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Disgraced Atlanta fire chief wants his job back

Kelvin Cochran, former Atlanta Fire Chief who was fired for his poor judgement, wants to be reinstated and given back pay. Cochran was put on leave and subsequently fired in late 2014 after distributing a self-published book titled “Who Told You That You Were Naked?” to his employees. Cochran’s book refers to homosexuality as “unclean,” “a sexual perversion,” “vulgar” and “inappropriate.” It is also critical of women and misrepresents biblical stories in order to place

Environment

Atlanta keeps moving policy forward

Atlanta continues to push progressive policy even as national and state policy stumbles. While Trump has been vacationing at Mar-A-Largo, threatening the health of people everywhere and terrorizing immigrants, Atlanta has been busy making improvements that will actually help people. The city recently decriminalized marijuana, updated it’s climate change goals and increased sustainability efforts at the airport. One of Atlanta’s main environmental initiatives is the Better Buildings Challenge, a project designed to cut water and energy

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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed decriminalizes marijuana

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed signed a measure Tuesday decriminalizing marijuana in Atlanta. The measure will reduce the penalty for possessing an ounce or less of pot in the city from $1,000 to $75 and eliminate jail time under those circumstances. Atlanta mayoral candidate and District two City Council Member Kwanza Hall called this a “common sense reform” and concluded by saying “But while today’s signing is significant, we have more to do to address the

Podcast Ep. 20: Young, Reed & Schools

We are getting closer and closer to the election, and here at Better Georgia we have been hard at work campaigning against the school takeover in Georgia. Today we’re talking about recent developments in this election season, specifically Kasim Reed’s recent opposition of OSD, his relationship with Gov. Deal, other important endorsements for the “No School Takeover” campaign, and the judiciary watchdog amendment that’s on the ballot. You can Subscribe and Listen to the podcast

Democratic stars shine on DNC Day Three

The third day of the Democratic Convention is history. It was a day full of Democratic stars. Mayor Reed urges diversity, not division Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed took the stage to loud applause and quickly made an optimistic case for the future of our nation: “I believe we have a responsibility to one another, and to the next generation, to ensure that our opportunity is limited only by our imagination. I share this belief with

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Georgians bask in DNC spotlight

Day Two of the Democratic Convention settled into a more unified mood for Democrats as progressive themes dominated the event. The day also continued to bring a bright spotlight to Georgia and many of our political stars. Mayor Reed goes prime time Mayor Kasim Reed will enjoy prime time exposure on the biggest day of the convention, leading into Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech. Mayor Reed speaks after 8 p.m. on Thursday. 11Alive reports that Mayor