Members of the Gainesville Immigrant Neighbor Inclusion (GINI) steering committee are making progress on two policy proposals: a language access plan and an expansion of a community ID program. The city allocated $7 million out of the $32 million from the American Rescue Plan for nonprofits.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission may nix student advisory board
City commissioners met Thursday to discuss ending the program after recent struggles to recruit new members.
Read More »The Facebook Papers: What you need to know about the trove of insider documents
Facebook’s rank-and-file employees warned their leaders about the company’s effects on society and politics in the United States. And they say its inability to effectively moderate content has magnified those dangers, both in the U.S. and abroad. Those are two of the main takeaways from thousands of internal Facebook documents …
Read More »UF Health is mandating its employees to be vaccinated
UF Health is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the 2021 calendar year.
Read More »The Gainesville City Commission wants to hire a climate change officer
The city of Gainesville is looking to hire a climate change officer to help combat and reduce climate impact.
Read More »You can now help redistrict the city of Gainesville
Gainesville residents will be able to be more hands-on in the city commission’s redistricting efforts this redistricting cycle.
Read More »You can now help redistrict the city of Gainesville
Officials are starting the redistricting process after the 2020 Census, and for the first time, any resident can join. The City of Gainesville is encouraging people to propose new district lines using a map-drawing tool.
Read More »The Lede || Season IV Episode V: Growing into fall
In this episode of The Lede, we take a look at students who are gaining an understanding of local civic duties, we speak with an expert about COVID-19 virus cases declining and we bring you the first installment of The Slap Shot.
Read More »Alachua County residents protest what they say is housing discrimination
Sheila Payne, the coalition’s housing director, said Collier and other landlords have denied potential tenants with legal housing vouchers and blocked current tenants from using the assistance program’s funds to pay for rent. This would violate a city ordinance prohibiting landlords from discriminating against any “lawful source of income.”
Read More »A decades-old rule has left a Hawthorne family stuck with a mold-infested home
Hurricane Irma left a family’s home beyond repair in 2017. The damages caused moisture to accumulate over the years, creating a severe mold problem that has gotten progressively worse. Now, they are calling on Alachua County to reverse an old rule so that they can replace their mold-infested home.
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