Gainesville's Police Department has been struggling with a decline of officers. In the last five years, over 100 officers departed because of low pay and poor morale, among other things.
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For the past two years, the University Park Neighborhood Association has been sparring with the city of Gainesville over the enforcement of the single-family housing code, which the association believes forbids most students from living in the neighborhood.
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A city of Gainesville employee faces felony charges after allegedly spending more than $91,000 of city money for personal use. The investigation is ongoing.
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The S.T.E.E.R, program, a partnership between Marion County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol and other agencies, was reinstated in February of this year in hopes of minimizing traffic accidents.
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A group of residential and business property owners are objecting to Collier Companies’ proposal for a license agreement giving them exclusive use of city parking lot #2. The owners, situated in the Pleasant Street Historic District, cite issues with parking, lack of fair policy and transparency, and putting private gain above public benefit as reasons to object to the city of Gainesville leasing lot #2 to Collier Companies.
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A local produce truck has returned to bring healthy, but inexpensive, options to Gainesville after a three-week hiatus.
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Dignity Village, a tent-city community for the homeless population of Gainesville, reduced its maximum capacity limits this week.
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The transgender community in Gainesville has been vocal in recent days, questioning if the city’s insurance policy is discriminatory when it comes to obtaining the medically necessary Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to undergo a physical transition. Equality Florida’s Director of Transgender Inclusion Gina Duncan said that HRT is usually the …
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Collier Companies will soon find out if it can move forward on a new apartment complex geared toward non-students on West University Avenue close to downtown Gainesville.
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City commissioners want County commissioners extend time so all parties can sit down and discuss the RTS land dispute. The building and surrounding land was bought and improved with federal grants so new uses that do not relate to transit could trigger considerable costs and reimbursement.
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