News List

Statement on Passing of Dr. Barbara Lewis King

10/12/2020 11:25 AM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Appoints Interim COO, Watershed Commissioner and Chief Procurement Officer

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced the appointment of three senior Administration officials

10/09/2020 1:13 PM

Chief Operating Officer Joshua Williams to Transition from the City of Atlanta

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Chief Operating Officer (COO) Joshua Williams will transition from the City of Atlanta government on December 1, 2020.

10/05/2020 3:53 PM

Statement on Passing of Former Atlanta Police Department Chief George Napper

10/02/2020 10:00 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Leave Option for City of Atlanta Employees to Serve as Election Poll Workers

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Executive Order authorizing up to 8 hours of leave for City of Atlanta employees to serve as poll workers for the November 3, 2020 General Election and Special Election and the January 5, 2021 General Election Run-off.

10/01/2020 10:04 AM

City of Atlanta Launches Fix-It Phase 2 with Operation Clean Sweep

The City of Atlanta is publicly launching Phase 2 of Fix-It Atlanta with Operation Clean Sweep.

10/01/2020 10:01 AM

City of Atlanta Launches Fix-It ATL Phase 2 with Operation Clean Sweep

The City of Atlanta (COA) is publicly launching Phase 2 of Fix-It Atlanta (ATL) with ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ (OCS). The Bottoms Administration is renewing and enhancing efforts under Operation Clean Sweep to improve the quality of life for Atlanta residents, businesses, and visitors through heighten

09/28/2020 9:46 AM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Partnership with Fulton County to Combat COVID-19

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a new partnership with the Fulton County Board of Health to combat COVID-19.

09/21/2020 2:33 PM

Statement on Passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

09/19/2020 8:58 AM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Receives Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights (LCCR) Under Law has awarded Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms the Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award in recognition of her equity-driven leadership to help guide and protect marginalized communities before and during one of the most tumultuous times i

09/18/2020 2:03 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces City to Move Back to Phase II of Reopening Plan

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Atlanta will transition to Phase II of the City’s Five Phase Reopening Plan. The transition to Phase II is effective immediately.

09/11/2020 3:55 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Extends Administrative Orders Related to COVID-19 for 60 Days

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms reissued Administrative and Executive Orders to assist Atlanta residents and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, to be executed for an additional sixty days through October 31, 2020.

08/28/2020 4:18 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Orders to Expand Voting Access

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued Executive and Administrative Orders to expand access to the polls and make it easier for Atlanta residents and employees to vote in light of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

08/28/2020 8:57 AM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program through United Way

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the City of Atlanta has allocated $22 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) to the Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide housing support to Atlantans.

08/20/2020 12:40 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Invest Atlanta Board Announce the Adoption of the One Atlanta Economic Mobility, Recovery and Resiliency Plan

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Invest Atlanta today announced the Invest Atlanta Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt the recently completed One Atlanta Economic Mobility, Recovery & Resiliency Plan for the city of Atlanta.

08/20/2020 12:09 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Orders Series of Actions to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Pandemic

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Administrative Order to address the alarming racial and ethnic disparities underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, social and structural factors place Black, Hispanic, Latino, and American Indian or

08/13/2020 11:51 AM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Youth Entrepreneurship Advisory Council Recommendations

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a report on the recommendations from the Youth Entrepreneurship Advisory Council on strategies to help promote youth entrepreneurship within the city of Atlanta

08/07/2020 2:59 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Orders to Act Upon Use of Force Advisory Council’s 45-day Recommendations

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced seven Administrative Orders (AO) after receiving the Mayor’s Use of Force Advisory Council’s 45-day recommendations.

08/05/2020 12:06 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces New Grant Funding to Support Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms today announced the upcoming launch of the Resurgence Grant Fund, a new program to help Atlanta small businesses recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

07/29/2020 4:03 PM

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Hosts Inaugural Virtual LGBTQ Opportunity Fair

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will host the first-ever Mayor’s Virtual LGBTQ Opportunity Fair.

07/27/2020 12:35 PM