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lookouteugene-springfield.com
Clean Energy Fund backers allege opposition broke campaign finance rules
A complaint filed Tuesday, Oct. 20, with the Oregon Secretary of State’s office alleges that the political action committee opposing the Eugene Clean Energy Fund ballot measure failed to report $40,000 in contributions on time. The Eugene Clean Energy Fund, also known as Measure 20-388, would charge large retailers...
eugeneweekly.com
Eugene is a Union Town
For too long, big billion-dollar corporations have been bringing in record profits while working people are squeezed tighter and tighter. Eugeneans are facing an affordability crisis, with the cost of living continuing to increase while the job market tightens and wages stagnate. Between 1980 and 2021, incomes have grown only...
KVAL
Eugene locals share what's draining their budget
EUGENE, Ore. — Struggles with the cost of living and affordability are front of mind for millions of Americans, especially heading into election season. | Rising housing, child care costs drive affordability struggles in Oregon. Reporter Sophia Takla stopped by the Eugene Farmers Market to ask people what has...
springfieldbottomline.com
Emerald Media
Former LCC building to become mixed-income housing in downtown Eugene
The city of Eugene and developer deChase Miksis and Edlen & Co. closed a deal on Sept. 30 to begin redevelopment of the former Lane Community College Downtown Center into mixed-income housing. The downtown building has sat vacant since 2012, but was purchased by the city of Eugene in 2020,...
eugenedailypost.com
Eugene Springfield Fire thanks local businesses for helping families learn about battery safety and proper disposal
Eugene, OR – Eugene Springfield Fire is thanking Jerry’s Home Improvement and Waste Wise Lane County for helping share battery safety and disposal information with local families during a recent Jerry’s Battery Safety Day event. In a public post on October 17, the fire agency expressed appreciation...
lbcommuter.com
NASA Space Grants Put Student Ideas to Work
Building a scientific instrument, sending it aboard a rocket and examining the data afterward might sound like an opportunity reserved for professional engineers. For OSU senior Logan Olbrich, it became part of his college experience. Olbrich was among the presenters at an Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium panel hosted by...
hh-today.com
New lab growing at Albany Research Center
Social media, namely Nextdoor, this week contained questions about the construction going on at the Albany Research Center of the National Energy Technology Laboratory. The answer remains the same as last February, when people wondered about the demolition that was then taking place. “NETL has started construction on a new...
thelundreport.org
Samaritan-MultiCare merger wins final approval
Almost 12 months after Corvallis-based Samaritan Health Services said it wanted to be absorbed into Tacoma-based MultiCare, the deal has cleared its last regulatory hurdles. On Friday, Oregon regulators approved the final parts of the proposed transaction, which involved Samaritan’s health insurance plans and its organization serving the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan arm, known as the InterCommunity Health Network. Last month, the Oregon Department of Justice also approved the deal.
The Register-Guard
Eugene Clean Energy Fund backers outraise opponents 8-to-1
Corrections & Clarifications: This story has been updated to correct Aya Cockram's title. As Eugene voters consider the Clean Energy Fund ballot measure, Oregon's campaign finance database illustrates a reversal of the fundraising dynamic seeking to influence voters this spring , with the proponents of an environmental ballot measure outraising the opponents 8-to-1. The "yes" campaign received large contributions from environmental organizations both inside and outside of Oregon, including $100,000 from the Oregon League of Conservation Voters and smaller donations from Breach Collective, Sierra Club and the Preston-Warner Revocable Trust . The "no" campaign is almost exclusively funded by two political action committees representing businesses, one local and one statewide. Major donors to those committees include Koch industries, Pape Group and a Eugene property rental company. Yes for Eugene Clean Energy Fund Total Contributions: $302,182 ($278,789 cash plus $23,393 non-monetary). The Eugene Clean Energy Fund has attracted significant support from several environmental nonprofits. The Oregon League of Conservation voters endorsed the measure and gave $100,000 to the campaign and a Breach Collective organizer is a chief petitioner of the Clean Energy Fund. The Breach Collective is a unionized, worker-led non profit founded in 2020 to build power across climate and
KVAL
First housing project in 10 years underway in Eugene's downtown core
EUGENE, Ore. — More than a hundred apartments will take the place of a long-empty building in downtown Eugene in spring of 2028. "We haven't had new housing in the core in over 10 years," Project Manager Amanda D'Souza said. Crews will start tearing down the former Lane Community...
lookouteugene-springfield.com
Eugene’s riverfront steam plant could become five-story ’boutique’ hotel
Plans to redevelop the former Eugene Water & Electric Board steam plant are finally coming into focus. DeChase Miksis Development has long intended to redevelop the 95-year-old steam plant along the Willamette River into a mixed-use center, but a project consultation submitted to the city last week offers the most detailed look yet at its plans for the 28,000 square-foot site at 701 Annie Mims Lane.
lookouteugene-springfield.com
Eugene Clean Energy Fund gives City Hall too much freedom, too little accountability | Letter to the editor
Having served on the Eugene City Council, I understand that cities need adequate resources to provide the services residents expect. I also understand how important it is to be clear with voters when asking them to approve a new tax. That is why I have concerns about Measure 20-388, the...