Ahead of the upcoming Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting, City staff is recommending that the committee deny a permit for the City Walk Urban Mission, located on Mahan Drive, to transition from a temporary homeless shelter to a permanent facility. The denial is based on the finding that the facility would create a “private nuisance” […]
What began as a summit hosted by Whole Child Leon County in early 2019 has become a coalition of community leaders and advocates known as Equity Tallahassee Leon — a group committed to starting the difficult conversations surrounding implicit bias and racism in Leon County. Courtney Atkins, the Executive Director of Whole Child Leon, says […]
After nine members were appointed to the Tallahassee Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB), the City Commissioners voted to appoint Commissioner Curtis Richardson’s nominee Rashad Mujahid as the CPRB’s first chairperson on Jan. 27. Mujahid spoke to Tallahassee Reports about his hopes for the CPRB as well as why he thinks the board is important for […]
Mayor John Dailey spoke about some major issues in Tallahassee leading up to the legislative session on the Preston Scott Show on Feb. 24. The topics covered included homelessness, utilities and the negotiations with the fire and police departments. Dailey began talking about the homelessness issue by saying that the churches and non-profits of Tallahassee […]