In times of crisis people often turn to faith and, with the crisis that is mass shootings, elementary massacres, and domestic terrorism, it is to no one’s surprise that Eugenians and the […]
Eugene-Springfield NAACP Holds ‘March Against Fear’
Eugene Pro Roe Protests Face Car Attacks, Armed Stalkers, and Targeted Arrests
Editor’s Note: James Croxton is also a researcher for the Chemical Weapons Research Center located in Portland, Oregon. Editor’s Note: This article was updated on June 27 10:15 a.m. to reflect injuries […]
Ex-EPD Officer Accepts Plea Agreement in Misconduct Case
On Thursday, June 2, former Eugene Police Officer Christopher Drumm pled guilty to criminal charges of official misconduct in the first degree. Lane County Circuit Court Judge Charles M. Zennaché accepted Drumm’s […]
EDITORIAL: Reminder: The Police Don’t Have an Obligation to Protect Lives
This is not news. But it probably will be to many. It’s been reported time after time but the American population, in general, is ignorant to one of the very fundamentals of […]
‘This Is Just The Beginning:’ Eugene Stands Firm In Its Fight For Reproductive Justice
On a—rare for this season—sunny Spring day, Lane County residents gathered their signs, mustered their rage and concern, and rallied for abortion and the fundamental human right to choose. As protests, rallies, […]
Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics Hosts Panel on Houseless Policy and Enforcement
On April 29, a panel titled “How Policy and Enforcement Shape Unsheltered Homelessness in Lane County” was held at the University of Oregon’s Knight Law Center beginning at 12:15 p.m. While much […]
Antifascists Hold Vigil for Patrick Lyoya, Portland Police Bureau North Precinct Damaged by Dumpster Fire
On the evening of April 16, nearly 50 people in black bloc gathered under the pavilion at Portland’s Peninsula Park for a vigil and march in honor of Patrick Lyoya—a 26-year-old refugee […]
PHOTOS: Houseless Residents at Owen Loop Evicted in Unprecedented Early Morning Weekend Sweep
On April 3, residents living in their vehicles on Owen Loop, in West Eugene, were forced to leave their homes and possessions in an unprecedented early weekend sweep. Residents at Owen Loop—where […]
City of Eugene Closes Washington Jefferson Park, Displaces Houseless Residents Into Neighborhood Streets
On the evening of Mar. 15, police officers arrived at Washington Jefferson Park and told residents that they would all have to vacate the area by midnight. The demand came after the […]
Stop The Sweeps Eugene Responds to EPD’s New Hiring Video
Last week, the Eugene Police Department released a new, almost two-minute-long, promotional video titled “Come serve with us” advertising that they are hiring. This week, Stop The Sweeps Eugene is responding to […]