
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Deadline is Saturday for public comments on planned express lanes along Ga. 400
Saturday is the deadline for public comments on the executive summary that provides details on the planned six year, $1.3 billion construction project for a network of express lanes that are to reach along Ga. 400 from MARTA’s North Springs Station into Forsyth County.
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Innovative financing of Ga. 400 express lanes helps state’s planned $1.1 billion borrowing
Georgia’s routine borrowing of $1.1 billion in July is benefitting from the state’s decision to seek private-sector funding for the express lane megaproject to be built along Ga. 400, according to New York credit analysts.
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Three women named to lead schools in Georgia Tech’s College of Design
The three women who this summer take office as chairs of three schools at Georgia Tech’s College of Design continue both a tradition of academic excellence and the growing role of women in fields that once had been the domains of men, according to the dean of the college.
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Atlanta begins hearings on housing density as one developer offers ‘model’ project
As Atlanta on Monday takes steps to increase residential density, a proposed development in Northwest Atlanta would create up to 455 dwellings on 36 acres. Supporters contend the 12-unit-per-acre project represents the city’s future in terms of density and affordability.
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More lending for affordable housing, blighted areas may result from Supreme Court ruling
Lending practices for affordable housing and underserved communities are among the topics expected to rise to the forefront at the nation’s biggest housing finance institutions following a ruling Wednesday by the U.S. Supreme Court.
