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The City of Gainesville plans to have more activities and events that involve the community and provide updates on its ongoing work to improve equity.

The evening's headline speaker said the racial disparity in income and housing is proof that King’s dream hasn’t been fulfilled.

Commissioners passionately expressed their disappointments, concerns, rebuttals and hope for the future before unanimously approving a motion to add a discussion of racial and equity disparities to the agenda of the next joint meeting.

The city's concerns were raised, but not much was decided upon during the meeting.

The 4As town hall meeting at the Alachua County Health Department was designed as a moment to bring everyone up to speed on the latest in East Gainesville development and help bridge a division between city and county leaders.

Gainesville’s city government is taking steps to possibly repurpose the land and resources formerly used for Gainesville’s Job Corps Center.

Each year during the Captain James B. King Veterans Day Concert, a clarinet is presented to one Alachua County middle school band student.

A proposed Alachua County sports arena has run headlong into the politics of a decades-long effort to inject more economic activity into East Gainesville.

Attendees submitted questions to be answered by the Gainesville City Commission and other city organizations present.