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Strengthening community understanding, engagement, and power to create bold and transformative policy change in Atlanta.
(1/10) This week in Atlanta, the Moving Atlanta Forward (MAF) Oversight Committee met to review progress on the $750 million program — approved by voters in 2022 — and pressed City officials about delays. 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We’re at City Hall this afternoon for a meeting of the Moving Atlanta Forward (MAF) Oversight Committee. The City Auditor recently reviewed the MAF program, which funds major city infrastructure projects.
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Atlanta, the numbers are in. 🗳

We looked at who showed up to vote in this year’s municipal elections — and how turnout compared to 2021. Click the link below to see how participation broke down across districts, race, gender, and age. #voteATL #atlpol

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Who Showed Up? Voter Turnout in Atlanta’s 2025 Municipal Elections vs. 2021 — Center for Civic Innovation
Atlanta voters made their voices heard in 2025 — but how did turnout compare to 2021?
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November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We’re also at the Atlanta School Board meeting today, where during the work session the Board will explore strategies to strengthen career and college readiness and expand partnerships with corporations and foundations to help fund APS's most critical priorities.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Today, we are watching Fulton County BOC. Here are some of the items we are focused on:

- strategic plan and FY2026 budget update
- expansion of the County’s childcare pilot program
renewal of PAD's contract for diversion services
- creation of a commercial property assessment task force

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November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We're also attending a hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse that will decide whether polling locations in the City of Atlanta will be open until 7pm or 8pm tomorrow.
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Happy Monday! We're back at City Hall for the Atlanta City Council meeting. Follow along here: youtube.com/watch?v=Rpi5...

Today's agenda includes legislation that would...
#Atlanta City Council Regular Session meeting: November 3, 2025 #atlpol
YouTube video by atlcouncil - Atlanta City Council
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November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
(1/9) This week in Atlanta, Mayor Dickens ordered a halt on residential water shutoffs and evictions in City-owned, -sponsored, and -funded housing through January 31 or until the federal shutdown ends, responding to the loss of SNAP benefits on November 1. 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Atlanta Public Schools just released recommendations that could change how school buildings are used across the city — from new investments to potential closures.

See what’s being proposed and what comes next: civicatlanta.org/blog/aps-fac...
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🗳 26,364 Atlanta residents have voted early — through Tuesday, October 28 — representing 7.6% of the city’s active voters.

We’ve mapped early voting in Atlanta and tracked turnout by age, race, and gender. Explore the maps and charts at civicatlanta.org/blog/atl-early-voter-turnout-nov-2025.
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We are tuned into the Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee meeting. The Auditor’s Office will be presenting its annual review of the Moving Atlanta Forward infrastructure program to provide an update on the status of last year’s audit recommendations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxEF...
#Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee meeting: October 29, 2025 #atlpol
YouTube video by atlcouncil - Atlanta City Council
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October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We’re also covering a meeting of the Fulton County Development Authority, where board members are considering a $3.5M business assistance grant to support development of a new Mercedes-Benz research and development center.
October 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Good afternoon! We’re tuned in to today’s City Council Community Development Committee meeting. Items up for discussion include...
October 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Happy Monday! Today we're tuned into the Atlanta City Council's Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee meeting, where the Atlanta Municipal Court and City Solicitor's Office are both presenting quarterly updates. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOGl...
#Atlanta City Council PSLA Committee meeting: October 27, 2025 #atlpol
YouTube video by atlcouncil - Atlanta City Council
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October 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Atlanta City Council is debating a proposal that could reshape how billions in property tax dollars are spent through 2055. 💰

Learn what tax allocation districts (TADs) are and what this proposal means for Atlanta:
👉 civicatlanta.org/blog/2025-10...
Atlanta’s $5.5B Question: Should the City Extend Its TADs? — Center for Civic Innovation
Atlanta City Council is considering legislation to extend the city’s eight tax allocation districts through 2055, a move that could redirect billions in property tax revenue to fund Mayor Andre Dicken...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Happy Monday! We’re back at City Hall for the Atlanta City Council meeting. Key legislation for today's agenda would...

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#Atlanta City Council regular meeting: October 20, 2025 #atlpol
YouTube video by atlcouncil - Atlanta City Council
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October 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
(1/10) This week in Atlanta, the City Council’s Community Development Committee delayed making a recommendation on a proposal to extend the City’s eight Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) until 2055 to fund Mayor Andre Dickens’s Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative. 🧵 #atlpol
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
We’re back at City Hall for the Edgewood Corridor Public Safety Task Force meeting. The Task Force will review preliminary recommendations on strategies to deter crime, enhance safety, and restore community trust along Edgewood Avenue and in the surrounding neighborhoods.
October 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We’re tune in to the Atlanta City Council’s Finance Committee meeting. An ordinance that would require the Department of Procurement to offer “post-award debriefings” to any bidder on a City contract within 30 days of the contract’s final award is up for discussion.

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#Atlanta City Council Finance/Executive Committee meeting: October 15, 2025 #atlpol
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October 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This morning, we’re tuned in to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners meeting. Here’s what we’re paying special attention to…
October 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today’s Community Development/Human Services Committee meeting has moved to the Council Chamber to accommodate the large number of people signed up to speak on the proposed extension of Atlanta’s eight Tax Allocation Districts (TADs).
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
(1/10) This week in Atlanta, legislation was introduced to extend the sunset dates for Atlanta’s eight Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) through 2055, in support of Mayor Andre Dickens’s $5 billion “Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative.” 🧵
October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Yesterday, we were at City Hall for the October meeting of City Council’s Artificial Intelligence Commission.

Atlanta’s Chief Information Officer Jason Sankey and IT Director Natalie Hall presented on citywide AI projects and the city’s AI policy.
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Happy Monday! We’re back at City Hall for the Atlanta City Council meeting. Tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTA6...
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
(1/6) This week in Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens announced plans to extend all of the City’s tax allocation districts (TADs) beyond 2050 to fund his Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, aimed at reducing racial and economic inequality. 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM