Activist Alert 1-10-2013

• The Eugene Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee meets at 5:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Atrium Building, 99 W. 10th Ave. New member orientation is on the agenda.

• The Eugene Police Commission meets at 5:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 10, at EPD headquarters, Kilcullen Room, 300 Country Club Road. A public forum will be followed by a discussion of domestic violence policy.

• Eugene could use more good cops. Police Officer Career Night is at 6 pm Thursday, Jan. 10, at the city’s Emergency Services Training Center, 1705 West 2nd Ave. EPD is currently accepting applications and the pay range is $54,808 to $69,888 per year plus “comprehensive” benefits. See www.eugene-or.gov/jobs

• Death and Taxes, a film about war tax resisters and their motivations, will be shown at 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 10, at CALC, 458 Blair Blvd. Contact Peg Morton at 342-2914.

• The Streets Food Cart at 6th and Lincoln in Eugene opened as a way to integrate former prisoners back into society, and is celebrating its one year anniversary with a fundraiser from 9 am to 2 pm Saturday, Jan. 12. All proceeds will go towards paying off the health expenses of Drew and Michelle Wattier of Eugene who were struck by a hit-and-run driver outside their hotel in Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 30. Both remained hospitalized. Drew Wattier is a member of the Lane County Sheriff’s Department.

• A community meeting on public safety in Lane County is being planned for 6 to 8 pm Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St. in Eugene. See more information next week.

• The documentary film The Invisible War, featuring veterans’ stories about sexual assault on both male and female military members, will be shown at 7 pm Friday, Jan. 11, at the Wildish Theater in Springfield; at 2:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Siuslaw Public Library in Florence; and at 6:30 pm Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Community Center, 600 E Gibbs St. in Cottage Grove.

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.

We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.

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