County Commissioners discuss how to move forward on CareerSource
In response to a letter from the Department of Economic Opportunity alleging that CareerSource of North Central Florida has misused funds and refused to provide...
GRU should add capacity as needed instead of doubling down on biomass debacle
The Gainesville Sun recently reported that GRU is the state leader in renewable energy, producing nearly 42% of its energy from renewable sources in January-March...
School Board Should Push Achievement, Not Equality
Len Cabrera's November take on the school board's equity plan is still valid: The school board should push for increased achievement, not equity....
City Commission Continues to Add Expenditures
In their budget meeting on May 21, the Gainesville City Commission continued to add spending to their budget, which is already in a deficit....
Inequity Report Outdated, Lacks Serious Analysis
While the City of Gainesville rushes to implement equity policies to deal with all the inequities highlighted in the Racial Inequity Report, they're making decisions...
Gainesville’s Racial Equity Proposal Moves Forward
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously passed a vague resolution to add $500k/year to a budget that is already short $5 million....
Racial Justice Town Hall Part 3: School Board
Part 3 of the report on the Racial Justice Town Hall: the School Board's responses. ...
Identify Causes of Poor Performance Before Blaming Racism
Racial inequality is all the rage in Alachua County because it's the latest excuse for government to increase spending with no accountability. Last month's town...
Gainesville City Commission Has an Insatiable Spending Addiction
The Gainesville City Commission is quick to raise GRU rates and propose double-digit increases in property taxes and fire assessment fees on hard-working Gainesville families...
“Living Wage” Hurts the Poor
Len Cabrera discusses why a "living wage" hurts the very people it claims to help....