The plan for the parking deck at Grant Park is headed to court, says the attorney who tried to convince the Atlanta Tree Conservation Commission that there’s fault in a plan that calls for chopping down 131 trees.
Author Archives: Maggie Lee
Maggie Lee is a freelance reporter who's been covering Georgia and metro Atlanta government and politics since 2008.
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Atlanta mayoral candidates sketch plans for arts spending
Atlantans packed a room at the Woodruff Arts Center on Monday night for a performance that can only happen every four years — Atlanta mayoral candidates bidding for the votes of art lovers.
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Committee for a Better Atlanta scores city candidates
A group of Atlanta’s and Georgia’s business and civic heavyweights have given out their scores on the dozens of folks running for city leadership this year. Five mayoral candidates got a rating of “excellent” from the Committee for a Better Atlanta.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 5
Voters in parts of Atlanta from Downtown to East Lake have a choice for their District 5 City Council seat this year: a veteran of City Hall or a first-time candidate. City services and the cost of housing top are top issues, the candidates say.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Liliana Bakhtiari
Atlanta City Council would be Liliani Bakhtiari’s first elected office. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? My biggest concern is the lack of proactive leadership in my district. Instead of waiting for living conditions to become bad enough for residents to come […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Natalyn Archibong
Attorney Natalyn Archibong was first elected to Atlanta City Council in 2001. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern about your district? A: I would say that looking at my inbox, the meetings that I’ve attended all across the district, delivery of city services is the universal concern … be it the condition of […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate profiles: District 2
Parts of Atlanta from Downtown to Little Five Points are going to get a new City Council member in an election this year that’s attracted more than $200,000 in donations, and talk about affordability, homelessness, taxes and planning.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Stephon Ferguson
Stephon Ferguson is a communications professional who is also known for evocative recreations of the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: Homelessness. Whatever affects one […]
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Atlanta ethics board: not changing mind on tickets for development agency
Atlanta’s Board of Ethics has voted not to reconsider a 2013 opinion that says the city’s development agency can’t get free premium tickets to Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Invest Atlanta board signals approval for bonds, breaks for Turner Field builds
The first phase of Turner Field redevelopment looks to be on track for city bonds and tax abatements after votes by the board of Atlanta’s development authority.
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At large Atlanta City Council race attracts high-profile support
The race for Atlanta City Council between incumbent Michael Julian Bond and challenger Courtney English has attracted thousands of dollars in donations and now some well-known supporters.
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Atlanta mayoral hopefuls talk traffic, transit fixes
Last year, Atlanta voters approved new sales taxes to pay for transportation and transit builds. This year, mayoral candidates are talking about what they would do in a city that’s raising cash, is predicting a lot of new residents and that aims to attract big employers.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Zelda Jackson
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Zelda Jackson is a resident of Downtown and has worked for elected officials at several levels of government. Atlanta City Council would be her first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district? A: I think my No. 1 concern would […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Amir Farokhi
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Amir Farokhi has been a lawyer and worked for nonprofits. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district specifically? A: … The district itself is fairly diverse in neighborhoods and needs. I think there […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Nick Mulkey
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Nick Mulkey, a Downtown resident, is a former staffer at the city’s economic development agency. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: Specifically for my district, it would have to be […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Lauren Welsh
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Lauren Welsh works in marketing and communications for nonprofits. Atlanta City Council would be her first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district specifically? A: Development without community voice and community input. We’re supposed to double in population in 20 […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate profiles: District 1
In one of the more crowded races for Atlanta City Council this year, five folks including the incumbent are looking for votes in parts of southeast Atlanta from Downtown to Lakewood.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Carla Smith
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Voters first sent incumbent Carla Smith to Atlanta City Council to represent District 1 in 2001. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 1? A: Quality of life. For me, quality of life is all-encompassing. It is everything because one of the problems […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Ron Aribo
Ron Aribo is an operations officer in the U.S. Army Reserves and is an analyst for the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your number one concern for your district specifically? A: Equity among the public schools in […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Mo Ivory
Moriama “Mo” Ivory is a lawyer, activist and media personality making her first run for office in a bid for the Atlanta City Council District 1 seat. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district? A: Representation for all of the people that live in the district and not for just the […]
