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The Unusual Push to Remove Rep. Paul Holvey
UFCW 555’s recall campaign against Rep. Paul Holvey is filled with confusion and controversy
Folks in the Eugene area have probably encountered petitioners asking for support for the recall campaign against Rep. Paul Holvey. The petition claims Holvey killed … Continue reading
Schnitzer Steel Unionizes
Workers at Schnitzer Steel loved their jobs so much that they decided to form a union.
Martie Wilde loves his job as a burner for Schnitzer Steel. “I have little to complain about, honestly,” Wilde says. “Except for the pay.” Wilde … Continue reading
Middle Housing Moves Along
The Oregon Court of Appeals remanded a portion of Eugene’s Middle Housing ordinance, the city will enforce the code as written
It is no secret that Eugene is growing. Fast. New roads, new apartment complexes, new townhouses. The city’s Annual Growth Monitoring Report shows that Eugene … Continue reading
Powering Change: Federal Funding for State Programs
Two federal acts create environmental and clean energy funding opportunities for Oregon
On Nov.15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. Less than a year later — on August 16, 2022 … Continue reading
Kiasia Baggenstos
In June, following her freshman year in the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, Portland native Kiasia Baggenstos was named the first-ever winner … Continue reading
Who Can Feed the Hungry?
Homeless outreach group Breakfast Brigade resists the city’s efforts to stop its members from feeding the hungry at Washington Jefferson Park
On Thursday, June 29, Lisa Levsen spent her morning the same way she always does five days of the week: feeding the hungry at Washington … Continue reading
Locked Down for Old-Growth Forests
Cascadia Forest Defenders protest Sierra Pacific Industries
On the morning of July 5, dozens of community members and organizers from Cascadia Forest Defenders protested outside of Sierra Pacific Industries (formerly Seneca timber) … Continue reading
This Land is My Land
Out-of-state landlords and renters go head to head in the face of eviction
Candice King and her children live in an older red house just minutes away from downtown Eugene. The house is lived in: There’s artwork scattered … Continue reading
Protesters and EPD Standoff Over Eviction
Update: Candice King fights for the right to keep her house
At 9 am on July 5, officers with the Eugene Police Department and Lane County Sheriff’s Office burst through Candice King’s window to evict her … Continue reading