City will discuss spending $530k on broadband proposal
The agenda for the August 15 Gainesville City Commission includes an item on Broadband Study Next Steps. While no new spending will be approved at...
Bob Gasche funeral procession
A group of people gathered near Hunters Crossing to honor Bob Gasche this afternoon as his funeral procession passed by. Enjoy the photos and video!...
Video of Austin City Council
This is a short video consisting of several excerpts of members of the Austin public speaking to the City Council on June 20, 2019. ...
Fraternal Order of Police wins decision against the city
The Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) has issued a Recommended Order in favor of the Gator Lodge Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) in their unfair...
City commission will discuss changes to email archive, citizen comment
The Gainesville City Commission will discuss a number of potential changes to its rules for citizen engagement at a meeting on August 8 at 1:00...
Parliamentary procedure training offered
For anyone who is interested in keeping the various government commissions honest... No registration required. ...
Here are some budget cuts the city can make
Jennifer Cabrera suggests some relatively painless budget cuts for the city commission. ...
City plans to stop publishing commission emails
Jennifer Cabrera discusses the new policies proposed by Gainesville City clerk Omichele Gainey and their chilling effect on citizen engagement. ...
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. ...