Mayor Lauren Poe and District Four Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos will serve another term after winning re-election Tuesday. They celebrated their victory together with a crowd that included most of their colleagues.
Read More »Gainesville Voters to Decide on Ballot Initiative for Charter Review Commission
The charter is the framework that establishes the city government and how it operates.
Read More »RTS Buses Could Possibly Gain Free Wi-Fi, City Commission Subcommittee Says
As part of the subcommittee’s goal to create more internet access for the University of Florida and Gainesville, the subcommittee also plans to extend free wireless service on Southwest Second Avenue from Southwest 13th Street to Main Street and eventually into Depot Park.
Read More »2019 Candidate Roundtable: Gainesville City Commission District 4
Candidates for Gainesville city commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos and Robert Mounts visited WUFT-FM's studio to discuss issues affecting city voters in 2019.
Read More »Gainesville Commissioners And Residents Discuss Affordable Housing Solutions
About 100 people joined city commissioners Wednesday evening to strategize ways to make housing more affordable throughout the city.
Read More »City, County Commissioners Agree To Change Gainesville’s Community Redevelopment Agency Over A Decade
Alachua County and Gainesville City commissioners voted 9-2 Monday to begin restructuring the local agency responsible for community redevelopment.
Read More »Volume Down: City Commission Votes Against Unlimited Noise Permits After Quality Of Life Complaints
A proposed ordinance came before the Gainesville City Commission on Thursday that would eliminate the limit on permits for entertainment for small businesses that might be causing loud noise until two in the morning.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Votes To End Use Of Inmate Labor
Gainesville City Commissioners decided to terminate three contracts with the Florida Department of Corrections in a 5-1 vote on Thursday. In 30 days, inmate labor will be gone from Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Bans Expanded Polystyrene, Certain Plastic Bags As Of August 2019
Gainesville is now the second city in Florida to do this — the first being Coral Gables. Gainesville's ban takes effect Aug. 1.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Selects Deborah Bowie As Interim City Manager
The three candidates who applied to fill his role while commissioners searched for a permanent replacement were city employees Deborah Bowie, Michelle Park and Steve Varvel.
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