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GA HR1335
Resolution
Status
2/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Karen Lupton
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AI Summary
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Georgia House Resolution recognizing and commending Brian Goldstone, a DeKalb County journalist, anthropologist, and author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America
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Goldstone's book documents the "working homeless" crisis through five Atlanta families, examining gentrification, racialized displacement, low-wage labor, and lack of tenant rights
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There Is No Place for Us received major national recognition including Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction finalist, New York Times Top Ten Book of 2025, and selection by Barack Obama as a favorite book of the year
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A 2026 Georgia State University report cited in the resolution found over 4,600 people in DeKalb County living in extended-stay hotels, including 1,635 children across 2,004 households
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Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to Brian Goldstone
Legislative Description
Goldstone, Brian; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/11/2026