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From The City Club of Eugene: Eugene has turned its back on the Willamette River for more than a hundred years. Finally, after more than a decade of planning, public process, and negotiations, the City of Eugene and private developers are taking the next steps in the Downtown Riverfront Redevelopment project in Eugene.  Developers Dike Dame and Jim Atkins of Atkins Dame Inc. in Portland are forging ahead with ambitious plans for the former Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) land on the Willa...

From the City Club of Eugene: Not since the War of 1812 has there been an attack on the US Capitol. The long record of Capitol security was broken on January 6, 2021, and this time the assault was not done by a foreign army, but by U.S. citizens. The January attack on the Capitol will have consequences as yet unknown for the country and the Republican Party. A special commission will investigate the causes of the riot and propose some form of corrective action. How much future threat will be p...

59:00 From the City Club of Eugene: Just in time for Black History Month, PeaceHealth and the Eugene Marathon are collaborating on a new initiative that highlights the contributions, milestones and achievements of local Black residents, as well as the injustices they have faced. Through a free, downloadable app, Strides for Social Justice guides participants on routes to various landmarks, creating a journey that provides a view into local Black history and the powerful influence of Black resid...

This City Club program is the third in a three-part series on local housing issues. From The City Club of Eugene: Eviction has been described as “the nuclear option” to address disputes between tenants and landlords, and the most common cause of eviction is the nonpayment of rent. Evictions initiate a cycle of housing instability for the renter—especially in markets like Eugene with little available housing—and they are time-consuming, stressful, and expensive for the landlord. Even bef...

This City Club program is the second in a three-part series on local housing issues. From the City Club of Eugene: Oregon’s Legislature took the historic step to re-legalize traditional “missing middle housing” in 2019, but the work to build housing diversity and more inclusive neighborhoods has just begun. One promise of “missing middle housing” is that it can deliver “affordability by design”— that per-unit development costs can come down when we design more efficient housing ...

59:00 Listen to the January 22, 2021 City Club of Eugene: Get To Know Eugenes New City Councilors   From the City Club of Eugene: Newly elected Eugene City Councilors Randy Groves and Matt Keating will describe what they hope to accomplish as new members of the Council.  Keating is replacing Betty Taylor, longest serving City Councilor, who retired after 24 years representing Ward 2. Ward 2 includes the southern tip of the city, starting at Chambers and running east, generally south of 28th...

From The City Club of Eugene: As the new year dawns, communities throughout the Oregon Coast face unique economic challenges and opportunities. On the one hand, as recently detailed by the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, rural Oregon—including the Coast—has lost a smaller share of jobs than urban Oregon since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other, as shown in the chart below (left), prior to the onset of the pandemic, rural Oregon had barely regained the level of jobs prior t...

From the City Club of Eugene: The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other unarmed African Americans have heightened awareness of systemic racism and its foundation, implicit bias. Implicit biases are unconscious attitudes and stereotypes that can manifest in criminal justice systems, workplaces, school settings, and healthcare systems. Implicit biases are based on many factors, including race, gender, and sexuality. We can deal with–and hopefully reverse–implicit biase...