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The Jacksonville City Council’s Special Committee on Duval DOGE held the first of its six scheduled meetings on Tuesday afternoon, and a $90 million question quickly became the focal point.
Council Member Jimmy Peluso and Council Member Raul Arias will meet on Monday to with the community to talk about the Eastside Community Benefits Agreement. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at In The Word International Church.
Dozens of students gathered at City Hall for a mock city council session led by Councilmember Jimmy Peluso to introduce young people to the workings of local government.
The Jacksonville City Council is set to discuss an ordinance introduced by Mayor Donna Deegan at tomorrow’s council meeting, aiming to allocate $1.5 million for the LaVilla Transit Innovation and Equity Project.
A meeting between the state and Murray Hill residents frustrated about a lingering chemical-like odor is in the works.
Councilmember Jimmy Peluso made headlines when he declined an invitation to a holiday party hosted aboard Jaguars team owner Shad Khan’s 410-foot yacht, the Kismet.
The Jacksonville City Council met on Monday to discuss the future of the historic Laura Street Trio. The meeting highlighted the growing tension between city officials and developers over how to resolve the long-standing issues surrounding the vacant buildings.
A day after Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters responded to Mayor Donna Deegan‘s controversial comments about former President Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policy, a racist banner flew over downtown taking aim at the sheriff.
An Eastside Jacksonville business owner and a city councilman are excited about the new Jaguars stadium agreement.
Jacksonville’s Neighborhoods committee unanimously voted Monday to set aside $10,000 to boost security along King Street.
Craft beer retailer Alewife Bottleshop and Tasting Room announced that business will be closing in October and locals are disappointed and at the same time hoping to see a change for the better.
The Northside Coalition of Jacksonville held a rally Tuesday to show support for an anti-hate bill that is set to be considered at the city council meeting.
A plan to crack down on hate crimes in the River City continues to move forward in City Hall. Monday, council members announced the bill introduced earlier this year has been amended to be named in honor of a local woman shot and killed in a racist attack 60 years ago.
The Artist Walk, located under the west end of the Fuller Warren Bridge, was originally set to open in May, but it was pushed back. Now it appears there is a tentative opening date set.
With the $1.4 billion stadium deal approved by the city, News4JAX took a closer look at how it will affect the parks downtown near the complex.
A move to toughen the laws against hate speech in Jacksonville is meeting pushback from a city council member.
Members of the Jacksonville City Council stood in front of a memorial Monday for the three innocent lives that were taken after a hate crime to announce a solution to a broken community’s demand for change.
A new bill would give the okay for a study to revitalize and improve historic Durkeeville, one of the oldest African American communities in the city.
As talks continue about building a new jail and sheriff’s office in Jacksonville, it’s also becoming a political issue. On Friday, the city council learned it would cost millions to fix up the current jail before a new one is ever built somewhere else.
The CEO of Changing Homelessness said the extra money could get hundreds of people off the streets every year.
