Press Releases

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Urges Atlanta City Council to Support “Once in a Lifetime” Opportunity to Redevelop Gulch

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms urged members of the Atlanta City Council to support a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to redevelop The Gulch. Currently, the area is an economic dead-zone, often described as “a hole in the ground” that creates zero tax revenue.

08/21/2018 12:43 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Reiterates Call to Explore Sale of City Jail

With the number of inmates at the Atlanta City Detention Center(ACDC) steadily declining and the costs to maintain the facility steadily rising, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is reiterating her call to explore the sale of the City’s jail.

08/20/2018 8:46 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Introduces Sweeping Transparency Reforms in Legislative Package

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took another critical step in leading Atlanta to becoming one of the most transparent cities in the country, introducing a legislative package to the City Council that would amend the City Code to create a new Transparency Officer, restrict usage of City-issued credits cards, and establishing procedures for the registration of persons engaged in lobbying the City of Atlanta.

08/20/2018 8:23 PM

City Update on the Gulch Project

For the last several months, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Administration has been working ambitiously and collaboratively to continue the momentum that will transform the downtown area widely known as the “The Gulch.”

08/13/2018 5:09 PM

Bonus Investigation Results Announced

08/06/2018 5:57 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Joins Mayors and Executives Around the Country to Urge USCIS to Reduce Unacceptable Backlog of Citizenship Applications That Create “Second Wall” for Local Immigrants

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined nearly 50 U.S. mayors and executives who on Monday delivered a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Frank Cissna demanding that the agency reduce the backlog of over 753,000 citizenship applications and reduce the time it currently takes to process citizenship applications down to six months, on behalf of a quarter of a million immigrants with pending applications who reside in their cities.

08/01/2018 4:28 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Appoints New Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of International Affairs

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced two appointments to the Administration’s Executive Team. Winfield Ward Murray has been named Deputy Chief of Staff and Vanessa Ibarra has been permanently appointed as Director of International Affairs.

08/01/2018 9:22 AM

City of Atlanta Selected for City Accelerator Program to Help Strengthen Local Minority-Owned Businesses and Create Jobs

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms today announced the City of Atlanta will join the City Accelerator program, an initiative of the Citi Foundation and Living Cities, to foster innovation and promote collaboration between urban leaders to address pressing issues cities face today.

07/31/2018 4:06 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Names Karen Carter as the Interim Director of the Office of Grants Management

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced the appointment of Karen Carter as the Interim Director of the Office of Grants Management. The office is responsible for the financial and administrative functions of all grants awarded to the City of Atlanta.

07/25/2018 3:07 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Joins City Leaders from Around the World in Second Class of Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

The City of Atlanta announced today that Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is joining 40 Mayors from around the world in New York this week for the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

07/23/2018 7:41 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Names Amol Naik as Chief Resilience Officer

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced that Amol Naik has been named Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Atlanta. In this role, he will be responsible for ensuring progress towards the Administration’s established goals of becoming more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges we face as a city.

07/17/2018 10:40 AM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Names Kimberlyn Daniel Interim Executive Director of WorkSource Atlanta

In keeping with her commitment to ensure that all Atlantans have the opportunity to achieve success, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced that Kimberlyn Daniel will serve as Interim Executive Director of WorkSource Atlanta, an agency focused on job training and placement.

07/10/2018 1:49 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Appointed as New Chair of Community Development and Housing for U.S. Conference of Mayors

The Committee’s role is critical in helping the Conference define its strategy and policy on matters of housing, affordability and economic development.

07/06/2018 1:11 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Appoints New City Attorney and Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Nina Hickson has been permanently named City Attorney and Joshua Williams will serve as the City’s newest Deputy Chief Operating Officer.

07/05/2018 9:30 AM

City of Atlanta Announces New Solid Waste Collection Schedule and Routes

The City of Atlanta Department of Public Works (DPW) announced the roll-out of its new Solid Waste Services schedules and routes beginning July 9, 2018.

06/29/2018 11:04 AM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Appoints Chief Procurement Officer

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the appointment of retired Lieutenant Colonel David L. Wilson, II, as the City’s new Chief Procurement Officer.

06/28/2018 3:45 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Expands the City of Atlanta Leadership Team

Jon Keen, a veteran of the United States Army and manager of public sector teams for Deloitte Consulting, has been named Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Interim Director of Constituent Service, Curtis Bailey has been appointed to the permanent position, and long-time Atlanta news anchor and reporter Keith Whitney has been named Director of Communications.

06/22/2018 9:00 AM

Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Submitted by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Unanimously Approved by Atlanta City Council

The $661.4 million budget is the first to be proposed by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and focuses on the Administration’s priorities including public safety, economic development, equity, transparency and the quality of life of all city residents.

06/18/2018 5:36 PM

Atlanta to Potentially Host World Cup Semifinal in 2026

Earlier today, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced that the 2026 World Cup will be played in North America, with games in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The successful North American bid to host the event recommended Atlanta as a potential site for a semifinal match as well as the international broadcast center.

06/13/2018 4:14 PM

City of Atlanta Channel 26 Nominated for Emmy Award

The City of Atlanta announced today that Channel 26 has been nominated for an Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Southeast for their “WEI Graduates Express Gratitude” video, featuring the first inaugural class of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI). The “WEI Graduates Express Gratitude” video is one of several nominations in the Public/Current/Community Affairs category.

06/12/2018 9:59 AM