Endorsements At a Glance
EW’s choices in measures and contested races
• President of the U.S.
BARACK OBAMA
• U.S. Senate.
JEFF MERKLEY
• Secretary of State
KATE BROWN
• State Treasurer
BEN WESTLUND
• Labor Commissioner
BRAD AVAKIAN
• House District 7
DON NORDIN
• Mayor of Eugene
KITTY PIERCY
• North County Commission
ROB HANDY
• Eugene Measure 20-137
4J local option levy — YES
• Eugene Measure 20-142
LCC five-year bond — YES
• Eugene Measure 20-145
bond to fix streets — YES
• Eugene Measure 20-146
police auditor — YES
• Oregon Measure 54
voting eligibility — YES
• Oregon Measure 55
redistricting rules — YES
• Oregon Measure 56
eliminates double majority — YES
• Oregon Measure 57
prison terms, drug treatment — YES
• Oregon Measure 58
“English immersion” — NO
• Oregon Measure 59
Big tax break for the rich — NO
• Oregon Measure 60
links teacher pay, performance — NO
• Oregon Measure 61
mandatory prison sentences — NO
• Oregon Measure 62
lottery dollars for crime — NO
• Oregon Measure 63
building permits — NO
• Oregon Measure 64
public money and politics — NO
• Oregon Measure 65
top-two primary election — NO
A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
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Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
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Thank you for standing with us!
Publisher
Eugene Weekly
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