THE LIBERAL VOICE

Atlanta mayoral race 2009 results are murky on race in politics

By Patrik Jonsson  

Excerpt taken from the christian science monitor

"If anything, Atlanta voters seemed hesitant to say much of anything about the mayoral field, which included a black man, a black woman, and a white woman, as only 24 percent of them came out to cast ballots in the off-year municipal election."  Read full article at the chrsitian science monitor

Water Wars: Judge Rules Against Atlanta

Water Wars: Judge Rules Against Atlanta.

Metro Atlanta and its 4 million residents have almost no rights to a massive federal reservoir and must stop taking water from it within three years

Atlanta still a magnet

Atlanta Skyline from Turner Stadium
Originally uploaded by Bruno Misseeuw

By Mary Lou Pickel
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Last year, 114,989 new people moved to the Atlanta metro area, which consists of 28 counties. Only the Dallas (146,532), Houston (130,185) and Phoenix (115,978) metro areas added more residents.

The Atlanta metro area is now considered the eighth-largest in the country. We moved up one spot, jumping ahead of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. READ FULL ARTICLE

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/03/19/censusasf0319.html

Atlanta: 10,000 foreclosed properties up for sale in April

Sign of the Times
Originally uploaded by Scott Coulter

By KEVIN DUFFY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The foreclosure problem in metro Atlanta appears to be worsening. More than 10,000 lender-owned properties are scheduled to be sold on courthouse steps next month, according to EquityDepot.net, which tracks foreclosures.

The 10,138 figure for 13 counties shatters the previous record of 8,425 properties scheduled for sale in February, Equity Depot.net says. READ FULL ARTICLE

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2009/03/16/metro_atlanta_foreclosures.html

Next Atlanta mayor faces big challenges

By ERIC STIRGUS

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Most city employees are working four fewer hours a week because of city-mandated furloughs. Dwindling revenue has forced closure of two fire stations. (One may reopen later this year.) Many residents believe the city is becoming less safe, despite police data that violent crime is down. And Atlantans are paying sharply higher water bills, primarily to help fund the $4 billion water and sewer improvements.  READ FULL ARTICLE