Catalyst Journalism Project

Author: Catalyst Journalism Project

Drug Reform on Trial

Measure 110 faces threat of repeal or revision after being blamed for Oregon's opioid crisis

By Emma J Nelson, Brianna Murschel, Amelia Winkelman and Ellie Graham Oregon legislators are preparing to dismantle the voter-approved reform of how the state deals … Continue reading →

Union Pacific’s Trash Problem

Debris from homeless camps on Union Pacific property litters the Willamette. After years of delay, the city hits the company with big fines.

News 2 years ago

By Bentley Freeman, Evan Weston and Hannah Seibold The city of Eugene has hit Union Pacific Railroad with more than $216,000 in fines for failing … Continue reading →

Swept Away

The CDC said to let the homeless stay at their camps during COVID. Eugene officials push people out anyway.

News 4 years ago

By Joanna Mann, Jennah Pendleton, Addie Peterson and Silas Sloan Eugene officials have forced unhoused people to move from their campsites more than 1,600 times … Continue reading →

Unequal Penalties

Local schools suspend and expel special education students at twice the rate of their peers. One district is trying to change that.

News 6 years ago

By Brandon Taylor and Asia Zeller In 2014, Frieda Bikele could count on getting a routine phone call from the Eugene School District 4J’s Camas … Continue reading →

An Unsuccessful Solution

City officials claim Community Court has brought about big changes in the way Eugene treats the homeless. The court's own numbers tell a very different story.

News 6 years ago

By Taylor Perse and Morgan Theophil Two years ago the city of Eugene, with much fanfare, announced it would do more to help the homeless … Continue reading →

Courting The Ones Who Need It

Community Court seeks to support rather than sentence

News 8 years ago

By Kaylee Tornay, Brittany Norton, Sam Felton, Natalia Riccardi Josh Beals says he doesn’t remember getting the citations that brought him to Eugene’s Community Court … Continue reading →