Hate Crime on Emerald Street
Black woman's car vandalized in south Eugene
Felicia Dieter’s car was vandalized with the words “BLM CUNT” and the tires were slashed sometime between 6:45 pm, Sept. 23 and 8 am the … Continue reading
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Here Comes Another Mega Student Housing Project
With Café Yumm! Broadway moving and a 12-story student housing building coming, Franklin Boulevard is bustling with development
Franklin/Broadway is bustling with developments. Last year, Café Yumm! announced it would close its Broadway location because the landlord wanted to demolish the building and … Continue reading
When QAnon Means ‘Diversity of Thought’
QAnon follower Jo Rae Perkins is on a human rights committee, which is now lacking members for quorum
What would happen if a QAnon supporter were on a committee that’s supposed to push for increased inclusion and diversity? You know, QAnon, what The … Continue reading
Fire Delays School Start Date
The Holiday Farm Fire raging just to the east of Springfield leads local school districts to move the first day of school to Sept. 21
As smoke chokes the Willamette Valley from the Holiday Farm Fire currently spanning 156,000 acres straddling the McKenzie River, Eugene and Springfield’s three K-12 school … Continue reading
Smoke and PepperBalls
The Eugene Police Commission met on Sept. 10 to talk about impacts of the wildfires and police policy on pepper spray
Between police use of pepper spray and tear gas against Black Lives Matter protesters, a global pandemic that targets the respiratory system and, now, extremely … Continue reading
Blue River Community ‘Total Loss’
Lane County email says at least one employee has lost a loved one to the fires
This story has been updated. See below. The McKenzie River community of Blue River and Vida are is apparently a “total loss” and at least … Continue reading
New Ad Hoc Group Plans to Bring Racial Justice to Policing
At the Police Commission’s August meeting, commissioners appointed liaisons to ad hoc committee, intended to increase racial justice within EPD
The Eugene Police Commission is doing some things differently in response to the ongoing protests against racist police brutality that has put more eyes on … Continue reading
OSU Keeps Eye on Sewage to Monitor COVID-19
COVID-19 is up sewage creek without a paddle
The COVID-19 shit storm just got a little more interesting. Oregon State University researchers are monitoring Corvallis’s wastewater to keep an eye on COVID-19. The … Continue reading
School Districts Lay Out Plans for Reopening
4J, Bethel and Springfield school districts announce plans for reopening using a hybrid learning model, the first term to be online
Eugene School District 4J School District Superintendent Cydney Vandercar started off her update to the school board on Aug. 19 with a song. For community … Continue reading
Sen. Ron Wyden Brings Oregon Post Office Tour to Eugene
At Post Office stop Wyden and colleagues discuss impact of slowing mail on democracy and health of Americans
On the day Post Master General Louis DeJoy had a Senate hearing about his controversial policies in the USPS, Sen. Ron Wyden brought his statewide … Continue reading