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THIRD CANDIDATE ENTERS FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF RACE
A third candidate has entered the election for Fulton County sheriff.
Charles Rambo, a retired lieutenant in the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, joins a
race that includes incumbent Theodore “Ted” Jackson and Patrick Labat, the chief of the
City of Atlanta Department of Corrections.
Jackson, who has held the position since 2008, was re-elected in 2016, defeating a
field of six challengers.
Rambo, 51, began his law enforcement career in 1989 sworn as a sheriff s deputy.
Rambo served his entire professional career with the FCSO for over three decades, ac
cording to his campaign website.
The election will be held on Nov. 3,2020.
The Fulton County jail has been controversial, with overcrowding causing some in
mates to sleep on mattresses on the floor, according to the Associated Press.
ALDI GROCERY SEEKS TO ADD LARGE RETAILER BESIDE IT
An Aldi grocery store that opened last year in Buckhead leased more space than it
needs and is seeking to add a large retailer beside it.
The plan involves carving a new storefront into what is now a blank wall between the
Aldi and a PetSmart in the Buckhead Pavilion shopping center at 3221 Peachtree Road.
The proposal was reviewed Nov. 6 by the Design Review Committee of Special Pub
lic Interest District 9, a zoning area in central Buckhead. Patti Wallis, a permit consul
tant representing property owner Coro Realty Advisors, said “I have no clue” who the pro
posed retail tenant is.
Coro Realty and Aldi did not respond to comment requests.
About 21,000 square feet of Aldi’s non-retail space would be used by the new tenant af
ter subdivision inside. The entire space was formerly a Sports Authority store.
The DRC requested that the design include plenty of storefront windows. Coro is seek
ing a special administrative permit to allow the work, according to its application paper
work.
CITY’S NEW DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
GETS CHIEF, STRATEGIC PLAN
The city’s new Department of Transportation is setting the path for its first work,
with its first commissioner appointed and a strategic plan released Nov. 13 by Mayor
Keisha Lance Bottoms.
The new “ATLDOT” combines previously separate staff from the departments of
Public Works, City Planning and the Renew Atlanta/TSPLOST program. The new com
missioner is Josh Rowan, previously head of Renew Atlanta.
The new “Strategic Transportation Plan” has many short- and long-term goals for
improving all types of travel: walking, driving, biking and using public transit.
An early initiative is adopting a “Vision Zero” policy, meaning design principles for
eliminating traffic-related deaths. Among the other elements of the plan are building
more protected bicycle lanes; adding sidewalks and crosswalks; repaving 200 miles of
roads a year and making faster pothole repairs; “reducing the footprint of parking” in
the city; and working with MARTA on better bus service, including a “high-frequency
bus network.”
KENYA
JOH
FOR FULTON COUNTY JUDGE
KENYA JOHNSON FOR PROBATE COURT JUDGE
for FULTON'S
FAMILIES & FUTURES
EDUCATION/ MEMBERSHIPS/
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS/
APPOINTMENTS
Clark Atlanta University, Bachelor of Arts,
1995
South Texas College of Law, 1998
Distinguished Leader Award, Fulton County
Daily Report
Chief Assistant District Attorney,
Fulton County District Attorney's Office
Community Prosecutor of the Year,
Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 2016
Community Service Award, U.S. Attorney's
Office, Northern District, 2017
Chief Deputy Solicitor, Fulton County Solicitor
General's Office (2017-Current)
State Bar of Georgia Judicial Nominating
Committee, (2018-2020)
Member, Georgia Bar Association
Member, Atlanta Bar Association,
Probate Section
Executive Board, Georgia Association
Women Lawyers Foundation (2019-2020)
Executive Board, Georgia Association
of Black Women Attorneys (2012-2017)
Regional Director, National Black
Prosecutors Association (2015-2019)
Executive Committee, Gate City Bar
Community Law Clinic (2012-2019)
"The Probate Court of Fulton County is a true
'family court.' From marriage licenses to
guardianships for loved ones with mental health
needs, Probate Court can help families grow and
prosper. For 20 years, I have represented victims
of crime, achieved justice for families after
devastating crime events and protected public
safety as a Community Prosecutor.
When my dear mother passed, I was left to handle
her business affairs through grief and
bureaucracy. When loss and challenges arise,
families need an effective, competent and
compassionate court to guide them through
difficult times. As a proven leader, I have the
experience, knowledge and vision to take
Probate Court into the future, increase efficiency
and make probate services more accessible and
convenient.
In 2020, I ask for the privilege of your vote to
serve as your next Probate Court Judge in Fulton
County because family, either by blood or choice,
means everything.
ENDORSEMENTS
ANDREW YOUNG
Former
U.S. Ambassor
MICHAEL LASCALA
Partner
LaScala & Aurora, LLP
KEITH E. GAMMAGE
Fulton County
Solicitor-General
RENEE ROCKWELL
Legal Analyst
WWW.ELECTKENYAJOHNSON.COM
Kenya Johnson
Judicial Candidate
Fulton County Probate Court
KENYA alC
JOHNSON
FOR FULTON COUNTY JUDGE