Press Releases
Statement on Passing of Anne Cox Chambers
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued the following statement on the passing of Anne Cox Chambers.
01/31/2020 12:23 PM
City of Atlanta Releases First Safer Streets Pop-Up Infrastructure Report
The City of Atlanta announced the release of the first Safer Streets Pop-up Infrastructure Report.
01/30/2020 1:45 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Addresses 88th U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined more than 270 bipartisan mayors from across the country for the 88th U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.
01/23/2020 7:04 PM
City of Atlanta to Open Warming Center Sunday Ahead of Frigid Weather
01/17/2020 4:44 PM
Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs to Showcase Atlanta Children’s Memorial Portraits
The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs and the Atlanta Children’s Memorial Taskforce will showcase a curated gallery exhibition of artworks from the more than 100 submissions by Atlanta visual artists for the Atlanta Children’s Memorial Portraits RFP.
01/15/2020 12:35 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Executive Order to Create Office of Inspector General
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Executive Order calling for the Charter of the City of Atlanta to be amended for the creation of the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to the final official recommendation made by the Mayor’s Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust.
01/14/2020 7:41 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Partners Break Ground on Police Recruit Housing Complex
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined City officials, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, and community partners to break ground on a new housing complex on North Avenue in West Atlanta.
01/10/2020 10:18 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Appoints New Director of Office of Contract Compliance
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the appointment of Martin Clarke to serve as Director of the Office of Contract Compliance (OCC).
01/08/2020 3:08 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Partners Break Ground on Herndon Square Phase 1
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined officials and community partners to break ground on the initial phase of Herndon Square Phase 1.
01/07/2020 1:56 PM
City of Atlanta to Open Warming Center Saturday Ahead of Frigid Weather
01/04/2020 12:24 PM
City of Atlanta to Open Warming Center Tuesday Ahead of Frigid Weather
The City of Atlanta announced that it will open an emergency warming center in anticipation of frigid temperatures.
12/31/2019 11:49 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Statement on Congressman John Lewis
12/29/2019 7:30 PM
City of Atlanta Announces Solid Waste Services Holiday Collection Schedule
12/23/2019 10:29 AM
City of Atlanta to Open Warming Centers Thursday Ahead of Frigid Weather
12/19/2019 4:38 PM
City of Atlanta to Open Warming Center Tuesday Ahead of Frigid Weather
12/17/2019 12:24 PM
City of Atlanta and Atlanta Police Foundation Partner with Sprint & AT&T to Bridge Digital Divide for City Youth
The Centers for Hope, the City of Atlanta’s youth-focused cultural and educational development centers, will receive grants, services and other resources from two of the nation’s premier wireless providers...
12/17/2019 11:44 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Affirms Atlanta’s Participation in U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially affirmed the City of Atlanta’s participation in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Programs (USRAP) via letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo.
12/17/2019 9:02 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Administrative Order to Establish Process to Restrict Records Related to Minor Offenses
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Administrative Order to establish a process to restrict the records of offenses for possession of less than once ounce of marijuana or offenses related to the repealed subsection six (6) of the City’s Disorderly Conduct Ordinance
12/16/2019 1:01 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Most Significant Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Compensation Raises in 15 Years
Joined by AFRD Chief Randall Slaughter, Mayor Bottoms unveiled a $15.6 million plan to further increase base pay for the City’s sworn firefighters in AFRD over the next three and a half years.
12/11/2019 11:38 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Presents Outgoing Corrections Chief Patrick Labat with Phoenix Award
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms presented Department of Corrections Chief Patrick Labat with the Phoenix Award—the highest honor the Mayor of Atlanta can bestow upon an individual. Chief Labat is retiring from the City after 30 years of distinguished service.
12/04/2019 10:11 AM