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As Eugene and America as a whole continue to adjust to COVID-19, we are also facing and searching for solutions for a large homeless population. … Continue reading
At an Oct. 14 joint work session with the Lane County Board of County Commissioners and Eugene City Council, elected officials discussed homelessness and progress … Continue reading
Pool parties, bars open until midnight and pick-up soccer games: These are some of the highlights from Phase Two of Oregon’s plan to reopen. But … Continue reading
We’ve heard the recommendations dozens of times: Wash your hands with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds; social distance at least six feet … Continue reading
In 1886, 27 years after Oregon became a state, the citizens of Lane County decided to help the poor. They gathered together and wrote a letter … Continue reading
Stripped to their core, all the homeless own is the concrete, dirt and their wits. The concrete is unforgiving, the dirt turns to mud this … Continue reading
Douglas County, Lane County’s politically conservative neighbor to the south, is one of the few in the state that has tried to address homelessness by … Continue reading
The Eugene Police Department has set up a surveillance trailer to monitor a homeless protest camp across from Eugene Weekly. EW has reached out to … Continue reading
Egan Warming Center will activate at 8 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 29, and Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Lane Events Center in the Wheeler Pavilion. St. … Continue reading
Housing First is seen by many advocates for the unhoused as a big step in getting the chronically homeless into long-term housing rather than emergency … Continue reading