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Mayor Poe, Gainesville Commissioners join residents to bike in Depot Park
By Alana Wilson | May 28, 2018Debbie Boada is a lucky woman.
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New Gainesville city commissioners sworn in
By Sloan Savage | May 18, 2018The City of Gainesville held a ceremony Thursday to swear in two new city commissioners.
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Gainesville wants to regulate local gun laws. So it’s suing Gov. Rick Scott.
By Jessica Giles | Apr. 23, 2018The City of Gainesville joined 10 other Florida cities in a lawsuit challenging portions of the state statute restricting local regulation of guns.
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Here’s what each candidate raised and spent for the city commission race
By Jessica Giles | Mar. 19, 2018Heavy rain didn’t stop candidates for City Commission from last-minute campaigning efforts to secure votes before Tuesday’s election.
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RTS drivers are asking Gainesville city officials for change
By McKenna Beery | Mar. 16, 2018Gainesville Regional Transit System bus drivers showed up unexpectedly to the Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday to speak about their concerns with insufficient wages, being overworked and not being respected.
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Gainesville City Commission passes a resolution making a stance on gun reform
By Jessica Curbelo | Mar. 3, 2018Laura Uribe won’t forget her high school sister’s text about the rumor of a school shooter in May.
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County and city to negotiate future of redevelopment board
By Amanda Rosa | Feb. 7, 2018City and county officials will meet Monday to decide the future of Gainesville’s redevelopment agency.
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For first time in at least two decades, three black women running against commission incumbents
By Jessica Giles | Feb. 4, 2018Three black women will challenge two incumbents in the City of Gainesville regular election in March. Five candidates have qualified for the March 20 election, and for the first time in about two decades, all of the challengers are black women, according to city records.
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Gainesville won’t bill UF for Spencer fees, but here’s how much it paid
By Jessica Giles | Jan. 25, 2018The City Commission decided Thursday it will not charge UF for the more than $224,000 in public security costs for the Richard Spencer event on campus.
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At Gainesville City Hall, group protests public funds being used to support fossil fuels
By Robert Lewis | Jan. 11, 2018About 20 people stood for about two hours in the Gainesville City Hall building on Thursday for the opportunity to stand up for what they believe.
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Shands dedicates room for sexual assault survivors
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 29, 2017UF Health Shands Hospital unveiled a new private room for sexual assault survivors Wednesday.
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Replacement fire station opens
By Maria Dominguez | Sep. 24, 2017Gainesville’s newest fire station, the Alachua County Fire Rescue Station 33, located at 5901 NW 34th Blvd., opened near Northside Park on Friday morning.
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City divided, a Lucky's employee fired after Charlottesville
By David Hoffman | Aug. 24, 2017Three days after attending the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Geoffrey Grooms was fired.
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GNV City Commission discusses expanding city limits
By Jessica Giles | Aug. 24, 2017The City of Gainesville may be growing in the near future and offer emergency fire services to more people.
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Students hold meeting about IBC, La Casita without UF administrators
By Romy Ellenbogen | Aug. 23, 2017At a rescheduled town hall featuring a scheduled Q&A with UF administrators, no administrators attended.
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More than 300 gather to honor lives lost in Charlottesville, denounce racism
By Romy Ellenbogen | Aug. 13, 2017With only the noise of cicadas chirping in the air, more than 300 people stood together, heads down, in silence.
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City Commission will reconsider election dates, term length
By Sara Marino | July 24, 2017Gainesville city officials hope that in the future citizens will be able to cast votes for city commissioners in late summer instead of spring.
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GRU says rates will increase by 2 percent in proposal
By David Hoffman | July 10, 2017For months, the general manager of Gainesville Regional Utilities has told residents that by purchasing a $750 million biomass plant, the city could drive down utility rates by about 10 percent.
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City Commission creates subcommittee for affordable internet
By Catie Wegman | May 29, 2017Gainesville has the highest cost of internet in the state of Florida.
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County Commission votes to relocate Confederate statue
By David Hoffman | May 24, 2017Amid the humid weather, steady rush-hour traffic and loud honks from cars passing by, protesters and counter-protesters stood on opposite sides of University Avenue and Main Street chanting back and forth.
