Let’s Not Destroy A Diverse Neighborhood
Paul Conte’s op-ed in the Aug. 12 Weekly “Housing the Rich” is well-informed and spot on. Proliferation of high-rent apartment buildings has destroyed formerly stable, … Continue reading
Year: 2021
Prefontaine Classic
Steve Prefontaine was fire on the track, a charismatic man who made track and field the happening sport in Eugene in the 1970s. As another … Continue reading
The Virus Must Be A Democrat
According to the CDC and other reliable sources, incidences of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths are decreasing in direct proportion to inoculation levels. Coincidentally, or … Continue reading
Lawsuit Against EWEB Alleges Racial Harassment
Lawsuit claims that a former EWEB employee was subjected to death threats and harassment based on his race
A former Eugene Water and Electric Board meter reader filed a U.S. District Court lawsuit against EWEB on Aug. 3, alleging that the company failed to … Continue reading
‘Bison Know Best’
My Brothers’ Farm is using its bison to center soil health and sustainable farming
Austin Larson, one of the three eponymous brothers of My Brothers’ Farm, lives and works on a 320-acre plot near Creswell and Pleasant Hill. Although … Continue reading
City Planners Keep Us In The Dark
Almost no one who owns or rents a single-family home in Eugene has the slightest awareness that Eugene city planners have drafted new zoning code … Continue reading
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith at Ditch Projects
Paintings and activism merge in a show curated by the artist
Ka’ila Farrell-Smith is an activist and an artist, though not always at the same time. For eight years she canvassed door to door as a … Continue reading
DA Orders Release of Body Cam Footage
Lane County District Attorney’s Office has ordered the city of Eugene and the Eugene police to release body worn camera footage of the arrest of a man who died in law enforcement custody
The Eugene Police Department must produce the body-worn camera video of the arrest of Landon Payne that was requested by Eugene Weekly, according to an … Continue reading
Planning A City Without Trees
The destruction of an irreplaceable hilltop environment at the end of Capital Drive in Southeast Eugene is well under way. Large dump trucks now rumble … Continue reading
Black Trans Lives Still Matter
TransPonder’s new executive director wants to increase the organization’s reach and ensure that conversations around Black trans lives didn’t end last summer.
Kyle Rodriguez-Hudson was named TransPonder’s new executive director on July 1. With the new role, he says he hopes to expand the organization’s outreach and … Continue reading