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Community leaders weigh in on GRU Bill
By Alyssa Ramos | Oct. 17, 2018The bill, on the November ballot, asks how GRU will be controlled
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City Commission to consider pursuing 100 percent renewable energy resolution
By Jessica Curbelo | Sep. 29, 2018Currently, about 28 percent of Gainesville’s energy is renewable
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City proposes new scooter rental program
By Jessica Curbelo | Sep. 25, 2018The new program would let people rent scooters through an app
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Over 4,000 people come out to 16th-annual downtown Latino festival
By Alex Camargo | Sep. 23, 2018Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe gave a speech in Spanish for the first time.
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Alachua County drops $1.3 million on new nature preserve
By Fotini Sisois | Sep. 16, 2018The 597-acre land will primarily be a nature preserve but will also have spaces for the public to use.
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Landmark 250-year-old tree saved by neighbor
By Angela DiMichele | Sep. 11, 2018When an apartment developer planned to cut down a 250-year-old live oak, the neighbor took a stand.
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Goodbye 2 a.m. final call? City commission to talk Midtown hours with SG
By Gillian Sweeney | Sep. 4, 2018It's the first time city commission has attended an SG meeting since January 2017
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Former City Commissioner files lawsuit against GRU referendum
By Jessica Curbelo | Aug. 22, 2018The referendum would alter how GRU is overseen, taking some control away from the city commission
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GRU bills will be higher in October
By Angela DiMichele | Aug. 17, 2018GRU bills will raise in price after a tied vote from the City Commission.
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City Commission discusses community ID program
By Angela DiMichele | July 23, 2018On Thursday, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe and the City Commission discussed a possible community ID program that could provide the homeless, ex-prisoners, immigrants and refugees in the Gainesville community with a valid alternative to state IDs.
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Mayor Poe, Gainesville Commissioners join residents to bike in Depot Park
By Alana Wilson | May 28, 2018Debbie Boada is a lucky woman.
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New Gainesville city commissioners sworn in
By Sloan Savage | May 18, 2018The City of Gainesville held a ceremony Thursday to swear in two new city commissioners.
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Gainesville wants to regulate local gun laws. So it’s suing Gov. Rick Scott.
By Jessica Giles | Apr. 23, 2018The City of Gainesville joined 10 other Florida cities in a lawsuit challenging portions of the state statute restricting local regulation of guns.
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Here’s what each candidate raised and spent for the city commission race
By Jessica Giles | Mar. 19, 2018Heavy rain didn’t stop candidates for City Commission from last-minute campaigning efforts to secure votes before Tuesday’s election.
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RTS drivers are asking Gainesville city officials for change
By McKenna Beery | Mar. 16, 2018Gainesville Regional Transit System bus drivers showed up unexpectedly to the Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday to speak about their concerns with insufficient wages, being overworked and not being respected.
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Gainesville City Commission passes a resolution making a stance on gun reform
By Jessica Curbelo | Mar. 3, 2018Laura Uribe won’t forget her high school sister’s text about the rumor of a school shooter in May.
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County and city to negotiate future of redevelopment board
By Amanda Rosa | Feb. 7, 2018City and county officials will meet Monday to decide the future of Gainesville’s redevelopment agency.
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For first time in at least two decades, three black women running against commission incumbents
By Jessica Giles | Feb. 4, 2018Three black women will challenge two incumbents in the City of Gainesville regular election in March. Five candidates have qualified for the March 20 election, and for the first time in about two decades, all of the challengers are black women, according to city records.
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Gainesville won’t bill UF for Spencer fees, but here’s how much it paid
By Jessica Giles | Jan. 25, 2018The City Commission decided Thursday it will not charge UF for the more than $224,000 in public security costs for the Richard Spencer event on campus.
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At Gainesville City Hall, group protests public funds being used to support fossil fuels
By Robert Lewis | Jan. 11, 2018About 20 people stood for about two hours in the Gainesville City Hall building on Thursday for the opportunity to stand up for what they believe.
