Gov. Brown announced Friday that the state will lift all remaining emergency COVID restrictions on Wednesday or when 70% of adults are at least partially vaccinated, whichever comes first, with the former looking more likely. With this most mask mandates will go away, remaining in certain instances where they are […]
Continue readingEugene HAND protests Olympic Trials
Eugene Housing and Neighborhood Defense (HAND) led a protest of the Olympic Trials at its opening last Friday. Marching from Washburne Park to Hayward Field, protestors centered renters and targeted imperialism, with Nike being their main target. HAND emphasized how the Trials have led to gentrification of the surrounding Eugene […]
Continue readingCity of Eugene moves forward on 1059 Willamette, County moves to Lower Risk permanently
City Council votes to begin negotiations on 1059 Willamette Eugene City Council voted to move forward on negotiations with the eChase Miksis and Edlen & Company team on the 1059 Willamette housing. The vote was 7-1 with Councilor Semple opposing and Councilor Evans Absent. City Staff is set to give […]
Continue readingEugene to take action on 1059 Willamette, County looks to finally hit vaccine goal
City set to take action on 1059 Willamette property The City of Eugene is set to take action on the future of the 1059 Willamette property at its Council work session this Wednesday at Noon. The one and only proposal currently on the table is to sell the property to […]
Continue readingBudget forwarded to Eugene Council, new police chief sworn in Springfield
Budget Committee passes recommendation for Council The City of Eugene Budget Committee finished their recommendation for Council on Wednesday. The biggest event out of the 4.5 hour session was staff announcing that the City lost its lawsuit with Comcast and with that would take a $3.9M revenue hit. Among the […]
Continue readingCounty soon to enter Low Risk, Council hears Ad Hoc Police Policy report
Local links As of last Friday 62% of Lane County residents 16+ received at least one dose, with the County potentially hitting the 65% mark within the next couple days, that would allow it to move to Low Risk Level. Lane County also announced they were closing mass vaccine clinics […]
Continue readingResidents want less funding for police, more for unhoused in CSI
City staff present CSI survey results City of Eugene staff presented the results of multiple surveys they conducted regarding the Community Safety Initiative proposal. Overwhelmingly respondents said they were interested in less money towards police, and prioritized supporting the unhoused and mental health. Surveys were conducted through forums aimed at […]
Continue readingEugene to soon make decisions about CSI funding, Lane County reverts to High Risk Level
City of Eugene to relook at CSI The City of Eugene will start making decisions on allocations for the Consumer Safety Initiative. Council is set to hear from staff at a work session this Monday on what feedback was received during community engagement sessions and online survey. Willamette Valley Abolition […]
Continue readingCounty moves to Extreme Risk, City passes new plan for unhoused
Lane County moves to Extreme Risk Oregon moved Lane County back to Extreme Risk Friday, a move up from High Risk that the county was only in there for a week, earlier than the previous timeline. The state will now monitor COVID-19 data weekly for the next three weeks. Oregon […]
Continue readingCounty risk level increases, Springfield & Eugene to present budgets
County moves up to high risk, extreme risk potential As expected, Gov. Brown moved Lane County back up High Risk level, previously at Lower Risk. With this indoor dining is lowered to 25% capacity and grocery stores can not exceed 50% capacity. Gym capacity is also lowered to 25% or […]
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