Atlanta City Council to vote on creation of Homelessness Task Force after Cornelius Taylor death
After a 49-year-old man was killed during actions to clear a homeless encampment near Ebenezer Baptist Church in mid-January, ...
Atlanta City Council passes legislation addressing homelessness following man's death at encampment site
Council voted hours after the family of Cornelius Taylor chanted for change outside City Hall. It's now up to Mayor Andre Dickens to sign or veto the legislation.
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‘You’re not invisible anymore.’ Funeral held for man killed at homeless encampment
Mourners led a horse-drawn carriage carrying Cornelius Taylor’s casket through the streets of Atlanta on Monday.
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Family set to hold funeral for man killed after Atlanta homeless camp clearing
Cornelius Taylor was killed on Jan. 16 after the clearing of a homeless camp in Atlanta in the Sweet Auburn district.
Atlanta's encampment clearing policies under fire ahead of funeral for man killed at site
Cornelius Taylor will be laid to rest Monday after he was killed during a clearing of an encampment for the unhoused in ...
Atlanta City Council to vote on moratorium for homeless encampment sweeps after man’s death
The Atlanta City Council will vote on a resolution halting homeless encampment sweeps after a man was killed in January ...
Atlanta rethinks clearing homeless camps after a man is crushed inside his tent
Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps. That comes after a man in a tent was killed as a city ...
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Atlanta city council agrees to halt use of heavy equipment to clear homeless encampments
ATLANTA, GA — The Atlanta city council easily approved a moratorium on the use of heavy equipment to clear homeless ...
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Public viewing for homeless man killed at encampment
In a Jan. 27 incident report, Atlanta Police Officer Jonathan Allen said he found Taylor waving in distress after an “earth-moving machine” swept up debris at the encampment. Allen noted in the report ...
Remembering Cornelius Taylor | Leaders discuss proposals to help people who are unhoused in Atlanta
As Taylor is remembered, Atlanta City Council is meeting to discuss several proposals to change the city's policies when it ...