Atlanta City Councilman calls for stricter guardrails following housing trust fund ‘clerical error’; Connecting the history of food and Juneteenth
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The episode discusses concerns about ethics in transparency regarding the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and explores the intersection of food and Juneteenth.
A newly published investigation by the Atlanta Community Press Collective reveals public funds were used to pay consultants promoting Mayor Andres Dickens’ Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative , including over $100,000 from the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund. On Wednesday's edition of "Closer Look," Councilmember Matt Westmoreland, who chairs the Community Development and Human Services Committee , discusses how the situation raises concerns about ethics in transparency. Plus, on the heels of Juneteenth and America's 250th mark, we hear from Deborah Van Trece , an Atlanta-based chef and restaurateur, Tiffanie Barriere , an internationally acclaimed mixologist, and Adrian Miller , a James Beard Award-winning author. They discuss the intersection of history, food and Juneteenth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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