After years of sticking their heads in the sand, City Council last week hosted a Call to Action Summit.
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Editor’s Note: Follow the money on Council pay hike
The move to hire Lumpkin came concurrently with City Council voting itself a sizable annual pay raise.
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Editor’s Note: Mista Dee’s reality
Mayor Edna Jackson deserves kudos for her statesmanlike response to the shooting.
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Editor’s Note: ‘Sick and tired of this story’
The City’s response was a press conference almost identical in tone and content to the one in 2012 the mayor held with the now-former police chief by her side.
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Editor’s Note: Savannah growth under the gun
Some of us have warned for years that Savannah’s inability to address crime would inevitably be a hindrance to meaningful economic growth. City leaders across multiple administrations have had ample opportunity to increase public trust.
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Mayor, Council, address gun violence
Mayor Jackson emphasized parents’ role in keeping their kids off the streets and considered reinstating the citywide curfew.
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City leaders to greet Irish officials
City and Parade Committee officials will greet “the top Irish tourism official and celebrate Savannah’s participation in Ireland’s Global Greening initiative” during a news conference in front of City Hall […]
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Mayor Jackson to give State of the City address Feb. 18
Mayor Edna Jackson will issue the State of the City address during a Town Hall Meeting at 7 pm. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the 3rd Floor Ballroom of the Savannah […]
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Chief Lovett retires amid allegations
With rumors mounting over the previous 24 hours, a hurried press conference late Friday afternoon finally affirmed what was suspected: Savannah Metro Police Chief Willie Lovett would retire from the […]
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Comment invited on cruise ship terminal
“In response to community interest,” Savannah City Council will allow an hour during Thursday’s City Council meeting for the public to offer comment on the Cruise Ship Feasibility Study being […]
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City Council says NO to corporate personhood
The grassroots movement to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s general sense that “corporations are people” just got another boost. At the March 21 City Council meeting, Mayor Edna Jackson and […]
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Editor’s Note: Doubling down on common sense
In last week’s vote to deny the petition of the out-of-town bus company we saw a carefully considered decision which properly weighed the concerns of the community, the desires of the business in question, and future precedent.