Author Archives: MATTHEW CHARLES

What We’re Reading – Tuesday, April 12, 2016

To access links, pls click on full post:   Atlanta’s Cookie-cutter apartment crazy: just add millennials Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/atlantas-cookie-cutter-apartment-craze-just-add-mi/nq3cN/   Building Boom Fuels New Northern March Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/business/building-boomlet-fuels-new-northern-march/nqztL/   Opinion: Creating New Cities Causes Social, Economic Fallout (John Matthews) Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/creating-new-cities-causes-social-economic-fallout/   Breaking the DeKalb Way Georgia Pol http://www.georgiapol.com/2016/04/11/breaking-the-dekalb-way/   Breaking the DeKalb Way Part Two […]

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Atlanta Wooing South Fulton Business Owners to Annex before Deadline

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(APN) ATLANTA — City of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is reaching out to business owners in unincorporated south Fulton County to discuss with them the time-sensitive possibility of annexing into the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.   Reed mailed a letter en masse to business owners in unincorporated south Fulton on April 01, 2016, a copy of […]

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APN Candidate Questionnaire, State Rep. Rahn Mayo, HD 84

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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 2016 Primary Election and Nonpartisan General Election, this article presents the responses to the Atlanta Progressive News Candidate Questionnaire by State Rep. Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur), the incumbent in House District 84.   State Rep. Mayo has a grade of B on the APN Legislature Combined Scorecard for 2014 and […]

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APN Candidate Q&A: State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver

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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 2016 Partisan Primary and Nonpartisan General Elections in Georgia, this article contains the answers to the Atlanta Progressive News Candidate Questionnaire by State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur).   State Rep. Oliver, a native Georgian from DeKalb County, served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1987 to 1992 […]

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What We’re Reading – Thursday, March 31, 2016

To access links, pls click on full post.   Sale of Adair Park School Moving Forward Fresh Loaf blog, Creative Loafing Atlanta http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2016/03/29/sale-of-adair-park-school-andnbspand-its-conversion-into-mixed-use-is-moving-forward   Atlanta City Council Committee Approves $2 million payout in APD use of force case Fresh Loaf blog, Creative Loafing Atlanta http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2016/03/31/city-council-committee-approves-2-million-payout-in-apd-use-of-force-case   The queer black millennial who plans to shake up Georgia politics (State Rep. Park […]

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What We’re Reading – Wednesday, March 30, 2016

To access links, pls click on full post.   Kinder Morgan Suspends Work on Palmetto Pipeline WRDW television news (Augusta, Georgia) http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Kinder-Morgan-suspends-work-on-Palmetto-Pipeline-374026231.html   Special House District 162 Election Goes to Runoff Savannah Morning News http://savannahnow.com/news/2016-03-29/special-house-district-162-election-goes-runoff   Police Officer Accused of Stealing 37,000 dollars from traffic citations CBS 46 television news http://www.cbs46.com/story/31604497/police-officer-accused-of-stealing-37000-from-traffic-citations   Georgia Power Sets Plan for Coal Ash Closings […]

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What We’re Reading – Tuesday, March 29, 2016

To access links, pls click on full post.   Opinion: Community Benefits Need to be part of Turner Field Deal Saporta Report http://www.saportareport.com/community-needs-to-be/   Atlanta Man on two weeks in “gay conversion therapy” The Georgia Voice http://thegavoice.com/39099-2/   These 26 Projects will Radically Transform Memorial Drive Atlanta Magazine http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/these-26-projects-will-radically-transform-memorial-drive/   Governor’s Staff Bullies Legislator to Kill Marijuana Cultivation 11 Alive […]

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What We’re Reading – Monday, March 28, 2016

To access links, pls click on full post.   Atlanta Feminist Bookstore, Charis, Looks to Sell Building WABE radio news http://news.wabe.org/post/atlanta-feminist-bookstore-charis-looks-sell-building   The Curious Silence of the Party-backed Democrat running for U.S. Senate Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/03/22/the-curious-silence-of-the-party-backed-democrat-running-for-u-s-senate/   Rape Kit Backlog Full Frontal with Samantha Bee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxTrR5_8Zo   Opinion: The Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Argument The Emory […]

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APN Candidate Q&A: Renitta Shannon, HD 84

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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 2016 Primary Election, Atlanta Progressive News sent a questionnaire to Renitta Shannon, a progressive candidate challenging State Rep. Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur).   State Rep. Mayo received a B in the APN combined Scorecard for 2014 and 2015.  To be sure, this is a comparatively high grade, even for the […]

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What We’re Reading – Sunday, March 27, 2016

To access links, pls click on full post.   Sandy Springs Lawmakers Won’t Run for Reelection, Cites Foul Play (State Rep. Joe Wilkinson (R-Sandy Springs)) Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/03/23/hardball-politics-shatters-a-friendship-in-the-state-capitol/   Woman’s Death in Atlanta Hotel Freezer Focus of OSHA Probe Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2016/03/woman-s-death-in-atlanta-hotel-freezer-focus-of.html   School Apologizes for Mindfulness Yoga after Complaints (Kennesaw, Georgia) 11 Alive television news […]

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What We’re Reading – Saturday, March 26, 2016

To access links, pls click on full post.   Mayor Reed Grappling with Fallout from Religious Freedom Bill Capitol Vision blog, Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2016/03/mayor-reed-grappling-with-fallout-from-religious.html   Bill to Abolish DeKalb CEO Position Dies Brookhaven Post http://brookhavenpost.co/bill-to-abolish-dekalb-ceo-position-dies/38859/   FBI begins hate crime probe after gay men attacked in bed Associated Press via Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/georgia/fbi-begins-hate-crime-probe-after-gay-men-attacked/nqpyN/   Opinion: Southern, Gay, and Not […]

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South Fulton Cityhood Passes Senate, House, as Sen. James Defends Vote

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With additional reporting by Gloria Tatum, Senior News Writer.   (APN) ATLANTA — HB 514, a voter referendum for a new City of South Fulton, in Fulton County, passed the Georgia Legislature this year, making a last-minute come back after many years of failed attempts to get the legislation through the Senate.   http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20152016/HB/514   City of Atlanta Mayor Kasim […]

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APN Candidate Q&A: David Dreyer, HD 59

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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the Georgia State House District 59 race, to replace State Rep. Margaret Kaiser (D-Atlanta), this article contains the responses of candidate David Dreyer to the Atlanta Progressive News candidate questionnaire.   Dreyer is an attorney and currently serves on the Grant Park Conservancy.   Previously, he served on the Executive Board of […]

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What We’re Reading – Sunday, March 20, 2016

To access links, pls click on full post. ####   Sen. Renee Unterman: A Most Disagreeable Senator Gray Daily http://www.graydaily.com/senator-renee-unterman-a-most-disagreeable-senator/   Kate Brown Signs Bills on Affordable Housing The Oregonian (Oregon) http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/kate_brown_signs_bills_on_affo.html   Aquatic Squatter Towed Downriver The Oregonian (Oregon) http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/03/workers_repair_riverbed_erosio.html   Police Raid Sends Roseland Grandmother to Hospital CBS Chicago television news http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/03/18/police-raid-sends-roseland-grandmother-to-hospital/   Maryland Senate Passes First Partial […]

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APN Candidate Q&A: Rafer Johnson, House District 62

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(APN) ATLANTA — In Atlanta Progressive News’s continuing coverage of the Georgia State House District 62 race, to replace State Rep. LaDawn Blackett Jones (D-Atlanta), this article contains the responses of candidate Rafer Johnson to the Atlanta Progressive News candidate questionnaire.   Johnson is one of six Democratic candidates eying the seat.  He is a flight attendant and former Fulton […]

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