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Inequity Report Outdated, Lacks Serious Analysis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...
Racial Justice Town Hall Part 2: Alachua County
Jennifer Cabrera reports on the county's responses at the Racial Justice Town Hall meeting: the county did not disclose how much money it is spending...
Racial Justice Town Hall Part 1: Overview and City of Gainesville
On Wednesday, April 24, the Alachua County Chapter of the NAACP and the United Church of Gainesville (Racial Justice Task Force) hosted a town hall...
Gainesville City Commission, Facing Deficits, Looks for Ways to Collect More Money from Citizens
Under cover of a meeting titled “Ironwood Golf Course,” the Gainesville City Commission met last week to discuss their options for extracting more money from...