It’s April
The sun starts to shine and the first of the month always hits hard
Every year in April, Eugene Weekly staff takes a look at spring, the May primary election and what’s going on in the world. Sometimes we … Continue reading
Satire
April 1 News briefs
CAMPUS NEWS UO on Drugs and Alcohol The school seeks to raise awareness among faculty about drinking on campus By Bentley Freeman Recent news stories … Continue reading
Oregon Criminalizes Everything
Gov. Tina Kotek signs a bill into law that criminalizes everything in Oregon; freed up funds may be given to law enforcement.
After House Bill 4002, a bill that recriminalized the possession of small amounts of illicit substances, passed in the Senate on March 1, Oregon lawmakers … Continue reading
From Frog to Woke Eugene in Letters
FROG FOR MAYOR I recently attended the City Club of Eugene meeting featuring the current mayoral candidates. They were interesting, but none of them has … Continue reading
Eugene Hops on the e-Train
A revolutionary revision to the city’s transportation plan will put us on the map, officials say
Despite fierce criticism from downtown drivers whose commutes have been disrupted by the city’s downtown bike-lane project, city planners have expanded the municipal transportation program … Continue reading
Trumpstone
Donald Trump moves to Eugene, where he bought the Crapstone complex and plans to take over the University of Oregon Athletic Department
Faced with hundreds of millions of dollars in civil penalties and the collapse of his real estate empire, former president Donald Trump is moving his … Continue reading
5th Street Castle
Eugene City Council crowns Brian Obie, king of the 5th
Phil Knight might have built a moat around the Jaqua Center and planted a forest around Autzen Stadium, but it’s former Eugene Mayor Brian Obie … Continue reading
A School Board Odyssey
Tired of a dysfunctional 4J school board, students program a chatbot to take over
As the squabbling Eugene School District 4J Board of Directors continues to make local and state headlines, K-12 students have ousted its members and installed … Continue reading
City Hauled
The ongoing question of Eugene’s City Hall is resolved
Eugene’s City Hall is once again in question. Citizens and city councilors alike thought the issue was settled once the agreement was made to purchase … Continue reading
You Spin Me Right Round
Area environmentalist lost on roundabout
Following yearslong campaigning for the cities of Springfield and Eugene to add more roundabouts to major thoroughfares, a local environmentalist has now become a major … Continue reading