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Catalyst Journalism Project Archive

‘Thriving in Chaos’

Eugene School District 4J Board of Directors’ newest member Ericka Thessen is thrown in the fire, as she is sworn in after the 2023-24 school year begins

News 3 years ago
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Adorned in heart-shaped eyeglass frames, the Eugene School District 4J Board of Directors’ newest member, Ericka Thessen, was sworn in with a smile on Oct. … Continue reading →

City of Eugene Ignores State Law on Camping

Oregon law requires a local agency that delivers social services to homeless individuals be informed where and when a 72-hour notice is posted. But Eugene is looking the other way.

News 3 years ago

In the past five years, the city of Eugene has used 72-hour notices to evict unhoused people camping on public property more than 7,000 times, … Continue reading →

Protecting Pride

An increase in hateful comments at school board meetings has led to an impassioned response by the community

EW-Extra 3 years ago
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As June marks Pride month, a time dedicated to the celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community, 4J school district is moving out of a May marked … Continue reading →

Summer Fun?

With a lack of state funding for summer programming for kids, community organizations are suffering

News 3 years ago

Solid Strides is a nonprofit program in south Eugene with the overarching goal of getting kids access to horses, particularly kids in historically underserved populations. … Continue reading →

‘Respect the Pillow’

Free Speech Plaza vendors successfully negotiated to keep their canopies 

News 3 years ago

The words “Respect the pillow” echoed in the Farmers Market Pavillion on 8th and Oak during a town hall meeting between community vendors, a representative … Continue reading →

Semester Switch

4J high schools will run on a different — and controversial — schedule next year

News 3 years ago
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An announcement that all 4J high schools will be moving to a new semester schedule in September 2023 has been met with trepidation by many … Continue reading →

‘Security Through Obscurity’

Proposed rules before the Eugene City Council may make it more difficult for unhoused people to find a legal place to camp without facing higher fines — or even jail. 

News 3 years ago

By Bentley Freeman, Alexis Weisend and Eve Weston In 2021, Oregon lawmakers passed a new law directing cities to stop the arbitrary way they treated … Continue reading →

No Place For Hate

Students at Spencer Butte Middle School incite change to 4J safety reporting process

News 3 years ago
Logo for the 4J school district on the side of the district building

On Tuesday, April 18, Spencer Butte Middle School students walked out of school to protest the way harassment is reported and responded to on their … Continue reading →

Eugene Human Rights Commission Presses City on Rapid Eviction of Unhoused Campers

City has been giving unhoused campers in parks two hours to move,  dodging a state law requiring 72-hour notice.

News 4 years ago

A member of the Eugene Human Rights Commission pressed a city spokesman Tuesday night on why Eugene has abandoned its long-standing policy of giving unhoused campers … Continue reading →

Slashing Animal Services

Eugene’s animal shelter to lose 56 percent of its funding from the city

News 4 years ago

The only animal shelter serving Eugene/Springfield will lose 56 percent of its funding from the city of Eugene, according to a contract starting July 1. … Continue reading →

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