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Flock, Ring and Atlanta’s network of more than 28,000 integrated cameras haven’t improved city’s crime clearance rates

Despite an eightfold increase in the number of cameras integrated into the city’s Connect Atlanta surveillance program, crime clearance rates have not meaningfully increased, according to data collected by the FBI. 

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As the FIFA World Cup comes to Atlanta, homeless services expand
Marietta City Council tables approval of new data center 

Inside and outside the walls of Marietta City Hall, residents and advocates confronted Marietta City Council members during Wednesday’s meeting with signs and chants to protest a proposed data center at 1155 Powers Ferry Place.  

Google Maps image of 1155 Powers Ferry Place, Marietta, Georgia.
Proposed data center on Powers Ferry Place in Marietta faces backlash 

The Marietta City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to approve a data center rezoning request at Wednesday’s council meeting following a 4-3 favorable recommendation from the Marietta Planning Commission.  

DeKalb County falls short of reproductive funding promises 

One year after Dekalb County was named the first in Georgia to allocate money toward reproductive care, ARC-Southeast has yet to receive the $50,000 it was promised.  

A game for the world, but not for everyone: The FIFA World Cup and Atlanta’s unsheltered community
ARC-Southeast team members table at an event. ARC-Southeast is waiting on a donation from DeKalb County.
With ARC-Southeast layoffs, program pauses, Georgia continues to lose access to women’s reproductive care

Declining donor interest and a lack of adequate city funding has made it difficult for the organization to provide adequate abortion assistance. 

The Richard B. Russell federal courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, where, as part of a federal NSPM-7 task force, prosecutors charged two Cop City protesters with arson.
Federal prosecutors charge two Cop City protestors as part of NSPM-7 initiative

Cop City-related charges become the second case brought that explicitly mentions the controversial Trump administration initiative, NSPM-7, targeting left-leaning movements. 

Andre Dickens stands on a stage in dark lighting with a hint of blue. He is wearing a dark suit and vest with a purple tie and light colored shirt. He is pointing and looking at the camera. He stands behind a blue podium. The upper left corner of the Georgia State Flag is visible behind him.
Consultants paid with city funds promoted Dickens’ NRI without disclosing financial ties, records show

As the Atlanta City Council weighs the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative legislation, records show the city paid consultants who promoted it at meetings and in city media without identifying their roles. At least $100,000 came out of the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

‘Everybody’s stuff surrounding me’: Lolita Griffeth moves into her own place after years on Old Wheat St

A year after the death of Cornelius Taylor brought national attention to an Atlanta homeless camp, Lolita Griffeth now sits in a quiet Buckhead apartment she calls her own—the first home she’s ever had.

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