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 […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Bill Powell
Bill Powell has worked in transportation project planning and management in several agencies and now works with governments as a federal project reviewer. The District 1 Atlanta City Council seat would be his first elected office. He spoke to the Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district? […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Oz Hill
After retiring from the U.S. Army, Oswald “Oz” Hill went to work as a consultant — and later as a city of Atlanta staff member — working in emergency preparedness, disaster mitigation, security planning and other areas. He’s now running for Atlanta City Council District 1 and spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate profiles: Post 2 at large
The race for a vacant at large City Council seat has attracted three men who are talking about ideas like free pre-K, decriminalizing marijuana and building a more equitable Atlanta.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Bret R. Williams
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Bret Williams is a former federal prosecutor and is now in private legal practice. City Council would be the first elected post for the Virginia Highlands resident. Campaign website Q: What is your No. 1 concern for the city? A: Crime. … There are a couple […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Cory Ruth
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Cory Ruth is a partner at Mergence Global, an IT consulting firm. Atlanta City Council would be the first elected post for the Buckhead resident. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the city? A: …If I had to choose a legacy item that […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Matt Westmoreland
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Matt Westmoreland was elected to the Atlanta Board of Education in 2013. Before that, the Midtown resident taught at Carver High School. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the city? A: Equity and economic mobility. …I was born and raised in Atlanta, graduated […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate profiles: Post 1 at large
All Atlanta voters have a say on this question in November: whether to transfer an Atlanta school board member over to City Council or opt for the candidate who’s represented all or part of the city on council for more than a decade.
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Atlanta City Council Candidate Q and A: Courtney English
Courtney English was first elected to the board of Atlanta Public Schools in 2009. In 2014, he was elected its chair. Now he’s running for Atlanta City Council’s as a citywide candidate for Post 1.
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Three on Atlanta City Council angle for president duties
The three Atlanta City Council members who sat before an audience in a northwest Atlanta church Wednesday night are all seeking a promotion to a higher office — and said what they’d like to leave as a legacy.
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Nearly $600,000 raised in contest to lead Atlanta City Council
Three members of Atlanta City Council are asking voters to promote them to president of the body. The three have reported raising almost $600,000 in total campaign funds.
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New Atlanta forum to seek strategies to improve city
Atlanta has an additional citywide forum to discuss civic concerns, this one created by Atlanta City Councilmember Michael Julian Bond to focus on policy affairs.
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Atlanta Streetcar to get conduct code: No vaping, spitting, or evading fare
Just as MARTA has its Ride With Respect code of conduct, the Atlanta Streetcar could soon have its own conduct code that outlaws everything from evading a fare, to spitting, to vaping an electronic cigarette.
