Gainesville City Commission

The city of Gainesville held a groundbreaking event on Friday to commemorate the start of renovations to Tom Petty Park. The $1.97 million project is funded by the Gainesville Wild Spaces & Public Places half-cent sales tax.

A circuit judge ruled on Wednesday that a referendum on the November 2024 ballot that passed with overwhelming support to return control of Gainesville Regional Utilities to the City of Gainesville was null due to unclear language on the ballot summary.

A new program aimed at making downtown Gainesville a safe and welcoming place for residents and visitors has been ongoing for nearly four months. The Gainesville Downtown Ambassador Program provides hospitality, safety and outreach in the Downtown Gainesville Service Area and the West University Corridor Service Area.

Despite a lingering deficit, recent figures show a surge in revenue, driven by increased green fees and higher player turnout.

The Gainesville Regional Utilities ballot referendum, which would return control of the utility company to the Gainesville City Commission, passed overwhelmingly, with nearly 73% of the vote on Tuesday night.

The city of Gainesville unanimously passed a motion Thursday to support planned service changes to the Regional Transit System at the start of the spring semester of 2025 as the city and the University of Florida continue their contract negotiations.

A judge ruled Wednesday that the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board cannot be dissolved until the outcome of its lawsuit against the city, even if voters approve the referendum on the November ballot.

Gainesville resident, James Dewar, 42, has been charged with vandalizing the Gainesville Mayor’s office and threatening Harvey Ward in March of this year.

This May, the city launched Impact GNV, a new community-based gun violence prevention program and the third such program since 2018. Will the third time be the charm?

The city of Gainesville and Bright Community Trust unveiled a newly-built three bedroom, two bathroom house that will remain affordable for at least the next 100 years.