NEWS BRIEF: Why is Keisha Lance-Bottoms leaving the job?
Surrender — or full attack?
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The departure of Keisha Lance-Bottoms as mayor has a whiff of surrender to Atlanta’s intractable problems, according to New York Magazine. “My assessment has not been any different than Simone Biles’s or Naomi Osaka’s or Calvin Ridley’s, any number of other people who said, ‘I’m putting my emotional and mental health first,’” she said. But in another interview, Lance-Bottoms showed some pride in her accomplishments. “We have faced so many challenges and (we) were able to get through it,” Bottoms said. “We are leaving this city intact for the next administration.” nymag.com