Riley Bunch

A new fun one from me today: Historic buildings across Atlanta are helping the city reach its affordable housing goals. Including a near century-old elementary school that played a crucial role in the 1930s labor movement. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/07/h…

NEW: Mayor Dickens named one of his senior advisors, Courtney English, as interim chief of staff for the city. English was the youngest chair of the Atlanta Board of Education and launched two unsuccessful bids for City Council positions. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/07/a…

Your Inside City Hall this week: Atlanta hopes to lure police officers ahead of the World Cup with $10K cash. Behind the scenes, APD is also working to crack down on overtime spending that made up half of the city's deficit last fiscal year. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/07/p…

New: Atlanta bans vape shops near schools and implements other requirements over the controversial industry, while state leaders have struggled for years to pass their own meaningful changes to curb youth access. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/07/a…

Read the full story: ajc.com/news/2025/06/3… #atlpol

You @ajc front page this morning: Longtime Old Fourth Ward residents pay respects to their century-old neighbor, the former Atlanta Medical Center, which is slated for demolition. #atlpol

NEW: Three years after the hospital abruptly shuttered, the century-old Atlanta Medical Center is set to be demolished. For longtime residents in the neighborhood, new development also brings fears of displacement. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/06/3…

NEW: Atlanta's political hopefuls gathered for the first forum of the upcoming 2025 city elections. Frustrations over long-awaited district infrastructure projects dominated the discussion. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/06/f…

After initially pushing back against the state's plans, Atlanta City Council ultimately signed over the air rights for a skybridge at the Capitol. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/06/c…

Protesters formed a human banner at Ocean Beach during the "No Kings" protests in San Francisco on Saturday. The protest is among nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump. 📸: Santiago Mejia

PHOTOS: Protesters clash with police in DeKalb County as a large group attempted to march down Chamblee Tucker Rd. @ajc #atlpol #ICEprotests #NoKingsDay

HAPPENING NOW: I’m on the ground in Atlanta where hundreds of protesters are attempting to march down Chamblee Tucker Rd but have been met with a blockade of local law enforcement. #ICEprotest #atlpol #NoKingsDay

FULL STORY: David Huerta’s arrest in LA highlighted the immigrant population that makes up a large portion of the country’s service industry. A federal magistrate judge just ordered the union leader be released on a $50,000 bond. #atlpol #ICEProtest ajc.com/news/2025/06/a…

Atlanta labor unions called for the release of David Huerta, a service employees union president, who was arrested by law enforcement on Friday during an immigration raid protest. #atlpol #ICEProtest

HAPPENING NOW: Across the street from Atlanta’s Immigration Court building, about 50 people have gathered to protest ICE raids and arrests that are happening across the country. #atlpol

UPDATE: Yesterday, residents rallied on the corner of the proposed location hours before Georgia Power hosted community information sessions on the project. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/06/g…

HAPPENING NOW: Vine City and English Avenue residents gather to protests a second Georgia Power substation in the historic neighborhood. #atlpol

Your @ajc front page this morning. #atlpol

Residents in the surrounding neighborhoods are planning a protest today ahead of Georgia Power informational meetings. #atlpol

New: Westside residents are pushing back against Georgia Power’s plans to add a second substation to the historically Black community of Vine City. The facility would sit one lane away from a single-family home neighborhood. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2025/06/w…