Oh the webs we weave, when we try to deceive!
Armando Grundy-Gomes presents some suggestions for the future administration of the Reichert House. ...
County commissioners express frustration with the city, discuss funding the CCC
During the Alachua County Commission meeting on August 20, the commission discussed providing all of the funding requested by Sheriff Darnell for the Combined Communications...
Watch Mayor Poe’s comments on gun violence
Watch Mayor Poe's comments on gun violence. ...
Broadband goes forward
During the August 15 Gainesville City Commission meeting, the commission heard a presentation on the recommended next steps if the city wants to keep moving...
City ignores Sheriff’s request for 911 funding
The city of Gainesville is ignoring a request from the Alachua County Sheriffs Office (ACSO) to increase funding for 911 operators....
Correction on city organization charts
Yesterday, we received an email from Gainesville Interim City Manager Deborah Bowie, taking issue with our article on the revised city organizational chart that has...
Do city commissioners deserve a pay raise?
Publius provides us with a satirical translation of an email to the charter review commission. ...
Our aspiring tyrants
Our local politicians are salivating at the prospects of increased power after next year's elections, when the city's election coincides with the presidential primary....
Are a few people dominating citizen comment at city commission meetings?
In recent weeks, the narrative from the city commission and city staff has been that a few people who are “privileged” to have time to...
Local democracy dies in silence
A Gainesville city commissioner's plan to shut down informed dissent, to the detriment of local democratic tradition, is quietly moving forward. ...