I joined Amanpour & Company to talk about why "working homeless"—a term that should be a scandal—has become an ordinary fact of American life. 40% of officially-counted homeless people have jobs. And that's before we get to the millions who are rendered invisible, who are never counted at all.

Pam Bondi FIRED, per Fox News

During the ‘96 Olympics, ‘jails became homeless shelters.’ Will the World Cup be different? Unhoused Atlantans fear a familiar playbook as the city gets ready to host global soccer fans.

During the ‘96 Olympics, "jails became homeless shelters." With the FIFA World Cup fast approaching, people like Allen Hall fear déjà vu. For @atlantaciviccircle.org:

Cracks emerge in Atlanta’s TAD-extension push, as commission approves Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative recommendations For @atlantaciviccircle.org:

'Judge Roberts' grandpa was born before his parents were naturalized, but he was nevertheless an American, guaranteed by the US principle of birthright citizenship.' SCOTUS' family stories are a reminder that the law has shaped who can be an American: NYT

Good. TADs should not be treated as a slush fund to do projects beyond the original plan. These are still tax dollars that are needed for essential services.

Cracks emerge in Atlanta’s TAD-extension push, as commission approves Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative recommendations For @atlantaciviccircle.org:

When equifax, amazon, bossware etc decide whether you’re a proper person theconversation.com/moral-metric...

Marches and demonstrations stretched across the country, from above the Arctic Circle (Kotzebue, Alaska: population 3,000) to the tropics, with Puerto Rico holding multiple events. There were also 39 international No Kings rallies, according to organizers.

No Kings protest in Atlanta

👀: ICE is now checking travelers' IDs in Atlanta and other major airports — a new role after days of meandering/monitoring Our latest report (gift link):

👀: ICE is now checking travelers' IDs in Atlanta and other major airports — a new role after days of meandering/monitoring Our latest report (gift link):

“The benefit has barely scratched the surface, and you’re asking me to support TADs for another 30 years? I’ll be dead before y’all do what you’re supposed to do.” I've heard this a lot over the past few weeks. A lot to unpack here:

“The benefit has barely scratched the surface, and you’re asking me to support TADs for another 30 years? I’ll be dead before y’all do what you’re supposed to do.” I've heard this a lot over the past few weeks. A lot to unpack here:

I spent the last few weeks dissecting the mayor's plan to raise billions in tax revenue to fund his huge neighborhood revitalization plan. At long last, here's my report Atlanta’s heated TAD debate, for @atlantaciviccircle.org:

Over 12 years (2014-25), City of Atlanta's 8 tax allocation districts (TADs) have funded <1,200 deeply affordable (<50% AMI) rental units, the sort most desperately needed in the city. That's less than 100 per year. Most of the units are 60% AMI or above (because they are primarily LIHTC units) 1/3

2/3 The 3 lucrative TADs have accounted for 89% of total TAD revenue; Beltline alone accounting for >45% & growing. So these 3 TADs have been "successful" & should end. These high/fast-rising value TADs are already pulling dollars from schools, basic services & afford housing in other, poorer nabes.

3/3 Above from atlantaciviccircle.org/2026/03/18/i...

Atlanta’s eight TADs have generated $1.85 billion since they launched. 89% went to three wealthy districts. 11% went to the five covering the city’s highest-poverty areas.

My colleague @thatseankeenan.bsky.social with an exceptional example of Betteridge's law of headlines, an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

I spent the last few weeks dissecting the mayor's plan to raise billions in tax revenue to fund his huge neighborhood revitalization plan. At long last, here's my report Atlanta’s heated TAD debate, for @atlantaciviccircle.org:

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab | The New Republic

Grateful as always to @thatseankeenan.bsky.social and everyone at @atlantaciviccircle.org for following things at the Georgia State Capitol so closely. And angry that HB61 made it to the Senate. It’s really important that it doesn’t become law.

Crossover Day leaves one good shot at reining in mega-homebuyers And more legislative updates from ACC's Housing Happenings newsletter

Introducing Who Owns Atlanta? who-owns-atlanta.org an open-source project mapping the ownership networks of 615k+ properties in and around the City of Atlanta. From the researcher tracking 1000s of parcels to residents trying to find absentee landlords, this is for you. You, too, nosy neighbors.

Tiny homes anywhere? Georgia House advances bill to override local zoning restrictions. For @atlantaciviccircle.org:

In the past year, metro Atlanta saw more evictions than all of New York City—despite having *one-quarter* the renters. Multiple Atlanta apartment complexes averaged an eviction a day. "The numbers are mind-blowing," said Grace Hartley of Princeton's Eviction Lab.

Tiny homes anywhere? House advances bill to override local zoning restrictions. It's a welcome surprise for those who say residential density is key to housing affordability.

Tiny homes anywhere? Georgia House advances bill to override local zoning restrictions. For @atlantaciviccircle.org:

Americans today describe a complicated relationship with the news. 🧵⬇️

The @postguild.bsky.social's data is the latest example in the years-long unraveling of the news industry’s promises to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion after George Floyd’s killing and the ensuing “racial reckoning” of 2020. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...

Also from Closer Look today and featuring the awesome @thatseankeenan.bsky.social of @atlantaciviccircle.org — some good news on the affordable housing front. www.wabe.org/kirkwood-aff...

The neighbors said NO. The zoning board said YES. Housing for homeless seniors moves forward in Kirkwood. My latest for @atlantaciviccircle.org:

SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com wired.com/story/social...

Apple News is the latest media property to be warned by a Trump-appointed regulator over charges of liberal bias. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he’s “not the speech police” but warned Apple that its choice of articles could violate the law.

Zoning Review Board green-lights Kirkwood housing for homeless seniors “We’re talking about people who are sleeping in parking lots, as we get ready to debate parking spaces.”

The neighbors said NO. The zoning board said YES. Housing for homeless seniors moves forward in Kirkwood. My latest for @atlantaciviccircle.org:

Georgia lawmakers push big tax hike on mega-homebuyers, as Trump waffles on reining them in For @atlantaciviccircle.org:

Georgia lawmakers push big tax hike on mega-homebuyers, as Trump waffles on reining them in For @atlantaciviccircle.org:

The Cher / Luther Vandross thing is about to become the biggest meme

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The police tactics @nickvalencianews.bsky.social encountered in Minneapolis were not exceptional responses to demonstrations. They were routine. America should find this bone-chilling — the First Amendment at the end of a gun barrel. My latest for Atlanta Magazine:

The police tactics @nickvalencianews.bsky.social encountered in Minneapolis were not exceptional responses to demonstrations. They were routine. America should find this bone-chilling — the First Amendment at the end of a gun barrel. My latest for Atlanta Magazine:

"Existing housing, people that own their homes, we're going to keep them wealthy," Trump said. "We're going to keep those prices up. We're not going to destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."

We've got the latest on the feds raiding Fulton's elex hub

👀: Georgia state Rep. David Clark pitches renaming a mountain after Trump (Pic by a local lobbyist)

My Senator Raphael Warnock voted for the Laken Riley Act, which requires the detention, without bond, of non-citizens who committed certain crimes, which has led to over 17,500 people being detained or turned over to ICE: www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...