Mayor Lucy Vinis introduced Senator Ron Wyden at his 1035th Town Hall in the packed gym of Arts and Technology Academy in Eugene. She said, “He keeps coming back, he cares about what you think, he takes time to listen, and he turns it into action. And second, he knows what he’s talking about and…
The Report highlights the use of force, community oversight, and independent investigation and prosecution, released on May 3. The Ad Hoc Committee on Police Policy, a city body made up of 30 members with representatives from local Eugene groups including the NAACP, Black Unity, Transponder, Eugene Islamic Center and many others started meeting in September…
The city’s push to stop homelessness numbers from rising Eugene has homelessness issues. According to Security.org, a website that collects homelessness data on each state, Oregon is the seventh-highest with over 14,000 people experiencing homelessness overall. Oregon places fourth in the country with a rate of 350 per every 100,000 people experiencing homeless. The state…
