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What We’re Reading – Saturday, December 26, 2015

December 26, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

To access links, pls click on full post. DeKalb CEO’s Right-hand Man Calls it Quits after Channel 2 investigation WSBTV Channel 2 television news http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/dekalb-ceos-right-hand-man-calls-it-quits-after-ch/npqzD/ An Attempt to split Fulton County into Two is Back Again Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/12/23/an-attempt-to-split-fulton-county-into-two-is-back-again/ Development Squeeze Keeps Pinching Cheshire Bridge (Alfredo’s restaurant) Project Q Atlanta www.projectq.us/atlanta/development_squeeze_keeps_pinching_cheshire_bridge Rep. Peake […]

Santa, Peopletown Residents Carol to Save Homes from Eminent Domain

December 26, 2015 APN NEWS Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — It’s that time of the year, when Santa delivers coal and open records requests to naughty politicians at City Hall. On Friday, December 18, 2015, Peoplestown residents and their supporters gathered at Atlanta City Hall to sing re-purposed Christmas carols and delivered open records requests to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, City Councilwoman Carla Smith (District 1), […]

From Bowen Homes to College: “I Have a Dream” Students Home for Holidays

December 25, 2015 APN NEWS Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Sequoyah Smith, a junior at the University of Alabama, is home with her family for winter break. She’s an early childhood education major with dreams of opening up a child development center when she graduates. Her story sounds like so many other college students, but in her family she will not only be the first to […]

Residents, Advocates Criticize Selection of GSU to Redevelop Turner Field

December 24, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON 5 comments

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(APN) ATLANTA — Two and a half months after officially putting Turner Field up for sale, the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA) has selected a bidder––Georgia State University. “The writing was on the wall that GSU was always going to win this particular bid. There’s not a lot of people in the market for a gently used stadium,” […]

What We’re Reading – Sunday, December 20, 2015

December 20, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

To access links, pls click on full post. Mayor Kasim Reed Favors Half Cent Sales Tax for MARTA Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/atlanta-mayor-kasim-reed-favors-half-cent-sales-tax-for-marta/ Atlanta Financial Experts Weigh in on Fed’s Decision to Raise Interest Rates Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/12/16/atlanta-financial-experts-weigh-in-on-feds.html Kasim Reed: Atlanta Magazine’s Annexation Story Perpetuates a Form of Bigotry Atlanta Magazine http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/reed-atlanta-magazines-annexation-story-perpetuates-a-form-of-bigotry/ Former DeKalb CEO Considers a […]

State Senate, House Study Committees on Cityhood, Annexation Release Reports

December 20, 2015 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Study Committees of the Georgia Senate and House, created to study and make recommendations regarding annexation, deannexation, and incorporation in Georgia, have published their final reports. The House Committee report contains few recommendations, while the Senate report contains several specific recommendations. The committees were created to deal with increasing questions and concerns among legislators about […]

What We’re Reading – Saturday, December 19, 2015

December 19, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

To access links, pls click on full post. Atlanta Police Sergeants Get Pay Raises Capital Vision blog, Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/12/atlanta-police-sergeants-get-pay-raises.html Discussion over Proposal to Review Police in Cobb County Gets Heated WSBTV channel 2 television news http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/discussion-over-proposal-review-police-gets-headed/npmyb/ Another Georgia Democrat Passes on a Senate Bid (Michael Sterling) Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/12/18/another-georgia-democrat-passes-on-a-senate-bid/ Georgia Children’s Hospital […]

U.S. Southern Delegates Both Laud And Denounce Historic Climate Agreement

December 19, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON Leave a comment

Photograph via Creative Commons. (APN) ATLANTA — World leaders have reached an historic agreement to address climate change, with input––and pressure––from local delegations the world over, including from Atlanta, Georgia, and throughout the U.S. South. The agreement, signed by 196 countries including the United States, sets a goal of keeping global temperatures from rising more than two degrees […]

Cannon, Long Responses to HD 58 Special Election Questionnaire

December 16, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES 2 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Former State Rep. Ralph Long (D-Atlanta), Park Cannon, and Kwame Thompson have qualified for the House District 58 Special Election taking place on January 19, 2016. As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, former State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) resigned to take a position with Lambda Legal. Rep. Long previously served in the Legislature and […]

Georgians Rally to Welcome Refugees, Denounce Deal’s Xenophobia

December 15, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON One comment

With reporting contributed by Rob Steven. Photograph by Steve Eberhardt. (APN) STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia — Anti-refugee politicians like Gov. Nathan Deal do not speak for everyone: that was the message of a rally held on December 12, 2015 in Stone Mountain, where 150 people expressed support for bringing Syrian refugees to Georgia. “We are here to to denounce […]

What We’re Reading – Tuesday, December 15, 2015

December 15, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

Pls click on full post to access links: #### Carter: Cancer is Gone Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/carter-cancer-is-gone/npdFQ/ GBI Awaits Autopsy in Shooting Death of Clarkesville Mayor Fox 5 television news http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/57329158-story The New New Georgia Project: Stacey Abrams’s 10 Million Dollar Plan to Double Down on Voter Registration Atlanta Magazine http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/the-new-new-georgia-project-stacey-abramss-10-million-plan-to-double-down-on-voter-registration Macy’s to Close at North DeKalb […]

Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission Rejects In-state Cultivation

December 15, 2015 GLORIA TATUM 2 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — The last hearing of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission was held December 09, 2015 in Atlanta. The Commission developed four recommendations to be presented to Gov. Nathan Deal later this month. The Commission voted against in state cultivations, the vote was 9 to 5. All law enforcement officials on the Commission opposed in-state growth because […]

PSC Members Rest Eyes, Ban Critical Testimony During Vogtle Hearing (UPDATE 1)

December 14, 2015 GLORIA TATUM 7 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia Public Service Commissioners struggled to maintain a quorum, and apparently also to stay awake, at Georgia Power’s thirteenth semi-annual Vogtle Construction Monitoring Report (VCM) hearing on December 10, 2015. Two photographs show Commissioner Stan Wise (District 5) resting his eyes, during one of the many instances in which Atlanta Progressive News observed Wise rest his […]

What We’re Reading – Monday, December 14, 2015

December 14, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

Pls click on full post to access links. Mayor Says City Not Unserious about Building Monrial (Sandy Springs) Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2015/12/mayor-says-city-not-unserious-about-building.html Ethics Complaints Filed over DeKalb Secret Account (Commissioner Stan Watson) Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/ethics-complaints-filed-over-dekalb-secret-account/npgZ3/ Qualifying Begins for First Tucker City Council Elections Decaturish http://www.decaturish.com/2015/12/qualifying-begins-for-first-tucker-city-council-elections/ How a Georgia Republican Won a Solidly Democratic District Politics Blog, […]

What We’re Reading – Sunday, December 13, 2015

December 13, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

Atlanta BeltLine Receives Approval for the First Long Range Public Transit Plan for the City Beltline blog http://beltline.org/2015/12/09/atlanta-beltline-receives-approval-for-the-first-long-range-public-transit-plan-for-the-city/ Atlanta Home to Largest Permeable Pavers Project in U.S. WABE radio news http://news.wabe.org/post/atlanta-home-largest-permeable-pavers-project-us Studies Show Big Risks for Georgia in Religious Freedom Bill Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription only) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/opponents-studies-show-big-risks -for-ga-in-religio/npRM5/ Vogtle at 65 Billion and Counting Safe Energy http://safeenergy.org/2015/08/03/vogtle-at-65-billion-and-counting/ […]

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