Eugene City Council Rides E-Scooter Pilot Forward
Eugeneans are closer than ever to being able to zip around town on e-scooters following the Eugene City Council’s vote at the July 13 meeting...
Talk of Homeless Encampment Sweeps at Police Commission Meeting
Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner weighed whether his department should continue crackdowns on Eugene homeless encampments at the July 9 Eugene Police Commission meeting, while...
Lane County Commission COVID Response Updates
County commissioners and executives talked through rent relief, reopening and general COVID response points in their July 7 Board of Commissioners meeting, after two weeks...
No ‘Cookie Cutter Approach’ to State Housing Bill
HB 2001, a housing bill passed by the Legislature in July 2019, requires cities in Oregon to build for higher density housing, which can impact...
‘You Don’t Kill Flies with Grenades’
The Eugene City Council heard a range of testimony in favor of and against a proposed ordinance requiring short term rental (STR) operators to obtain...
Slant
• As people continue to wonder how much U.S. cities pay for their police departments, sometimes you need to frame it another way to realize...
County Commissioners Proceed with Climate Action
The Lane County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the bylaws of the Climate Advisory Committee during the afternoon session of their June...
Sarah Medary Appointed as Eugene City Manager
During the June 15 City Council Work Session, Sarah Medary was unanimously appointed as the new Eugene city manager in an 8-0 vote. She had...
June 8 City Council Meeting Dominated by Criticism of EPD
Community members testified at the Eugene City Council meeting June 8 in favor of a range of policy changes to the Eugene Police Department and...
Black Lives Matter, Says Lane County Board of County Commissioners
On Tuesday, June 9, the Lane County Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging that black lives matter and committing to be anti-racist....