--- title: "News - Mainline" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "/category/news/page/9/" source_url: "https://www.mainlineatl.com/category/news/page/9/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/atlanta-city-council-holds-ordinance-land-police-foundation/) [ Jun 16 2021 ](/atlanta-city-council-holds-ordinance-land-police-foundation/) ## [Report: Atlanta City Council holds ordinance to lease land to Atlanta Police Foundation](/atlanta-city-council-holds-ordinance-land-police-foundation/) Councilmember Sheperd holds brief press conference at police precinct during council meeting, absent during portions of public comment ATLANTA — During today’s finance executive committee meeting in Atlanta City Council, council members reviewed Joyce Sheperd’s newly introduced ordinance, 21-O-0367, which […] [ Report: Atlanta City Council holds ordinance to lease land to Atlanta Police Foundation Read More »](/atlanta-city-council-holds-ordinance-land-police-foundation/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/chart-featured-1024x533.jpg)](/atlanta-city-council-increases-police-budget/) [ Jun 16 2021 ](/atlanta-city-council-increases-police-budget/) ## [Recap: Atlanta City Council unanimously approves city budget, increases police budget by $15 million](/atlanta-city-council-increases-police-budget/) ATLANTA — On Mon., June 7, Atlanta City Council moved to pass the budget for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) proposed by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. The new fiscal year will begin on July 1.  The total budget for FY22 general [ Recap: Atlanta City Council unanimously approves city budget, increases police budget by $15 million Read More »](/atlanta-city-council-increases-police-budget/) [![Black Lives Matter protestors demonstrate in Atlanta, Georgia](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-12-at-1.02.23-PM.jpg)](/a-year-in-look-at-defunding-the-police-racial-injustice-and-atlanta-protests/) [ Jun 12 2021 ](/a-year-in-look-at-defunding-the-police-racial-injustice-and-atlanta-protests/) ## [A year-in look at defunding the police, racial injustice, and Atlanta protests](/a-year-in-look-at-defunding-the-police-racial-injustice-and-atlanta-protests/) ATLANTA — Over the past year, racial justice has been at the forefront of newspaper headlines. Countless articles have started with positioning George Floyd’s death as a breaking point for calls for racial justice, the end to police brutality, and [ A year-in look at defunding the police, racial injustice, and Atlanta protests Read More »](/a-year-in-look-at-defunding-the-police-racial-injustice-and-atlanta-protests/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/joyce-sheperd-ordinance-police-training-facility/) [ Jun 11 2021 ](/joyce-sheperd-ordinance-police-training-facility/) ## [Councilmember Joyce Sheperd introduces ordinance to lease land to Atlanta Police Foundation to build training facility](/joyce-sheperd-ordinance-police-training-facility/) ATLANTA — During the last regular city council meeting on Mon., June 7, Councilmember Joyce Sheperd introduced an ordinance authorizing Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to lease approximately 381 acres of city property to the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) for the [ Councilmember Joyce Sheperd introduces ordinance to lease land to Atlanta Police Foundation to build training facility Read More »](/joyce-sheperd-ordinance-police-training-facility/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DSC07456-scaled-1-1024x805.jpg)](/local-organizers-release-demands-safer-atlanta/) [ Jun 1 2021 ](/local-organizers-release-demands-safer-atlanta/) ## [Local abolitionist organizers release demands for a safer Atlanta, sending message to government officials](/local-organizers-release-demands-safer-atlanta/) Community groups oppose proposed City of Atlanta Fiscal Year 2022 budget, citing increases to funding for police and corrections, failure to address community needs ATLANTA — On April 16, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms submitted the Fiscal Year 2022 proposed city [ Local abolitionist organizers release demands for a safer Atlanta, sending message to government officials Read More »](/local-organizers-release-demands-safer-atlanta/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/atlanta-city-council-special-session-city-jail/) [ May 27 2021 ](/atlanta-city-council-special-session-city-jail/) ## [Report: Atlanta City Council hosts special committee work session with Fulton County on the Atlanta City Detention Center](/atlanta-city-council-special-session-city-jail/) ATLANTA — On Thurs., May 27, the Public Safety and Legal Administration (PSLA) met with Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners for a special work session to have a discussion on the future of [ Report: Atlanta City Council hosts special committee work session with Fulton County on the Atlanta City Detention Center Read More »](/atlanta-city-council-special-session-city-jail/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/black-1024x1024.jpg)](/recap-week-two-of-atlanta-city-councils-budget-hearings/) [ May 23 2021 ](/recap-week-two-of-atlanta-city-councils-budget-hearings/) ## [Recap: Week two of Atlanta City Council’s budget hearings](/recap-week-two-of-atlanta-city-councils-budget-hearings/) In which we learned the local International Association of Fire Fighters doesn’t have collective bargaining ATLANTA — Atlanta City Council entered its second week of budget hearings on Monday, May 17th for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). This week included reports [ Recap: Week two of Atlanta City Council’s budget hearings Read More »](/recap-week-two-of-atlanta-city-councils-budget-hearings/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/following-atlanta-spa-shootings-norcross-city-council-condemns-hate-crimes-while-underlining-support-for-law-enforcement/) [ May 20 2021 ](/following-atlanta-spa-shootings-norcross-city-council-condemns-hate-crimes-while-underlining-support-for-law-enforcement/) ## [Following Atlanta spa shootings, Norcross City Council condemns hate crimes while underlining support for law enforcement](/following-atlanta-spa-shootings-norcross-city-council-condemns-hate-crimes-while-underlining-support-for-law-enforcement/) NORCROSS — Norcross City Council moved to release a statement earlier this month condemning hate crimes following the Atlanta spa shootings while simultaneously expressing support for the Norcross Police Department.  On March 16, Robert Long shot and killed eight individuals [ Following Atlanta spa shootings, Norcross City Council condemns hate crimes while underlining support for law enforcement Read More »](/following-atlanta-spa-shootings-norcross-city-council-condemns-hate-crimes-while-underlining-support-for-law-enforcement/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/black-1024x1024.jpg)](/atlanta-city-councils-budget-hearings-are-underway-heres-our-recap-of-the-first-week/) [ May 16 2021 ](/atlanta-city-councils-budget-hearings-are-underway-heres-our-recap-of-the-first-week/) ## [Atlanta City Council’s budget hearings are underway. Here’s our recap of the first week.](/atlanta-city-councils-budget-hearings-are-underway-heres-our-recap-of-the-first-week/) ATLANTA — Atlanta City Council reconvened for its usual schedule plus the annual budgetary hearings for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), which is required by law to be enacted by July 1. In the beginning of the month, we saw a [ Atlanta City Council’s budget hearings are underway. Here’s our recap of the first week. Read More »](/atlanta-city-councils-budget-hearings-are-underway-heres-our-recap-of-the-first-week/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/atlanta-school-board-elections-impact-us-all/) [ May 12 2021 ](/atlanta-school-board-elections-impact-us-all/) ## [Atlanta elections: The rest of the ballot](/atlanta-school-board-elections-impact-us-all/) How voting for school board members affects everyone even if they don’t have children ATLANTA — As election season begins to pick up speed, it seems like a perfect time to remind everyone once again how important the whole ballot [ Atlanta elections: The rest of the ballot Read More »](/atlanta-school-board-elections-impact-us-all/)