The ATL Report

The City of Atlanta's HR Commissioner Tarlesha Smith has been placed on administrative leave by Mayor Andre Dickens, effective immediately. Deputy Chief Commissioner Jason Ingram is leading the HR department during her absence. This announcement from Chief Operating Officer Lisa Benjamin (Gordon) comes at the heels of an explosive City Council meeting discussing her bullying and failure to provide funds to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport's Maintenance Employees.  This was the second time since March the employees had voiced their concerns over unfair treatment, sexual harassment, and compensation.  Airport Employees Attend City Council Meeting March   It is alleged Commissioner Smith had a pattern of meeting with maintenance employees the day before city council meetings and urging them not to attend. Another tactic was scheduling "mandatory" meetings during council meetings to deter attendance. Commissioner Smith also taunted the employees and urged them to record the mee

Hartsfield Jackson International Airport has officially launched Balram "B" Bheodari's I retired and wasn't fired campaign. Aviation publications/blogs are contacted, and stories are planted to portray leaders in a positive light by the airport's PR Team, similar practices are done with the AJC.  These stories are often shared with airport staff through mass emails to further control the narrative. Intelligent people are able to read between the lines and recognize that Bheodari was removed. In his most recent article sent to the Saporta Report he states  “I’m leaving on my own terms. That’s the bottom line,” Bheodari said. “I was not pushed out. I made my decision known to the mayor last year. ”   Bheodari Save Face Article   The article displays pictures that poorly support the narrative that he is retiring and leaving on his own. Ironically, Bheodari declared empathically in the same publication June 12, 2023, in the article titled " Unlike past revolving

The Jai effect is in full swing at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Balram "B" Bheodari was removed as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s general manager by Mayor Andre Dickens. His removal comes at the heels of Chief Commercial Officer Jai Ferrell's  termination  resignation which she deemed "effective immediately. The role she vacated was posted for recruitment within a week, very quickly for someone who left without notice.  Jan Lennon, Hartsfield-Jackson’s current deputy general manager of operations, will take over as the airport’s temporary general manager on July 1.  Full Bheodari Removal Story Leaders Allegedly Impacted by Jai Ferrell's Poor Decision Making Balram Bheodar i- General Manager "Removed/Temporary Replacement" Nina Hickson -City Attorney "Retired/Replacement Named" Lisa Benjamin Gordon (B's Boss)-COO "Removed/Replacement Named" Ferrell Followers, do you really believe Jai Ferrell res