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Alexis Weisend

Author: Alexis Weisend

Swept Under the Rug

With court approval, Eugene evades state law that requires formal notice for clearing homeless encampments on public land 

News 10 months ago

For nearly four years, the city of Eugene has been skirting a state law that requires unhoused people camping in public to receive a 72-hour … Continue reading →

City of Eugene Ignores State Law on Camping

Oregon law requires a local agency that delivers social services to homeless individuals be informed where and when a 72-hour notice is posted. But Eugene is looking the other way.

News 3 years ago

In the past five years, the city of Eugene has used 72-hour notices to evict unhoused people camping on public property more than 7,000 times, … Continue reading →

Eugene Human Rights Commission Presses City on Rapid Eviction of Unhoused Campers

City has been giving unhoused campers in parks two hours to move,  dodging a state law requiring 72-hour notice.

News 3 years ago

A member of the Eugene Human Rights Commission pressed a city spokesman Tuesday night on why Eugene has abandoned its long-standing policy of giving unhoused campers … Continue reading →

Fast and Furious

The city of Eugene has quietly given more than 1,300 unhoused campers only two hours’ notice to move instead of 72 hours

News 3 years ago

Kyrie Ackley leans out of her tent, six feet off the Fern Ridge Trail, not far from where Bailey Hill Road crosses Amazon Creek. The … Continue reading →

Alexis Weisend

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