Well, Allen was appointed by Mayor Bill Campbell to the city's Urban Design Commission. For the show in general and Weltner specifically, the perception of conflict became a little bit stronger in the eyes of some late this summer. The firm never put in a formal bid, but still, Weltner and the staffer sent apologetic e-mails to Kahn, who was in effect accusing Weltner of sour grapes by predicting the referendum would not pass. The show's longtime moderator, Dick Williams, a former AJC columnist who now writes a column for the Atlanta Business Chronicle and publishes the Dunwoody Crier , took a look at Kahn's complaint and deemed it minor, if one at all. We preferably do not discuss matters we may have an interest in, but if we do, we say so.
Disclosure really is the only way out for the 'Gang'sters.
Employment and interests are going to intertwine occasionally. No shame in that. Speaking of disclosure, that show frequently includes CL staffers. And speaking of hats, on a brief personal note, this is my swan song as media columnist for CL . I have sold out to a mainstream corporate media conglomerate.