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Gabe Casteel and Alicia Ginsburg at Carry It Forward are building high-quality tiny homes, providing workforce training, jobs, and addressing Eugene's homelessness crisis.

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Carry It Forward’s tiny homes provide shelter, workforce training, and jobs

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

A Eugene non-profit can build high-quality tiny homes for the same price as a Pallet Shelter. Unlike a Pallet Shelter,...

The Oregon House passed a bill last week to study offshore wind energy.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Legislators: Offshore wind energy could power half of all Oregon homes by 2030

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Rep. Ken Helm: This is a huge amount of energy. That's why it's been called 'the Saudi Arabia of wind.'...

Citizens questioned the City's judgment in assigning Kevin Alltucker to two major projects involving Eugene Police, given his wife's role on the police foundation board.

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Citizens ask for independent investigations into ‘rigged’ CSI, Eliborio Rodrigues shooting death

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Citizens called for an independent investigation into the City for a process they said was "rigged" and to re-examine the...

Tom Peck, Stephen Caruana, Tom Bruno, Glenn Smith, and others are organizing tabletop evacuation drills for neighborhood residents.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Wildfire season: Practicing even one time can save your life

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Neighbors helping neighbors. In a disaster, that could mean the difference between life and death. After the fast-moving fires of...

Local indigenous and Latine leaders, NAACP, CALC, and Stop the Sweeps have joined a growing coalition rejecting the city's $10 million good-ole-boys plan for 1059 Willamette.

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Coalition demands community-owned housing replace $10 million corporate welfare plan

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

by Zondie ZinkeAmidst a year of uprisings against police violence, the people of Eugene have urged the City to address...

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Arts & Culture Roundtables

4 years ago Whole Community News

ARTS & CULTURE ROUNDTABLESConversations addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in Lane County’s arts community. EUGENE, Oregon—Lane Arts Council and community...

Oregon will gain a sixth seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to Census data released today,

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Oregon to gain a sixth representative

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Statement from House Redistricting Co-Chair Rep. Andrea Salinas on the Addition of a Sixth Congressional District for Oregon SALEM, OR—...

Tracy Stone-Manning was nominated as Bureau of Land Management Director.

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Biden nominates Tracy Stone-Manning to run Bureau of Land Management

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

THE WHITE HOUSE – On Earth Day, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Tracy Stone-Manning for Director of...

Eugene community organizations have stepped up in the absence of City and County action during the growing crisis, officials said.

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Councilor Emily Semple: ‘We listened and responded’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Mayor Lucy Vinis: We are facing a humanitarian crisis, a huge humanitarian crisis. Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis spoke on homelessness...

Neighborhoods should contact their LTD subdistrict representatives as soon as possible to be heard on the Strategic Business Plan.

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Upper Willamette watershed

BEST wishes LTD a Happy Earth Day

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Rob Zako spoke at the April board meeting of the Lane Transit District. Rob Zako: Hi , it's Rob Zako,...

LTD General Manager Aurora Jackson was named a 2021 'Woman of Influence' by the Portland Business Journal.

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LTD’s Aurora Jackson named 2021 ‘Woman of Influence’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

The Portland Business Journal has named Lane Transit District General Manager Aurora "AJ" Jackson a Woman of Influence for 2021....

Free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Weds from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for our Asian, Desi, and Pacific Islander community members.

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Walk-in vaccination Apr. 21 for our Asian, Desi, Pacific Islander community members

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Help us spread the word! Lane County Health will host a small, intimate walk-in vaccination clinic Wednesday April 21, 2021...

Chief Skinner hopes the verdict "helps set our public safety system on a better course. "

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EPD Chief ‘pleased’ with Chauvin guilty verdict

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

STATEMENT FROM CHIEF CHRIS SKINNER: As a law enforcement professional and a member of this community, I am pleased with...

The City Manager announced that Eugene is expecting $35.5 million in federal aid.

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Upper Willamette watershed

Eugene expecting $35.5 million from federal ‘Rescue Plan’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

The City of Eugene expects $35.5 million in federal help. The money may be available next month. City Manager Sarah...

EPD will work to adopt the recommendations that City Council brings forward from the Ad Hoc Committee on Police Policy.

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Upper Willamette watershed

EPD outlines taser training and use

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Chief Skinner's Statement - Brooklyn Center, MN, Shooting of Daunte Wright From: SKINNER Chris Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:25 AM When...

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