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Allen Hall looks through donated clothing at “Sleep Out, Speak Out” event on Dec. 4. (Courtesy of Tim Franzen)
Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition continues community care activism with The People’s Table

Organizers fed and supplied more than 100 unsheltered Atlantans just outside City Hall, the Capitol and the Department of Public Safety in a show of how easily the three could serve them.

Public Service Commission meets scathing public backlash with stipulated agreement for Georgia Power expansion

While protesters preceded Wednesday’s Public Service Commission hearing with a press conference and in-chamber disruption, the Commission announced a stipulated agreement accepting Georgia Power’s full 10,000-megawatt expansion.

A man in a red baseball cap walks towards Old Wheat St.
Former Old Wheat Street encampment residents conduct community ‘sleepout’ and advocate for Housing First policies

Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition organizers fed, clothed and opened the microphone to all community members combating homelessness before joining unhoused people sleeping outside in the December chill.

Atlanta City Hall Tower, viewed from below. Vanessa Manley
Anti-TAD organizers call TAD delay a battle won but expect fight in 2026

Mayor Andre Dickens’ controversial rush to extend eight tax allocation district funds through 2055 would divert as much as $5.5 billion from local government control to Invest Atlanta’s board, overseen by the mayor for his Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative.

A woman with braids and wearing pearls smiles into the camera. An American flag is behind her.
Meet the Atlanta Board of Education candidates: Patreece Hutcherson for District 6

Patreece Hutcherson is on a mission to reopen schools and increase the Atlanta Board of Education’s transparency, with more than 20 years working in public education to draw from.

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Meet the Atlanta Board of Education candidates: Royce Mann for District 8

Drawing on his government experience at every level—including work with both U.S. senators from Georgia—Royce Mann wants to bolster funding for Atlanta Public Schools, adding universal pre-K and free MARTA transit for high schoolers.

A family of four wearing all white and smiling into the camera.
Meet the Atlanta Board of Education candidates: Marlissa Crawford for District 2

With experience in PTAs, PTOs and the neighborhood association board during her 16 years in Ashview Heights, Marlissa Crawford wants to close student opportunity gaps while ensuring teachers are fully supported.

Courtesy of Jamie Christy for Atlanta City Council District 7.
Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Jamie Christy for District 7

Former collegiate swimmer and Buckhead Young Republicans leader Jamie Christy of Buckhead Forest wants to lower taxes while enhancing infrastructure and public safety.

Courtsey of Worthy for Atlanta.
Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Thomas Worthy for District 7

With experience on the boards of Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Atlanta Police Foundation, North Buckhead resident Thomas Worthy wants to lower taxes while enhancing infrastructure and public safety.

Two protestors at the No Kings 2 rally in Atlanta hold their hands
‘No Kings’? Agreed, but Atlanta organizers question protest’s efficacy

While many heralded the rally and march as crucial to upholding democracy, others critiqued it as insufficient to meet a moment requiring great change.