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News Articles: Atlanta City Council

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivers his State of the City 2024 address at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta on March 25, 2024.

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WATCH: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivers annual State of the City address

At the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens spoke to the business community about reducing crime in the city, reflecting on the "Year of the Youth" initiative, affordable housing, law enforcement and economic development and investment.

March 25, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
In this aerial view, a structure sits on land owned by the city of Atlanta, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in unincorporated DeKalb County. The Atlanta City Council has approved plans to lease the land to the Atlanta Police Foundation so it can build a state-of-the-art police and firefighter training center, a project that protesters derisively call “Cop City.”

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'Stop Cop City' attacks have caused costs to rise for Atlanta police training center, officials say

Officials say the longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected with the project. Atlanta Deputy Chief Operating Officer has told City Council members on Wednesday that the 85-acre project is now expected to cost $109.65 million.

January 19, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum

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Atlanta Police say campaigns planned in search of ‘anarchists’ against training center

Deputy Chief Operating Officer LaChandra Burks told the finance committee that the frequency and intensity of the attacks in opposition to the training center – including a recent defacing of Manuel’s Tavern – have contributed to an increase in the estimated cost for the training center from $90 million to $109.6 million, according to a news release.

January 18, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum speaks to reporters near the scene of a shooting, May 3, 2023, in Atlanta. Schierbaum said Wednesday, July 5, a fire that destroyed eight Atlanta Police Department motorcycles was among several acts of vandalism in recent days by a group of "anarchists” aimed at stopping construction of a new public safety training center. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, File)

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Atlanta police chief fires officer after traffic stop led to Black deacon's death

Atlanta's police chief has fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man's death. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Tuesday that Officer Kiran Kimbrough didn't follow department procedures Aug. 10 when he didn't wait until a supervisor arrived to arrest Johnny Hollman Sr.

October 10, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Attorney Mawuli Davis, right, speaks to reporters, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, outside the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, while flanked by relatives of Johnny Hollman Sr.

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An autopsy rules that an Atlanta church deacon's death during his arrest was a homicide

An autopsy has found that the death of a 62-year-old church deacon who was electrically shocked by an Atlanta police officer was a homicide. Johnny Hollman became unresponsive on Aug. 10 while being arrested after a minor car crash.

October 10, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Activist Alberto Feregrino speaks at a news conference outside Atlanta City Hall, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, to celebrate the gathering of what organizers said was 116,000 signatures to force a referendum on the future of a planned police and firefighter training center. Shortly after, though, Atlanta officials refused to accept the paperwork for processing, saying the city is awaiting a court decision over whether the petitions had been turned in on time.

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'Stop Cop City' petition campaign in limbo after signatures presented to Atlanta officials

Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by activists who have been trying for two years to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center. The city clerk's office on Monday cited a recent court order that it said bars it from processing the paperwork.

September 12, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Canvasser Sienna Giraldi, 26, right, talks to an Atlanta resident, left, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. Activists with the Stop Cop City Vote Coalition are trying to get the signatures of more than 70,000 Atlanta residents by Aug. 14 to force a referendum allowing voters to decide the fate of a proposed police and firefighter training center.

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Atlanta 'Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain

Hundreds of canvassers have spread out across Atlanta in hopes of convincing more than 70,000 residents to sign onto a petition that activists believe is their best chance to halt the planned construction of a huge police and firefighter training center.

July 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
New Report Shows Atlanta as the Best Place in America to Start a New Business

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Atlanta council members release neighborhood heat vulnerability assessment

Atlanta City Council members Liliana Bakhtiari and Matt Westmoreland released the city’s first street-by-street heat vulnerability assessment, the most comprehensive report of its kind ever commissioned by a major U.S. city.

July 24, 2023
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  • Collin Kelley
Protesters gather outside City Hall on June 5, 2023 ahead of a June 6 vote by City Council to approve a public safety training center.

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Council approves training facility funding; Mayor says Atlanta will be 'model for police reform'

City Council voted to approve funding for the a police training center in Southeast Atlanta. Residents and local politicians reacted to the news this morning.

June 06, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Hundreds rallied in the atrium of Atlanta City Hall on Monday to show and voice their opposition to the planned public safety training center. The City Council is expected to vote Monday on funding the center.

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LIVE COVERAGE: Atlanta City Council approves 'Cop City' funding after hundreds speak for 15 hours

This is ongoing coverage of the Atlanta City Council’s vote on legislation to fund the public safety training center, also known as 'Cop City.'

June 06, 2023
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  • Dyana Bagby and
  • Collin Kelley
Protesters gathered in front of Atlanta City Hall on June 5, 2023 as Atlanta City Council holds a period of public comment and votes on funding for the proposed police training facility.

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Hundreds speak against Atlanta police training facility during City Council public comment

Protesters outside City Hall demanded the council allow more people to sign up for public comment. Over 300 people registered to speak but hundreds more were turned away at the door when the building reached capacity. 

June 05, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
More than 350 people signed up to speak in a period of public comment at Atlanta City Hall on June 5, 2023 as a City Council meeting and vote held in the chambers is broadcast to the atrium of the building.

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Developing story: Atlanta City Council votes on police training facility

The Atlanta City Council is meeting at this hour to hear public comment and then vote on $31 million for the controversial public training center known to opponents as “Cop City.”

June 05, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call "Cop City."

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Bond granted for 3 activists whose fund bailed out people protesting Atlanta 'Cop City' project

A judge has granted bond for three activists involved in supporting the protest against a planned police and fire training center in Atlanta that opponents have derisively dubbed "Cop City."

June 02, 2023
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  • Associated Press
This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call "Cop City."

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Police in Atlanta arrest 3 behind bail fund supporting protests against police training complex

Police have arrested three key organizers supporting people protesting Atlanta's proposed police and fire training center, which opponents call "Cop City." The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says its agents and Atlanta police on Wednesday arrested three officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund.

May 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press and
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Atlanta City Council member Liliana Bahktiari  introduced a resolution to address environmental issues in the city's South River Forest area. Council members Matt Westmoreland and Jason Dozier also authored the measure that asks the city to implement the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 100-million-dollar South River Forest initiative which would allow for nature trails like those depicted in this drawing..

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Police training facility gets a green light; Atlanta city council members ask for land protections

Atlanta’s controversial police training center is a step closer to becoming a reality, but some council members are pushing for additional plans.

May 26, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
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