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The short-term rental regulations, originally passed in March 2021, were initially set to go into effect in April 2022, but were pushed several times.

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Crackdown of Atlanta’s unregulated vacation rentals delayed a third time
Mayor Andre Dickens speaks in front of Atlanta Fire and Rescue Station 26 on Howell Mill Road NW in Atlanta on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Atlanta to host technology jobs fair at Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta City Councilmembers Jason Dozier (left) and Liliana Bakhtiari convene during a City Council meeting in March. (Atlanta City Council Office of Communications)

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Inside City Hall: Scrutinizing Atlanta’s $16M jail budget
Atlanta residents speak out about how shortage of maintenance workers affects apartment living

Atlanta begins to disburse $19 million in trash fees settlement
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Dave Wilkinson is the president and CEO of the Atlanta Police Foundation, a nonprofit that oversees the operations at Atlanta's At-Promise Centers. These buildings serve as a youth crime diversion and prevention center. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

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Atlanta selects site for new youth development center
Police responded to a shooting outside the Onyx strip club in northwest on Cheshire Bridge Road last June. (John Spink/john.spink@ajc.com)

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The 30-year history of banning Atlanta police from working at strip clubs
Mayor Andre Dickens speaks in front of Atlanta Fire and Rescue Station 26 on Howell Mill Road NW in Atlanta on Monday, May 16, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Atlanta mayor OKs $1.5 million payment to support Forest Cove tenants
The Atlanta City Council held their first in person meeting since they were suspended at start of the pandemic In Atlanta on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

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Atlanta City Council ratifies new leadership at Atlanta Housing Authority
Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for The Villages of East Lake grand reopening on Monday, May 9, 2022. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Inside City Hall: Why Dickens changed course on new affordable housing funds
Atlanta Councilmember Dustin Hillis (R) and Mayor of Atlanta Andre Dickens (L) bag trash along Proctor Creek during Sweep The Hooch day in Atlanta Saturday, March 26, 2022. Proctor Creek runs through Atlanta and ultimately empties into the Chattahoochee River. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Atlanta City Council begins debate on proposals for new solid waste fees
Mayor Andre Dickens takes a tour of a renovated unit at The Villages of East Lake in Atlanta after the grand reopening ceremony on Monday, May 9, 2022. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Atlanta allocates $58 million for affordable housing, eviction prevention and addressing...
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the Rotary Club Monday, May 2, 2022, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Dickens proposes pay increases for all city of Atlanta employees
Atlanta Mayor Dickens replaces a majority of Atlanta Housing board members
Atlanta mayor eyes hiring new chief operations officer for police
Inside City Hall: Can Atlanta show voters it knows how to spend an extra $750M?
Atlanta Auditor Amanda Noble's office recently gave a city council committee a report that outlines several ways to safeguard the city against improper purchases. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Atlanta needs stronger policies against risky purchases, audit finds
Atlanta doesn’t know where all of its streetlights are, audit finds
Inside City Hall: Should Peachtree Street be car-free once a month?
‘The system is broken’: Officials search for fixes to city demolition process
Mayor Andre Dickens takes a tour of The Villages of East Lake alongside Catherine Woodling of The East Lake Foundation on Monday, May 9, 2022. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Atlanta renovates 271 affordable housing units in the East Lake area
Inside City Hall: What’s in your wallet, Atlanta City Hall?
Atlanta employee quits job after questions raised about side business
City of Atlanta fires two employees over alleged ties to bribery scheme
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the Rotary Club Monday, May 2, 2022, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Dickens proposes pay increases for all city of Atlanta employees
Atlanta Mayor Dickens replaces a majority of Atlanta Housing board members
Atlanta mayor eyes hiring new chief operations officer for police
Inside City Hall: Can Atlanta show voters it knows how to spend an extra $750M?
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens enters the annual State of the City Business Breakfast at the Georgia World Congress Center on Monday, April 4, 2022. Former Mayors Andrew Young, Shirley Franklin and Keisha Lance Bottoms were in attendance. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Inside City Hall: Our takeaways from Andre Dickens’ first state of the city
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens puts on his mask as he arrives at United Methodist Church in Buckhead for the memorial service for the late U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Inside City Hall: Why Atlanta shed its mask mandate
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Police Chief Rodney Bryant greet each other as they arrive at the ribbon cutting for an apartment complex for Atlanta Police recruits on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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Inside City Hall: It’s ‘Peace Week’ in Atlanta
MARTA has proposed a bus rapid transit line along Campbellton Road in southwest Atlanta. (Courtesy of MARTA)

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Inside City Hall: Let’s talk transit on Campbellton Road
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People are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport domestic terminal in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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The leaders of DeKalb, Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Clayton counties (from left to right: DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond, Cobb Chair Lisa Cupid, Fulton Chair Robb Pitts, Gwinnett chair Nicole Love Hendrickson and Clayton Chair Jeff Turner) met in Fulton’s Central Library for lunch and conversation about how to keep metro Atlanta safe on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Ben Brasch/AJC)

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Heads of 5 metro Atlanta counties meet to talk public safety
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Hartsfield-Jackson restaurant One Flew South to open on the Eastside Beltline
Umbrellas are up along John Wesley Dobbs Avenue at the Georgia Pacific Building as heavy rain falls Monday morning in downtown Atlanta.

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MONDAY’S WEATHER: Heavy rain this morning is just the start of a soggy week
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in northwest Atlanta after a body was discovered early Saturday morning.

Man shot dead, found lying in street in NW Atlanta
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Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens gives a victory speech on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com

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How Andre Dickens became Atlanta’s next mayor in a landslide
November 30, 2021 Atlanta: on Tuesday, November 30,2021. The runoff election that will set the course for the next four years at Atlanta City Hall will be decided Tuesday, as voters went to the polls to elect the city’s 61st mayor. Tuesday caps off a historic election cycle that saw the incumbent mayor forego a reelection bid and a former mayor seek a third term at City Hall. The race ends with two City Council colleagues on the ballot for mayor: Councilman Andre Dickens and City Council President Felicia Moore, who both have big plans to bolster the ranks of the police department, improve basic city services and reopen City Hall to the public. Dickens, a southwest Atlanta native, is a two-term citywide councilman aiming to repair the “soul of Atlanta” through a number of proposed new initiatives and city departments. Moore, 24-year veteran of the council, is pitching her decades of civic service and legislative experience as prime reasons she should lead the city. Both canvassed Atlanta’s neighborhoods in the final days of the runoff, hoping to energize residents and encourage voter turnout after a sleepy holiday week. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Who won? AJC Metro Atlanta Election Results
(From left to right) Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta councilman Andre Dickens at a mayoral debate hosted by The Young Democrats of Atlanta at Manuel’s Tavern on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, in Atlanta.

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Former mayors Kasim Reed, Andrew Young congratulate Mayor-elect Andre Dickens
Longtime Atlanta Councilwoman Cleta Winslow (left) is facing Jason Dozier (second from left) in a runoff for her District 4 seat. Joyce Sheperd, another veteran councilwoman, is facing Antonio Lewis in a runoff for her District 12 seat. FILE PHOTOS

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Longtime Atlanta City Council members ousted in runoffs
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