Emails show that state officials considered creating a shelter in a barge moored in Industrial Canal — and that prominent ...

The Atlanta City Council responded by passing legislation to reevaluate encampment policies and explore alternative solutions. ATLANTA - Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man whose life was tragically ...

ATLANTA, GA — No more heavy equipment will be used to clear homeless camps in Atlanta. The Atlanta city council easily approved a moratorium on the use of heavy equipment to clear homeless ...

Ten days after Taylor’s death, Dickens announced a citywide review of policies for homeless encampments in Atlanta and called for a moratorium on sweeps. Now, members of the Atlanta City Council ...

at Atlanta City Hall where community leaders, residents and supporters called for justice for Taylor. The attendees also demanded changes to be made regarding how the city’s homeless population ...

“Every life in this city matters to me,” Dickens said on social media. Atlanta police officers were at the scene on Jan. 16, partly to provide protection because some of the homeless had ...