Eugene Weekly

The voter registration deadline for the May 21 Special Election is Tuesday, April 30. People who are not registered to vote in any Oregon county may register online at www.oregonvotes no later than 11:59 pm Tuesday, April 30. The online option is available only to those with a valid Oregon driver’s license, DMV-issued identification card, or learner’s permit.   Continue reading →

A press release from Oregon House Democrats today, April 25: Today the Oregon House of Representatives passed legislation that would give local governments more power to prevent vacant foreclosed homes from becoming neighborhood eyesores.   More than half of all foreclosed homes in Oregon are vacant, but current law does not assign responsibility for the upkeep of these abandoned properties. This situation has created problems for neighborhoods throughout the state as eyesore properties introduce criminal activity and harm property values.   Continue reading →

One lane is open from the east side for bikes and hikers up to the lava beds and summit. Check for updates and get on ODOT's alet list at http://wkly.ws/1gj Continue reading →

Activists gathered at the Eugene downtown post office on Tax Day April 15 “to challenge militarism and to call for the re-ordering of federal spending from supporting war to meeting human and environmental needs,” says Penny Poll organizer Michael Carrigan of Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC). Continue reading →

The watchdog group Think Progress is reporting that the highly profitable Regal Entertainment Group,  which includes Regal Cinemas, is cutting non-salaried shift workers to 30 hours a week to avoid mandatory health insurance under Obamacare next year. See http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/04/17/1878481/regal-theater-obamacare/?mobile=nc Continue reading →

Jim Gerritsen was a keynote speaker at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene March 1, 2013. He is president of the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association. Continue reading →