Greg Levine, executive director of Trees Atlanta, said he saw promise and problems with Atlanta's newly-proposed tree protection ordinance. City Council voted Monday to greenlight ...

C.T. Martin speaks at a City Council meeting in 2011. Martin, who was one of the longest-service council members, died Saturday, May 8, 2021, at age 84.

The Atlanta City Council approved a new ordinance that makes new rules for removing and replanting trees. In a unanimous vote Monday night, the Atlanta City Council approved the Tree Protection ...

The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved a proposal to overhaul the city’s tree ordinance. The ordinance will increase the cost of removing trees from $130 to $140. Fines for illegal tree removal ...

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution review found council spent 23 hours on proclamations during its 21 meetings in 2024 — an average wait time of just over an hour during meetings that begin at 1 p.m.

Nate Jester, a lifelong Atlanta resident, is running for City Council to support and preserve the current community and ...

Protesters threw ping pong balls at Atlanta city council members in protest of Mayor Andre Dickens and the $90 million 'Cop City' training center that is expected to be completed in December.

He says Atlanta police need it. But city council member Liliana Bakhtiari says she's going to vote against it. She says the city's approval process has lacked transparency.

The Brief. Nicole Jones and Eshé Collins, candidates for Atlanta’s Post 3 At-Large City Council seat, debated their visions and priorities for the city ahead of the runoff election on Dec. 3.

The Atlanta City Council voted overwhelmingly early Tuesday to fund a controversial police training center, a setback for racial-justice and environmental activists that is exposing broad fissures ...

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