The City of Gainesville conducted a cultural assessment to compare their work environment right now to how they would prefer it to be. "I think what this did was give me specific feedback and data that validated assumptions or whispers that I had heard," said Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe. Those assumptions and whispers: mainly control. The majority of employees believe they work in a controlling culture. They said they want to work more.
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe is working to implement a program that would give guaranteed income to formerly incarcerated people in Gainesville following their release.
Nearly a year after three deadly accidents took place on West University Avenue, the city of Gainesville is working with UF and the Florida Department of Transportation to address traffic safety near campus. Efforts include decreased speed limits, license plate readers, LED message boards, increased police patrols, signal retiming and crosswalk enhancements.
For the past 13 years, Scott Camil has marked Memorial Day weekend by creating a display of temporary tombstones to honor American soldiers killed in the ongoing Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. This year, the Memorial Mile event is being held virtually on the Veterans for Peace website. It was released t