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Without the ability to get out into the county and share their goals, the candidates must work to find new ways to show their visions for the future.
Read More »Familiar Faces Vie For Newly Open District 3 Alachua County Commission Seat
Gainesville Activists Want Shift In City Budget Priorities, But Will Likely Have To Wait A Year
Activists have spent the past three weeks trying to urgently sway Gainesville city budget decisions.
Read More »Gainesville Considers Development Moratorium To Protect Black Communities
The commission decided to continue the moratorium and equitable development discussion during the first general policy meeting in August.
Read More »Alachua County Aiming For UF Students To Say They Live In Gainesville For 2020 Census
Alachua County lost hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding because too few UF students stated during the 2010 census counting that they lived in Gainesville, officials said.
Read More »Gainesville Votes 2020: At-Large 2 City Commission Guide
Anyone living in the city can decide between Scherwin Henry, Gabe Kaimowitz, Paul Rhodenizer and Reina Saco.
Read More »Gainesville Votes 2020: City Commission District 3 Guide
Those who live in the city's District 3 will decide between incumbent David Arreola and challenger Jennifer Reid.
Read More »Gainesville Votes 2020: City Commission District 2 Guide
Registered voters who live in the city's District 2 will decide between incumbent Harvey Ward and challenger David Walle.
Read More »Gainesville Redevelopment Priorities Discussed In Final Workshop Before City Commission Presentation
The new plan will set a course for the city department's intended revitalizations in blighted areas.
Read More »Alachua County Advances Truth And Reconciliation Process With Memorial For Lynching Victims
Alachua County has the highest number of reported extrajudicial lynchings in the state, followed by Orange and Marion Counties.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
These were the top stories near you this year.
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