A new commission takes their seats and immediately has a split vote for mayor pro tem! What's up with that? Blake Aued from Flagpole comes on the show to talk about the latest developments on the ACC Mayor and Commission and what we can expect going forward.

I'm tired of UGA throwing its weight around.  This one is about why UGA hates a particular story I wrote recently and why they’re wrong.  

The photo of the UGA Arch in the thumbnail of this video was taken by  user JR P on Flickr.com and is used under a Creative Commons license (CC  BY-NC 2.0).

Occupy Wall Street started in September, 2011 and soon after solidarity encampments sprung up all over the country. One of those solidarity groups, Occupy Athens GA, had a huge impact on local politics that still endures today. I talked with Commissioner Tim Denson about why he got involved in Occupy, why he ran for mayor and about his thoughts on the legacy of the progressive advocacy group Athens for Everyone.  

ACC Commissioners debated lowered quorum at their last meeting, and things got spicy. They also begun the process of creating a long-term plan to address homelessness and discussed how to spend transit dollars most effectively.

Prosperity Capital Partners is forcing out low-income tenants in Athens, the University System of Georgia blocks the Linnentown mosaic and the public has a lot to say about cannabis decriminalization, abortion and a pilot project for Prince Avenue at the last mayor and commission meeting.

Jeff Auerbach, candidate for Georgia State House in District 121, talked with me about his feelings on abortion and about the smaller things we can do in the state legislature that can greatly improve our lives.

Tim Denson is running for the Athens-Clarke County Board of Education in District 5 in 2022. I interviewed him about restorative justice, his  plans for the district and about how well our schools are doing at educating our kids.  

Commissioner Patrick Davenport is running for re-election in District 1 and he's being challenged by Audrey Hughes. I interviewed both of them (on different days). We talked about recycling, taxes, crime and whether the east side is getting its fair share of resources.

Dexter Fisher is running in 2022 to serve as District 5 ACC Commissioner. I interviewed him about youth development, homelessness and affordable housing.

Allen Jones is running to serve as District 7 ACC Commissioner in 2022. I  interviewed him about alternative transportation, environmental sustainability, homelessness and the Republican money that may be flooding into our local election.