3 days ago · RELATED: Man killed as crews worked to clear Atlanta homeless encampment, officials say With fists raised, the crowd chanted Taylor's name outside city hall, hoping his name would spark a movement ...

4 days ago · The Atlanta City Council is set to vote on Feb. 3 to reevaluate its policies on clearing homeless encampments after Cornelius Taylor was crushed in his tent by a city front loader during a recent sweep. The same day as the council meeting, Taylor’s funeral will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church. After the service, a horse-drawn carriage will ...

3 days ago · Finally, the city council approved a $1 million donation to HOPE Atlanta to help efforts preventing displacement.. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Funeral held for man killed during homeless encampment sweep The sweeping changes come less than a month after the death of Cornelius Taylor, a 44-year-old man who was killed by heavy machinery during a clearing of a homeless encampment near the King Museum.

6 days ago · ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps after a man was crushed inside a tent as a bulldozer destroyed makeshift homes in preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events.

3 days ago · The Atlanta City Council will vote on a resolution halting homeless encampment sweeps after a man was killed in January during one near Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Mar 2, 2024 · Atlanta police cleared everyone from the encampment in late 2022. Then city crews swept through, eliminating tents, ragtag shelters, abandoned personal belongings and mounds of trash.

Feb 27, 2024 · ATLANTA - Atlanta is cracking down on homeless camps. On Monday, the city sent out police to clear out an encampment under the Cheshire Bridge between Buford Highway and Interstate 85 after...

Jan 16, 2025 · ATLANTA — A vigil is planned in memory of an unhoused man who was killed when Atlanta city employees attempted to clear a homeless encampment in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.

Feb 27, 2024 · ATLANTA — Atlanta announced this week stating it would begin “compassionately” decommissioning bridge encampments across various locations and hopefully moving those living under them into...

Feb 26, 2024 · Atlanta Police, Georgia Department of Transportation personnel, and outreach workers began an operation to clear out homeless encampments underneath city bridges on Monday. Mayor Andre Dickens pledged to clear the encampments after numerous fires believed to have been set by unhoused people have damaged bridges and closed roadways in the city.