City commission passes millage rate in highly questionable procedure
The Gainesville City Commission violated its own rules in a vote to increase the property tax millage by 15.64%. Citizens now have the opportunity to...
City commission doesn’t abide by its own “simple” rules for citizen comments
The city commission broke its own rules about applauding during citizen comment at the July 18 meeting. ...
The making of a narrative – Affordable Housing Hoax (Part 2)
Part 2 of 2: Len Cabrera discusses the misconceptions behind the city and county commissions' push for affordable housing. ...
Harmon’s Notes on the News – July 23, 2019
Ed Harmon takes on GRU and unintended consequences. ...
The making of a narrative – Affordable Housing Hoax (Part 1)
Part 1 of 2: Len Cabrera discusses the misconceptions behind the city and county commissions' push for affordable housing....
New city organizational chart inserts Executive Chief of Staff above department heads
A new organizational chart for the City of Gainesville is buried in the proposed budget for FY20. ...
Hostility between the city commissioners and the public ignites into major disruptions
Tempers flared during the July 18 City Commission meeting, as Mayor Poe asked multiple citizens to leave the meeting and many people spoke in protest...
Mayor Poe fouls climate in Honolulu
Harold Saive looks into the environmental cost of Mayor Poe's trip to Honolulu. ...
Department of Doing, or Department of Delaying?
After almost 2 years of delay, the city commission sends a developer back to the drawing board, and Commissioner Hayes-Santos declares that he will not...
County Commission discusses giving rights to ecosystems
The Alachua County Commission is discussing giving legal rights to natural resources and ecosystems, although staff said the Comprehensive Plan already provides the desired protections...