Shaddi from the AJC was at CDHS too. He was in the audience at FEC today (I had meetings, so I watched it on delay from home).
Still not enough coverage for such a massive plan though
And to give you a sense of how Sisyphean this fight against authoritarianism in Atlanta, the amount of money Andre Dickens funneled to these astroturfing lobbyists for this initiative alone is enough to fully fund @thexylom.com's operations until 2028, and @atlpresscollective.com for a whole year.
The committee finally votes on the ordinance. Westmoreland abstains. Bond votes no. Everyone else votes yay.
The legislation moves on to FEC for another vote tomorrow.
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Kinda shocking that ACPC is the only source (afaik) of this news.
It’s a couple of billion of Atlanta’s dollars! Biggest decision of this term.
(Andre says 7B but that’s just so he can promise ponies to weak council members.)
MJ Bond asks the law department to write an amendment adding definitions for the public for all the financing tools, what including what they can and cannot do.
If you were looking for Atlanta City Council Finance/Executive Committee meeting notes today, we weren't able to attend the meeting live. However, we will have notes about it in tomorrow's newsletter.
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And ICYMI, the seventh largest metro area in the United States no longer has a single dedicated housing reporter after @atlantaciviccircle.org was forced to shut down last week.
As they continued to expose Andre Dickens' corruption, local philanthropic funding magically dried up: