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Shirley Franklin, Andrew Young host a Christmas fund-raiser for Roy Barnes

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:04:38 GMT

With the race for mayor of Atlanta over, the players are moving to the next one. Below is the invite for a Dec. 14 fund-raiser for former Gov. Roy Barnes, hosted by Mayor Shirley Franklin and former mayor Andrew Young.
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution Blogs

Q&A on the news

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:41:26 GMT

Q: You always see in pictures or on TV, Mayor Shirley Franklin wearing her giant flower corsages. I was just wondering where she gets them from and if they are real.
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

Slim win in Atlanta's mayor race shows black political power not as strong

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:35:45 GMT

No matter what those final numbers say, the fissures in the machine were exposed, its future viability cast in doubt. Atlanta’s black population has shrunk and its white population grown since its current mayor, Shirley Franklin, was elected in 2001.
Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Franklin staffers leaving, paving way for new mayor to hire team

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:56:51 GMT

Less than a month before Shirley Franklin is set to leave office as Atlanta's mayor several members of her senior administrative team are handing in their resignations.
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta begins new effort to aid abuse victims

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:28:04 GMT

A woman walked into a fire department station house in northwest Atlanta late Thursday, desperate for help.
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

Slim win for mayor shows battered black electorate

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:22:23 GMT

No matter what those final numbers say, the fissures in the machine were exposed, its future viability cast in doubt. Atlanta's black population has shrunk and its white population grown since its current mayor, Shirley Franklin, was elected in 2001.
Source: The State

Franklin congratulates Reed, says she'll stay "out of the way"

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:02:45 GMT

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin said Friday she'll offer encouragement to her presumptive successor, Kasim Reed, but "my role is getting out of the way."
Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta Firestations To Serve As Child Safe Havens

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:10:47 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta fire houses will soon become safe havens for the city's most vulnerable children. Mayor Shirley Franklin is unveiling the SAFE S.P.O.T.S. program, a partnership with the Atlanta Fire- Rescue Department.
Source: 11Alive | Atlanta

Quoted in 'A final tiff between Shirley Franklin and Mary Norwood'

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:31:30 GMT

Shirley Franklin said in Atlanta Journal Constitution Blogs:

Once again, exaggeration reigns in the political race for mayor ... Councilmember Norwood repeatedly ignores public documents to misstate facts. Atlanta deserves a mayor who tells the truth all the time.

Quoted in 'Time to unleash the inner Mike'

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:25:07 GMT

said in Crain's New York:

Shirley Franklin, the mayor of Atlanta, she laughed at me in the face. They just got the biggest Wal-Mart in Atlanta—she was thrilled. Only we can turn victory into s—.

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:49:35 GMT

In a Tuesday, May 6, 2008 file photo, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin speaks to reporters after meeting with House Democrats and economic advisors in Washington. Franklin was a breath of fresh air in 2002 when she took the helm of a city scarred by scandal.

Photo from AP Photo

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:40:06 GMT

NBA commissioner David Stern talks with Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin during Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference playoff series between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.

2008 GIA CONFERENCE-Mayor Shirley Franklin Part 1 of 3

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:31:46 GMT