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Atlanta mayor backs moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps, calls for policy review after man’s death

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is backing a moratorium on clearing homeless encampments and called for a review of city policy on caring for the unhoused after a man died during an encampment sweep last week.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 3d

Atlanta Mayor Dickens backs pause on homeless encampment clearings

The announcement comes amid calls for changes to the city’s homeless strategy after a sweep by city workers left a man dead.

World Socialist Web Site · 5d

Homeless man crushed to death as Atlanta city authorities attempted to clear encampment

On Thursday, January 16, 49-year-old Cornelius Taylor was killed in Atlanta, Georgia, when the tent he was sleeping in was razed by a front loader ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations.

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 4d

Atlanta mayor backs review of city homelessness policies, 30-day moratorium on encampment clearings after man's death during operation

Cornelius Taylor, 44, was fatally struck by a front loader clearing his tent on Jan. 16 in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.

FOX 5 Atlanta2d

Atlanta mayor urges temporary halt to clearing homeless encampments after death

Mayor Andre Dickens is calling for a temporary pause on the clearing of homeless encampments The moratorium comes after the death of 49-year-old Cornelius Taylor, who was killed after witnesses ...

WSB-TV3d

Atlanta mayor calls for moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps, organizers want more done

ATLANTA — Mayor Andre Dickens is responding to community organizers calling for the city to stop sweeps of homeless encampments after a man died last week. Mayor Dickens released a video ...

People9d

Man Killed at Homeless Encampment in Atlanta After Allegedly Being Hit by City Vehicle: ‘Terrible Accident,' Mayor Says

“We will review each of our processes and procedures and take every precaution to ensure this never happens again," Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said ... was killed at a homeless encampment ...

FOX 5 Atlanta5d

Family, activists demand pause on homeless encampment sweeps after Atlanta man's death

The family of Cornelius Taylor and activists are calling for a pause on homeless encampment sweeps and pushing for changes to the city's policy. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said he was ...

The Independent2d

Atlanta looks to pause homeless camp removals after man was run over and killed by city truck during clearing

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WSB-TV5d

Protestors want sweeps of homeless camps stopped after man killed by City of Atlanta bulldozer

ATLANTA — It got a little tense when advocates for the unhoused tried to deliver a letter to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens on Thursday ... tent during a sweep of a homeless encampment near ...

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