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Renting to Pot

If done right, landlords can benefit from renting to marijuana growers

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Next time you sign a lease for a rental house or apartment, you may notice a new section on the form: a medical marijuana agreement. Similar to a pet agreement that details the terms and conditions associated with allowing an animal, a medical marijuana agreement spells out the who, what and when of using or growing medical marijuana on a rental property — if the landlord allows it at all. With the advent of recreational marijuana legalization on July 1 of this year, renters need to know the ins and outs of growing or consuming weed in rental properties.  Continue reading →

The city of Eugene sent Pacific Recycling a warning for Clean Water Act violations

Pollution Update 2-12-15

Pollution Update

The city of Eugene recently sent Pacific Recycling (which appears in this space on a regular basis) a warning letter for Clean Water Act violations at its facility on Cross Street. The city’s letter warns Pacific Recycling for shoddy employee environmental training practices; failure to take stormwater samples that are representative of discharges; failure to employ erosion and sediment controls; and failure to provide secondary containment for a barrel of unknown material. Continue reading →

Lane County Area Spray Schedule 2-12-15

Spray Schedule

Weyerhaeuser Company, 746-2511, plans to aerially spray 47.8 acres and 96.4 acres near Mohawk River tributaries with Velpar DF, Velossa, Vista XRT, Transline, Sulfomet XP, Rodeo, Hardball, Crosshair, Epoleon N-100 odor masking agent, Foam Buster and/or No Foam. See ODF notifications 2015-771-02709 and 2015-771-02586, call Brian Dally or Nikolai B. Hall at 726-3588 with questions. Continue reading →

Top-two primary not working in Cali

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The Los Angeles Times has a story today about California's experience with a open primary with top-two candidates advancing to the general election, regardless of party. A similar law was turned down by Oregon voters in November. So far, the promises made by top-two advocates in California, such as improved primary turnout, have not materialized in the first couple of election cycles. See http://wkly.ws/1xs Continue reading →

Activist Alert 2-5-2015

Activist Alert

• Noted historian Randall Balmer of Dartmouth College will speak on “Jimmy Carter, Progressive Evangelism and the Religious Right” at 7 pm Thursday, Feb. 5, at 110 Knight Law Center on the UO campus. Ballmer is considered a leading expert on the role of religion in American life. Sponsored by The Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. Find more upcoming Morse Center lectures at wkly.ws/1xe. Continue reading →

Biz Beat 2-5-2015

Biz Beat

Tiny Tavern at 394 Blair Blvd. in the Whit has reopened under new management after being shut down by the Lane County Health Department Dec. 5. The self-described dive bar, restaurant and live music venue had a Superbowl party Sunday, and we’re hearing good things about the new, improved and more sanitary Tiny’s. It was missed while it was closed. See our Letters this week.  Continue reading →

Global Weirding

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The weather has been hitting us with record-breaking warm and dry temperatures recently. It would be nice to greet the recently blooming flowers with joy, but there’s reason for trepidation. These warm, dry days mean, as Julie Koeberle, a hydrologist with the Natural Resources Conservation Services puts it, that “the snow has been elusive.”  Continue reading →