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Inflation rates are affecting not only the affordable housing options in Eugene and Springfield, but also housing that is ready for move in.

A group of 27 community organizations and eight community leaders are against the project, saying it would "accelerate gentrification."

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 units and share land costs among multiple homes. In Portland, where the City’s missing middle hous...

As Lane County quickly approaches one year in lockdown to minimize the spread of COVID-19, local restaurants and businesses are continuing to struggle to survive with no definitive end to the pandemic in sight. Financial turbulence has marred local establishments as various health restrictions were put in place to keep people safe. In the face of prolonged obstacles, many area businesses have had to close entirely — but tracking closures proves to be difficult. "There's no business license in the city of Eugene," said Anne Fifield, an economic strategist with the city, explaining one...