ATL 2025 City Council Election Series: meet Matt Rinker

With seven city council seats (eight if you count the Council presidency) and the mayor's office up for grabs in 2025, the otherwise sleepy "off cycle" calendar has some intrigue in Georgia's most populous city.To lean into it, I'm hosting a series of 'meet the candidate' shows between now and election day in November. Each announced candidate and incumbent will be (some already have been) invited on the show.First up: Council at-large 1 challenger Mat Rinker. Matt and I discussed the issues driving him to challenge incumbent Julian Michael Bond, which included transit, budget realities and ethics, to name a few.