Gimme Shelter
Advocates discuss using proposed City Hall funds to help the homeless
According to the city of Eugene, roughly 3,000 people in the community have no home to return to on any given night, and many others … Continue reading
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A Day in the Life
Pastor Dan Bryant foments an affordable housing revolution with all 10 of his fingers stuck in the dam of human suffering
A couple degrees colder and the rain would freeze. “Hi there. Hello. Excuse me,” Pastor Dan Bryant says to a crumpled heap of blankets and … Continue reading
Oregon Legislature considers environmental protection bills
New laws would boost protection for bees, clean air and clean water
Air quality concerns — after revelations about Portland’s glass factories — bee die-offs and longtime worries about the dangers of aerial sprays, are hopefully being … Continue reading
Activist Alert
Douglas County libraries to close
• Ten Douglas County library branches will close on April 1, and Roseburg’s main branch library will close May 31. Douglas County Commissioners have asked … Continue reading
Springfield Issues Proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Mayor’s last-minute change from a resolution surprises community members
Mayor’s last-minute change from a resolution surprises community members By Henry Houston After nearly six months of discussion, Springfield will join dozens of cities nationwide, … Continue reading
Lane County Area Spray Schedule
Fox Hollow Road
• Giustina Land & Timber Co, 541-345-2301, plans to hire Northwest Reforestation Services LLC, 541-520-6215, to ground spray 54.2 acres on three units south of Fox Hollow … Continue reading
Pollution Update
VISCO warned for water and solid waste violations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent VISCO, Inc., a warning letter on March 10 for Clean Water Act violations at its Awbrey Lane … Continue reading
David Monk
A contractor working with Citizens for Public Accountability
“My parents were the children of sharecroppers in the panhandle of Texas,” says David Monk, who was born in Texas but was reared from age … Continue reading
The De Facto Day Shelter
‘It doesn’t matter where you go at night’
It’s ten minutes before the doors open and more than 30 people have gathered in the entry garden of Eugene’s downtown public library. They are … Continue reading
Biz Beat
Motorcycle shop under new ownership and more
• The growing popularity of tiny houses is leading Keith Schneider of Eugene’s Bohemian Cottages to expand from construction into all-day, do-it-yourself seminars locally and … Continue reading