Ok. So on the same day that Riley Bunch publishes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Andre Dickens won't allow the public or media to be present for his task force on #copcity @JohnRuchAtlanta publishes in the SaportaReport that someone at Georgia Tech had Alex Ip 葉清霖 is alexip718.bsky.social's reporting removed.

How important is it for the City to protect the investments made by homeowners who want to maintain ATL's "suburbs in the city" vibe? How important is that, versus building multifamily infill that calms the housing-cost spikes caused by limited home supply in hot n'hoods?

Thirty-one months ago, Atlanta City Council unanimously adopted legislation — sponsored by 14 of us — calling on Development Authority of Fulton County to stop issuing tax abatements inside Atlanta. Tomorrow, that body will have the chance to reject a particularly egregious request. (1)

Today on #CloserLookWABE with Rose Scott: A Georgia Tech environmental engineering student fact checked City of Atlanta, GA on the controversial Public Safety Training Center. Find out what he said was true & false at 1pm & 7pm on WABE News and WABE.org

Every damn day in this town.

How does the City deal with affluent neighbors negotiating in bad faith? Apparently incorporating their bad faith demands and effectively killing a project. Utterly shameful. If anyone wonders where all the urban republicans went, they joined their local n’hood association.

for a city and region aspiring to be a #worldclass cultural and entertainment destination to be brought to its knees by two concerts, telling people to stay home for lack of transportation choices, should be a humbling moment of truth and a call to action bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2…

what moves me about #stopcopcity is the radical imagination, optimism, and love people have for #atlanta, and their testimonies about what they want and need to truly thrive not fear may this love and courage mobilize into the overthrowing of strongholds/regimes

This is good news! The newest MARTA board member is Sagirah Jones who works with Propel ATL as an advocate for safe streets. It's nice to have someone on the board who's very aware on the needs of people who are getting around Atlanta without of car! ajc.com/news/commuting…

“I don’t find it real impressive,” Judge Altman said of the case against Atlanta Solidarity Fund, adding, “there’s not a lot of meat on the bones of thousands of dollars going to illegal activities.” By me and Rick Rojas, for The New York Times: nytimes.com/2023/06/02/us/…

“Atlanta has to set the bar for what freedom of speech looks like,” said Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari Bakhtiari. “The state’s actions against us, and what they are conducting in our city, I find to be a direct threat to that legacy and to the spirit of what Atlanta is.” nytimes.com/2023/06/02/us/…

Atlanta, I love you, but you’re breaking my heart. Why would anyone ever bother again with any level of community engagement when it’s so easily dismissed by private money and backroom deals? #theatlantaway is thriving during a time when i had so much hope for our leaders. 💔

#BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement saying they never designated any specific group connected to protests of Atlanta’s proposed public safety training facility as domestic terrorists. bit.ly/3J3brDw

Again, impossible to have 300 acres of green space, as I reported for The Xylom back in February. How many times do we have to do this? thexylom.com/post/fact-chec…

Thank you Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari for fighting for us. I am grateful for your dedication and true understanding of being a public servant.

Classism. Racism. Ageism. Ableism. Climate denial. No matter how we rationalize the wasteful destruction of nature through car-scaled urban sprawl, or how we rationalize the act of robbing people of chances to live with dignity unless they can drive, those evils are at the core.

Must read from Your Next Best Friend on Cop City. Lots of great background to explain how we got here.

Tucker City Council passes nondiscrimination ordinance after mayor leaves the room decaturish.com/2023/06/tucker…

World class city 🤦‍♀️

Been a customer of Wells Fargo since 1996 and now y’all want to start charging a $25 monthly fee? Time to find a new bank.