Atlanta Community Press Collective

09/08/2026

Atlanta commissioned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a resiliency study of the city’s drinking water infrastructure after major water main breaks left large parts of the city without access to clean drinking water for days in Summer 2024.

Atlanta Watershed Commissioner Greg Eyerly presented the findings of that study to the City Utilities Committee last month.

The bottom line: Atlanta is not spending anywhere near enough on replacing the city’s drinking water pipes, and, unless that changes, the number of water main breaks each year will continue to rise.

08/04/2026

The Connect Atlanta surveillance camera network has grown eightfold since 2021, and there are over 5,000 Flock license plate readers in the Metro Atlanta region, according to the crowd geomapping website deflock.org. Officials say these cameras are critical in solving crimes, but data from the FBI shows the Atlanta Police Department’s clearance rates from 2021 to 2025 have not increased apace with the growth of the camera network.

07/21/2026

Come join us for our monthly trivia night this Thursday! Bring your friends, family, and neighbors. No RSVP necessary.

07/15/2026

Photo story by Alyssa Pointer.

Slide 1: (left) Bobby H., shows a sign he uses when asking people for money at a stop light on Windsor Street in Atlanta. (right) People attending a FIFA Fan Festival watch a soccer match between Brazil and Scotland at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, June 24, 2026. Atlanta has one of the most visited FIFA Fan Festival designated sites within the three countries hosting the events.

Slide 2: (top) Atlanta Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiatives (PAD) workers hand out food during a July 4 cookout. (bottom) PAD workers and volunteers and interns pack up food after hosting an Independence Day cookout at their facility.

Slide 3: (top) Fans and supporters of the Morocco soccer team celebrate after the team beat Haiti during a FIFA World Cup match in Atlanta, June 24, 2026. (bottom) People leave Mercedes Benz Stadium following the Morocco/Haiti match.

Slide 4: (top) Items left behind at a now-cleared unsheltered encampment located feet away from The Beacon on Cooper, a rapid housing residential property created for members of Atlanta’s unhoused community in Atlanta. (bottom) The remnants of the unsheltered encampment.

Slide 5: The exterior of the Beacon on Cooper, a rapid housing residential property created for members of Atlanta’s unhoused community

Slide 6: (top) An individual eats during an Independence Day cookout at the PAD headquarters. PAD is serving free meals during their extended hours of operation with the FIFA World Cup. (bottom) A sign displayed in the lobby of PAD shows their extended hours during the FIFA World Cup.

Slide 7: Morocco fans celebrate after their team’s victory over Haiti.

Slide 8: Bobby H. asks drivers to spare money near a stop light on Windsor Street. Bobby is living at the Gateway Center, a residential program for the unhoused, after a divorce left him living unsheltered. The Gateway Center helped Bobby secure employment but did not provide immediate bus fare. His job is located in Lithonia and bus far costs about $30 per week. In addition to the bus fare, Bobby provides financial assistance to his daughter and her two children.

06/25/2026

DeKalb County falls short of reproductive funding promises

Vendor registration requirements and other hurdles created difficulties for ARC-Southeast in receiving a $50,000 donation from DeKalb County.

06/25/2026

Atlanta City Council Member Jason Dozier introduced legislation to prohibit the use of certain city trust funds to pay for consultants or lobbyists after ACPC published an investigation into the mayor’s office spending over $370,000 on consultants in support of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative.

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06/21/2026

A game for the world, but not for everyone: The FIFA World Cup and Atlanta’s unsheltered community

While the visitors from across the globe come to Atlanta for the FIFA World Cup, the city's unsheltered population continues on the margins.

06/17/2026

‘Prepared for the worst’: Black lawmakers brace for losses as Georgia GOP eyes new political maps

The Georgia State Capital can be seen in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., April 9, 2026. ACPC/Megan Varner by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder This story was

06/16/2026

With ARC-Southeast layoffs, program pauses,Georgia continues to lose access to women’s reproductive care.

ARC-Southeast, which provides financial and logistical support for women seeking reproductive care, began layoffs and program pauses in June.

06/12/2026

Federal prosecutors charge two Cop City protestors as part of NSPM-7 initiative

Federal prosecutors, as part of an NSPM-7 joint task force initiative targeting left movements, charged two Cop City activists with arson.