Catalyst Journalism Project

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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.

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 2 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 4 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 4 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 6 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 →