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General Manager Aurora Jackson and Board President Caitlin Vargas welcomed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep. DeFazio to Eugene on July 14. AJ announced her resignation at the LTD board meeting Wednesday.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Aurora Jackson announces resignation, praises LTD staff

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Aurora Jackson announced that she would resign as general manager of the Lane Transit District. Aurora Jackson: I do want...

OHA was asked to improve its cigarette smoking data, to better support different communities with culturally competent, racially sensitive and targeted resources, incentives, and messages.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Even health measures can reveal systemic bias

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Even the way we measure health can reflect systemic bias. The Oregon Health Authority took public comment last week, as...

The City's good intentions could accelerate gentrification, neighborhood land-use advocates warned.

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Upper Willamette watershed

SUNA: City’s HB2001 plan will accelerate loss of low-income housing, displace residents

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Bill Aspegren: I'm Bill Aspegren and my partner in crime is Carolyn Jacobs. Just a quick introduction. We've both been...

You can contribute to scientific research every time you step away from your computer.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Install, do nothing, contribute to research

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Alex Bryan wants to help people contribute to scientific research every time they step away from their computers. Alex Bryan: ...

Neighbors gather at the EWEB site near Patterson and East 40th for a tour on March 6, 2021. Speakers at the July EWEB board meeting asked for a public hearing on the decision to build two water tanks at the site now.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Public asks for hearing, city-wide vote on East 40th Water Storage Project

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

With logging set to begin in August, public commenters asked for a hearing---and even a public vote---on the EWEB Water Storage...

Kids learn to ride bikes and the volunteers have fun, too.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Safe Routes to School bike programs: ‘This is what equity looks like in practice’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Sarah Mazze: Hi there. This is Sarah Mazze. I'm the Safe Routes to School coordinator for Eugene School District 4J. ...

At its July meeting, the MPC discussed a future role in coordinating land use and transportation.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Rob Zako of BEST: DeFazio transportation bill ‘a game-changer’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

The Metropolitan Policy Committee met July 1. Offering public comment, Rob Zako. Rob Zako: Good morning Chair (Joe) Berney, members of...

Alan Zelenka (upper right) discusses fire hazards in South Eugene at a Town Hall July 8.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Evacuation zone maps now available online; official rollout week of July 19

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Evacuation zone maps now available online; the official rollout is the week of July 19. Eugene City Council Member Matt...

Kerry Willhite, Andrea Paluso, Sen. Ron Wyden, Maisie Davis, Amber Childress, and Lane County Commissioner Laurie Trieger gather for a group photo at Oak Street Child Development Center on June 30, 2021.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Sen. Wyden hears from Eugene moms: Child care is ‘the work that makes all other work possible’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Sen. Ron Wyden visited the Oak Street Child Development Center on Wednesday. He is visiting all 36 counties in Oregon...

Sandra Bishop gestures while giving a tour of the Patterson Hill habitat to a neighborhood board member on March 6, 2021.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Sandra Bishop: ‘One last defense against climate chaos’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Jenna: I'm Jenna with the Youth Radio and the KEPW News Team. I'm here with Tejan, and Sandra Bishop. Sandra...

The amount of water that will be used and contaminated by the Thacker Pass lithium mine is an act of genocide, speakers said.

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Daranda and Will: Why we must protect Thacker Pass

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Daranda Hinkey, from the group People of Red Mountain, and Will Falk, a writer, lawyer, and environmental activist, encouraged allies...

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Upper Willamette watershed

Carry it Forward Makes a Difference

4 years ago Whole Community News

by Joshua Kielas, KEPW Weekly News I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Arwen Maas-Despain, the founder of local nonprofit...

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Upper Willamette watershed

Cooling center is for canine cooling too (and other pets)

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

To address families and individuals who may need a place to escape the heat, Lane County is activating a Cooling & Heat Respite...

Anne Marie Levis said thanks to the community for the opportunity to serve 12 years on the Eugene 4J School Board.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Public, 4J Board thank Anne Marie Levis for 12 years

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Anne Marie Levis said goodbye this month after 12 years on Eugene's School Board. Not only did the other board...

Sen. Wyden, who visited the Northwest Youth Corps in South Eugene earlier this year, is asking if the Forest Service can handle multiple megafires in the West.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Sen. Ron Wyden to USFS: Are we ready to battle simultaneous megafires?

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Sen. Ron Wyden: I think what we're dealing with is a threat that's very different from what we've seen in...

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