In their last action together, Atlanta City Council approved a bill to consolidate three city pension fund boards. Litigation may follow.
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Election day in Atlanta: where to go, what’s on the ballot
Tuesday is election day in what will almost certainly be two rounds of Atlanta and Fulton county polling. Find links to your sample ballot, your polling place and candidate lists here.
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Atlanta independent committees begin campaign spending
As Atlanta candidates scramble to file their financial disclosures, Georgia’s so-called “independent committees” are raising money and starting to spend it too.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 12
Atlanta City Council District 12’s incumbent councilwoman faces three challengers in this year’s election to represent an area that runs from Pittsburgh and Fort McPherson all the way south and east to the city limits.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Diana Watley
Atlanta City Council District 12 would be Diana Watley’s first elected office. She did not reply to multiple voice mails or emails sent to the phone number and email address specified in her campaign registration documents. Campaign website Back to Atlanta City Council District 12 candidate profiles
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Joyce Sheperd
Joyce Sheperd was first elected to Atlanta City Council District 12 in 2004. Reached by phone, she acknowledged Saporta Report’s request for comment, but said she had to consider how much SR covers District 12 before she decided whether to take part. She did not reply to a subsequent email. Campaign website Back to Atlanta […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Michael Jackson
Atlanta City Council District 12 would be Michael Jackson’s first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website A: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 12? Q: My number one concern for district 12 is that it’s without a true Council person that shows concern for the communities and its citizens. […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Randy Gibbs
Atlanta City Council District 12 would be Randy Gibbs’ first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 12? A: My No. 1 concern is the poor leadership and representation. I think that it leads to poor quality of life. I think it also leads to the fact that we don’t […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 11
By Maggie Lee Parts of southwest Atlanta like Cascade, Campbelltown Road and Greenbriar are going to get a new City Council member this year. The eight folks running say their concerns are things like jobs, poverty, preservation, safety and getting ready for the growth that’s coming to southwest Atlanta. Incumbent District 11 Councilwoman Keisha Lance […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Georgianne Thomas
Atlanta City Council would be Georgianne Thomas’ first elected office. She sent her regrets for missing an Oct. 6 deadline to speak to Saporta Reprt, saying her focus has been on getting votes. Campaign website Back to Atlanta City Council District 11 candidate profiles
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Marci Overstreet
Atlanta City Council District 11 would be Marci Overstreet’s first elected office. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: I’m motivated to serve my community as its Council member because my neighbors and I have agreed that our legacy community is worth […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Brionté McCorkle
Some comments have been lightly edited for clarity. Atlanta City Council District 11 would be Brionté McCorkle’s first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 11? A: A: One of the biggest things to me is that there’s a lot of change that has been long-awaited that is coming to […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Edith Ladipo
Some comments have been lightly edited for clarity. Atlanta City Council District 11 would be Edith Ladipo’s first elected office. Campaign website Q: What is your No. 1 concern for your district? A: My main concern is the disinvestment in the community, the deterioration and blighted conditions. All of these are intertwined with the issue […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: LaTarsha Holden
Some comments have been lightly edited for clarity. Atlanta City Council would be LaTarsha Holden’s first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district? A: To bring job training and jobs to the residents of District 11. Q: What could you as a Council member do about that, what are […]
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Atlanta City Council Candidate Q and A: Anthony Johnson
Some comments have been condensed or lightly edited for brevity or clarity. Atlanta City Council wouldn’t be Anthony Johnson’s first elected office. He briefly served in the Alabama state Legislature. Campaign website Q: What is your No. 1 concern for your district specifically (as opposed to the city as a whole?) A: My No. 1 […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Debra F. Harris
Some answers have been lightly edited for clarity. Atlanta City Council would be Debra F. Harris’ first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 11? A: My concern for District 11 is the current infrastructure, mainly streets and sidewalk improvements and cleaning of our city of Atlanta [road and driveway] […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Harold Hardnett
Harold Hardnett, reached via phone, was asked to participate in Saporta Report’s Q and A, but did not respond to a subsequent email by an Oct. 6 deadline. Campaign website Back to Atlanta City Council District 11 candidate profiles
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 10
Parts of northwest and southwest Atlanta will get a new City Council member in an upcoming election. The candidates say some of their biggest concerns are blighted properties, quality of life, public safety, jobs and homelessness.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Andrea Boone
Andrea Boone is a City Hall veteran, as Kasim Reed’s Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services; and before that, a top aide to Councilman C.T. Martin. She spoke to the Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: At the top of my list for […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Beverly Rice
Beverly Rice is an educator who is also board chair of Quest Communities Development Organization, a nonprofit that develops supportive housing. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: When I look into the eyes of hungry children who are living in poverty […]
