Month: January 2025
You’ve Gotta Have HEART: Program Launches to Respond When Situations Arise Involving Unhoused Residents
A community-based public safety program launched in Birmingham this week to reach out to homeless individuals in crisis before situations escalate to the point of needing police response. Read more.
Birmingham Crime Commission Releases Report Detailing Recommendations for Violence Reduction
The Birmingham Crime Commission on Monday released a 66-page report providing a list of policy recommendations aimed at reducing the city’s record-setting violent crime rate. Read more.
Monday Morning Watch | Week of January 6, 2025
This is the inaugural edition of our weekly rundown of public meetings and agendas for the City of Birmingham, Alabama and the Jefferson County Commission.
Givan Announces 2025 Birmingham Mayoral Campaign
Standing behind a sign containing images representing the 151 homicide victims in Birmingham in 2024, Juandalynn Givan said the city deserves better as she announced she would run for mayor. Read more.
