Exclusion Zone, Part 2
And we've got another one. Exclusion case summary requests that EPD released before this are here and here. Continue reading
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Cannabis Tax Act Submits Signatures
Supporters and organizers of Initiative 9, the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA), submitted 165,000 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office this morning, and more signatures are expected to be turned in later today, the deadline for initiatives to qualify for Oregon’s November ballot. Continue reading
Exclusion Zone
The EPD has started to release its exclusion zone requests to the media as they occur, and we're compiling them on the blog for those interested. This is the second we've received. Continue reading
Commish Faye Stewart Gets Snarky
Lane County Commissioner Faye Stewart was interviewed this morning by conservative radio talk show host Bill Lundun on KPNW. He got a little snarky about fellow commissioner Rob Handy. http://m.soundcloud.com/bill-lundun-kpnw-news/fstewart Continue reading
Valle Takes Stand in Favor of EmX
Juan Carlos Valle, candidate seeking to unseat Betty Taylor on the Eugene City Council in a November run-off, announced at noon today his support for the West Eugene EmX bus rapid transit system extension. The announcement follows a request from EW June 29 asking both candidates to outline their reasons for supporting or not supporting the EmX extension. Councilor Taylor, who represents Ward 2, has yet to announce how she intends to vote when the issue comes before this council this fall or winter, but she is rumored to be leaning toward a “yes” vote. Continue reading
MC Hammer and his son Booby at Oiselle’s “Totally Trials” fashion show
Our Climate on Steroids
The Institute for Public Accuracy, which is in part based in Eugene with David Zupan, sent out quotes from climate change experts today under the heading, "Media Miss the Forest for the Burning Trees." Neil deMause is a Brooklyn-based journalist who has written extensively about climate change coverage, including the article "The Fires This Time: In coverage of extreme weather, media downplay climate change." See http://wkly.ws/1bg Continue reading
Open Meeting Lawsuit
Lane County is facing an open meetings lawsuit. Marianne Dugan, attorney for Rob Handy, filed a suit on his behalf June 29. At issue is the May 3 "emergency meeting" that was held without 24 hour's notice by Sid Leiken, Jay Bozievich and Faye Stewart, the conservative majority on the Lane County Board of Commissioners who are named in the suit. Continue reading
Who to call for lost pets
July 4 fireworks are known for scaring pups. If you lose your dog or find a stray this week the Greenhill/Lane County Animal Services transition may have you confused. Greenhill Humane Society started running the LCAS shelter as of July 1, and it appears that lost and found animals will be on the Greenhill website. Continue reading
Whimmers tonight!
The Whimmers tried awfully hard to get a photo in before our Calendar deadline. Didn't make it, but the picture's cool, so on the blog we go! (Hey local bands, send pics! We LIKE using cool, high res photos of you in the paper, send them to music@eugeneweekly.com) The Whimmers: Friday June 29th. 10 pm at Luckey's. Over 21. 5 dollars at the door with special guests Stiff Peaks. Continue reading