Eugene Weekly

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This is the update from Oregon Department of Environmental Quality today. Irony duly noted. Continue reading →

This just out this week from OSPIRG: Continue reading →

The Eugene City Council voted 6-2 today to allow the Whoville camp for the unhoused at the corner of Broadway and Hilyard to remain for another 30 days.  Homeless advocate Alley Valkyrie of the Nightingale Public Advocacy Collective attended the meeting and took a rather puzzling photo of Councilor George Poling. Continue reading →

Lane County Commission candidate Sandi Mann announced this afternoon (Jan. 28) that she is dropping out of the primary race for the Springfield District 2 position. She says she had put her campaign on the shelf for a few weeks in December and January, and “Now that I am able to get back to it, I’ve lost a lot of momentum.” Continue reading →

Post-snowball fights, etc., here's some UO news we can be proud of:   Continue reading →

The West Wing fans rejoice (and Obama haters, go ahead, crack a smile this is fun): With a hat tip to both President Andrew Jackson's 1837 1,400 pound block of cheese and to The West Wing episode in which interest groups who didn't normally get White House access got heard, on Jan. 29, "White House officials will take to social media for a day long 'open house' to answer questions from everyday Americans." Continue reading →

The Eugene Human Rights Commission has weighed in on the city's plan to shut down and fence off the Whoville homeless camp, according to an email circulating on Facebook pages that call for aiding the unhoused of Eugene. January 22, 2014 Dear Mayor, CIty Councilors, and City Manager, Continue reading →