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Catalyst Journalism Project Archive

Fast and Furious

The city of Eugene has quietly given more than 1,300 unhoused campers only two hours’ notice to move instead of 72 hours

News 4 years ago

Kyrie Ackley leans out of her tent, six feet off the Fern Ridge Trail, not far from where Bailey Hill Road crosses Amazon Creek. The … Continue reading →

Union Pacific’s Trash Problem

Debris from homeless camps on Union Pacific property litters the Willamette. After years of delay, the city hits the company with big fines.

News 4 years ago

By Bentley Freeman, EvE Weston and Hannah Seibold The city of Eugene has hit Union Pacific Railroad with more than $216,000 in fines for failing … Continue reading →

Crisis Mode

A crisis stabilization center in Lane County could mean leaving behind a system riddled with gaps. But first, the county must address what isn’t working. 

News 4 years ago

By Anna Kaminski and Winter Wagner A scorching afternoon in Tucson in August 2020 had all the makings of a tragedy.  A local judge had ordered … Continue reading →

Oregon’s Climate Leader

16-year-old climate activist Adah Crandall says she ‘had a lot of hope for the future.’ Then Gov. Kate Brown ‘let us down.’

News 5 years ago

Adah Crandall started her fight for climate justice after attending Harriet Tubman Middle School, which is bordered by I-5 and scheduled for relocation due to … Continue reading →

Preventing Second Injury

The Trauma Intervention Program provides emotional support during sudden tragedies

News 5 years ago

In August 2008, Linda Wall returned from a brief trip out of town to find her husband dead in their home in Gresham, Oregon.  Wall … Continue reading →

The Forgotten Answer to the Affordable Housing Crisis

New zoning laws offer a unique opportunity to fill Lane County neighborhoods with affordable co-ops

News 5 years ago

Melissa McReynolds reclines in a fluffy black folding chair in her upstairs apartment at 10th and C streets in Springfield. Behind her, a mountain bike … Continue reading →

Skipping the Basics

Oregon has a considerable low income and unhoused population, so why isn’t it experimenting with universal basic income pilot programs like the rest of the U.S.? 

News 5 years ago

The idea of government-financed universal basic income (UBI) and guaranteed incomes (GI) programs is gaining popularity across the nation.  Recently popularized by Andrew Yang’s 2020 … Continue reading →

Failure to Care

Oregon Has Allowed Many Long-Term Care Centers To Escape Accountability For The Covid Deaths of Hundreds of Elderly Residents

News 5 years ago

By Jack Forrest, Sally Segar and Jassy McKinley Kathleen Escobar will never forget the day in November 2020 when COVID-19 hit the memory care center … Continue reading →

DA Orders Release of Body Cam Footage

Lane County District Attorney’s Office has ordered the city of Eugene and the Eugene police to release body worn camera footage of the arrest of a man who died in law enforcement custody

BlogNews 5 years ago

The Eugene Police Department must produce the body-worn camera video of the arrest of Landon Payne that was requested by Eugene Weekly, according to an … Continue reading →

What Does ‘Undetermined’ Mean?

Medical experts weigh in on the manner of Landon Payne’s death

News 5 years ago

Lane County Medical Examiner Daniel Davis performed an autopsy on Landon Payne on April 3, 2020. When he wrote his report, Davis ruled the cause … Continue reading →

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