Atlanta Officials Discard Belongings of Unhoused People

Outcry after Atlanta tosses unhoused people’s belongings near World Cup spot

City official says staffers were performing ‘routine park maintenance’ where 15 people have gathered for months City employees in Atlanta, Georgia, recently threw away tents, medication, identification and other belongings of unhoused people at a public park without warning. This led activists and a local official to point to an apparent violation of procedures created after a city employee ran over a tent with a front loader last year, killing a man. The sweep through the park occurred less ...

By Timothy Pratt