As the first formerly incarcerated person in the U.S. to become a prosecutor, District 2 candidate James White III says safer, well-maintained streets should be a priority—not through arrests, but via compassion, prevention and opportunity.
Several public commenters joined Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat in addressing the committee on whether to extend the Atlanta City Detention Center lease or seek alternatives.
As Atlanta elections hit the official candidate qualifying period, the Georgia chapter of Working Families Party endorsed 16 area municipal candidates Thursday night.
From congressional intern to Virginia-Highland Civic Association president, small-business entrepreneur to Georgia government employee, Alex Bevel Jones has an array of work and life experiences that inform his run for the District 2 council seat.
With experience as chair of NPU-E and Midtown Neighbors’ Association president, Courtney Smith believes she has solutions for interconnected issues facing District 2 and all of Atlanta, none greater than affordable housing.
Local organizer Kelsea Bond sees Atlanta at a crossroads, with District 2 as a microcosm of the city’s affordable housing, mass transit and public infrastructure needs.
District 11 Council Member Marci Collier Overstreet stresses keeping the same people on the Council as crucial to Atlanta’s advancement.
The People's Power Union, an organizing initiative by Georgia Conservation Voters, seeks to ensure the Public Service Commission works for all Georgians.
One year after Emory University students launched a pro-Palestine encampment protesting the Gaza genocide and "Cop City," activists demand justice for the 28 arrested and call for institutional accountability.
