Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms rushed back to Atlanta after citizens expressed disappointment with her leadership skills on social media.
Citizens and civic leaders complained that Lance Bottoms, 50, was often on the campaign trail with presidential hopeful Joe Biden.
On Monday, Lance Bottoms issued an Administrative Order allocating $100 million to create more affordable housing in Atlanta.
“Building a housing inventory that working families and seniors can afford is a major component of our vision for One Atlanta,” she said in a statement. “These new public dollars will further our mission to create a more equitable and affordable city for all those who desire to call Atlanta home.”
Also on Monday, Mayor Lance Bottoms issued an executive order cracking down on new construction permits around Westside Park to halt “rapid gentrification” in the area.
The timing of the mayor’s orders are no coincidence.
Black leaders complained that gentrification was changing the landscape of Atlanta neighborhoods that have traditionally been overlooked by lenders and real estate investors.
They also complained about the rising crime rate in Atlanta and the surrounding suburbs. They demanded Lance Bottoms leave the Biden campaign trail to deal with the rising crime rate at home.
Fed up with the mayor’s frequent absences from the city she was elected to lead, Atlanta activist and businesswoman Sabrina Peterson is organizing an effort to block her reelection.
Mayor Lance Bottoms is pictured above with her husband Derek W. Bottoms at a recent Atlanta Hawks game at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
