Atlanta mayor backs moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps

Atlanta mayor backs moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps, calls for policy review after man’s death
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is backing a moratorium on clearing homeless encampments and called for a review of city policy on caring for the unhoused after a man died during an encampment sweep last week.
Atlanta mayor pauses clearing of homeless encampments
Mayor Andre Dickens is calling for a temporary pause on the clearing of homeless encampments. Barron Trump playfully photobombed his sisters Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump in a behind-the-scenes video from Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 Inauguration.
Family, activists demand pause on homeless encampment sweeps after Atlanta man's death
The family of a man killed by a truck during a sweep of a homeless encampment in Atlanta is heading to City Hall to demand officials change the policy they say led to his death.
Atlanta Mayor Dickens backs pause on homeless encampment clearings
The announcement comes amid calls for changes to the city’s homeless strategy after a sweep by city workers left a man dead.
Atlanta’s mayor calls for moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps
Mayor Andre Dickens is responding to community organizers calling for the city to stop sweeps of homeless encampments after a man died last week.
Man killed during clearing of homeless encampment near Ebenezer Baptist Church
Activists and community members held a vigil to honor the victim and demand that the city be held accountable to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Atlanta stops clearing homeless encampments after city truck runs over and kills sleeping man
Atlanta has stopped clearing out homeless encampments after a city truck ran over and killed a man as he slept in his tent. Cornelius Taylor, 49, was in his tent on Old Wheat Street near Ebenezer Baptist Church on Jan.
Atlanta City Council proposals for moratorium on homeless encampment clearings after man's death
Cornelius Taylor was fatally run over by a front loader as he was inside his tent on Jan. 16.
Atlanta looks to pause homeless camp removals after man was run over and killed by city truck during clearing
Atlanta looks to pause homeless camp removals after man was run over and killed by city truck during clearing - ‘This terrible accident expresses the need to reevaluate and reassess our city’s policies concerning homeless encampments,
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