Atlanta mayor calls for moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps, organizers want more done
Mayor Dickens called for city council “to conduct a complete review of encampment closures, rehousing, and how we care for the unsheltered,” and he also called for a moratorium on all homeless encampment sweeps while the city figures out a plan.
Atlanta mayor backs moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps, calls for review of city policy after man’s death
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is backing a moratorium on clearing homeless encampments and a review of city policy following the death of a man during a recent sweep.
Atlanta stops clearing homeless encampments after city truck runs over and kills sleeping man
Atlanta plans to stop the clearing of homeless encampments after a man sleeping in his tent was killed by a city Public Works truck trying to sweep the area earlier this month.
Atlanta’s mayor calls for moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps
Mayor Andre Dickens is responding to community organizers calling for the city to stop sweeps of homeless encampments after a man died last week.
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.
Atlanta looks to pause homeless camp removals after man was run over and killed by city truck during clearing
This terrible accident expresses the need to reevaluate and reassess our city’s policies concerning homeless encampments,’ mayor says
Atlanta mayor pauses clearing of homeless encampments
Mayor Andre Dickens is calling for a temporary pause on the clearing of homeless encampments. Barron Trump playfully photobombed his sisters Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump in a behind-the-scenes video from Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 Inauguration.
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A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration’s plans to freeze federal grants and loans – ...
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens calls for Trump Administration to 'immediately restore federal funding'
The mayor released the statement shortly before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan.
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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 ...
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Trump federal aid freeze: Atlanta housing authority affected, mayor says
Mayor Andre Dickens said President Trump's federal funding freeze that's been temporarily blocked by an administrative judge ...
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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 ...
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Atlanta mayor will seek a raise for airport’s top job amid leader search
Mayor Andre Dickens and some members of the Atlanta City Council say the airport general manager position is underpaid.
Dickens speaks out about unhoused man killed during encampment cleanout
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is sharing his sentiments behind what he said was a "terrible tragedy" after a man was killed ...
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Atlanta mayor provides updates on ongoing winter weather efforts
Officials from over 20 City of Atlanta departments are working in the city’s joint operation center overnight Wednesday to ...