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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Honors the Life and Legacy of Congressman John R. Lewis Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued the following statement upon the passing of Atlanta’s revered Congressman John Lewis.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Veto Letter on Procedurally Defective Ordinance Passed by Council Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued a notice to the Atlanta City Council requesting the body to sustain her veto of Ordinance 20-O-1449.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces One Atlanta: Economic Mobility, Recovery and Resiliency Plan Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the One Atlanta: Economic Mobility, Recovery and Resiliency Plan —a comprehensive plan to ensure economic and quality-of-life security for Atlanta residents and businesses.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Executive Order Requires Use of Masks or Face Coverings Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued Executive Order 2020-113 requiring all persons to wear a mask or a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth within the city of Atlanta in response to the rising number of COVID-19 infections. The Order also prohibits gatherings of more than 10 persons on city o

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Extends Moratorium on Residential Evictions and Filings Due to COVID-19 Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms reissued an Executive Order calling on the Atlanta Housing Authority, Atlanta Beltline Inc., Fulton County / City of Atlanta Land Bank Authority, Invest Atlanta, Partners for Home and the City of Atlanta’s Department of Grants and Community Development to institute a tempo