John Q (KEPW 97.3 Whole Community News)
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John Q (KEPW 97.3 Whole Community News)
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Opinion: Fear will not fix homelessness

Oregon has “the highest levels of violence against people who were unhoused we have ever documented,” according to the National Coalition for the Homeless 2024 Hate Crimes Report.
Opinion: Fear will not fix homelessness
Oregon has “the highest levels of violence against people who were unhoused we have ever documented,” according to the National Coalition for the Homeless 2024 Hate Crimes Report.
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SETA, DPLC, SquareOne support tenant opportunity to purchase

Celine Swenson Harris: "It doesn't call on you to invest additional dollars. It provides people with an opportunity to own their home. It's also a proven solution for other housing types here in Oregon and for these housing types in…
SETA, DPLC, SquareOne support tenant opportunity to purchase
Celine Swenson Harris: "It doesn't call on you to invest additional dollars. It provides people with an opportunity to own their home. It's also a proven solution for other housing types here in Oregon and for these housing types in other states." 
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City report on restoring CAHOOTS due Friday

Jacob Trewe: The Budget Committee passed a measure that by the end of October, we'd have a presentation from the city manager about how we'd fund $2.5 million worth of alternative response funding such as CAHOOTS, including from the community safety…
City report on restoring CAHOOTS due Friday
Jacob Trewe: The Budget Committee passed a measure that by the end of October, we'd have a presentation from the city manager about how we'd fund $2.5 million worth of alternative response funding such as CAHOOTS, including from the community safety payroll tax.
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Mayor breaks tie vote, sends ‘unlawful transfer’ to public hearing

Kaarin Knudson: The mayor will cast the deciding vote to move this forward to public hearing, and the motion passes with a vote of 5-4.
Mayor breaks tie vote, sends ‘unlawful transfer’ to public hearing
Kaarin Knudson: The mayor will cast the deciding vote to move this forward to public hearing, and the motion passes with a vote of 5-4.
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Marty Wilde to discuss ‘unfinished business’ Oct. 29

Community rights groups will host former Rep. Marty Wilde, who will suggest three ways our elected representatives might better reflect the people's interests.
Marty Wilde to discuss ‘unfinished business’ Oct. 29
Community rights groups will host former Rep. Marty Wilde, who will suggest three ways our elected representatives might better reflect the people's interests.
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Council considers hearing new voices first at public comment

City Recorder Katie LaSala noted that the current practice—prioritizing official representatives from boards, commissions, and neighborhood groups—began under Mayor Kitty Piercy.
Council considers hearing new voices first at public comment
City Recorder Katie LaSala noted that the current practice—prioritizing official representatives from boards, commissions, and neighborhood groups—began under Mayor Kitty Piercy.
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Officials enlist neighbors in battle with high-tech burglary ring

Lane County District Attorney Christopher Parosa: This is a well-funded, highly organized crime syndicate that we are dealing with.
Officials enlist neighbors in battle with high-tech burglary ring
Lane County District Attorney Christopher Parosa: This is a well-funded, highly organized crime syndicate that we are dealing with.
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HRC briefed on recent hate and bias crimes in Eugene

The report included a broken window, tampering with the brakes on a woman's car, two cases involving display of a noose, and physical violence against an unhoused woman, a gay couple downtown, and a man under the Ferry Street bridge.
HRC briefed on recent hate and bias crimes in Eugene
The report included a broken window, tampering with the brakes on a woman's car, two cases involving display of a noose, and physical violence against an unhoused woman, a gay couple downtown, and a man under the Ferry Street bridge.
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Chomsky co-author Nathan Robinson to speak at UO Oct. 23

Nathan Robinson said the book distills and summarizes an argument Noam Chomsky made over 50 years of public life: The disjunction between the rhetoric of U.S. benevolence around the world versus the reality of violence, aggression, and…
Chomsky co-author Nathan Robinson to speak at UO Oct. 23
Nathan Robinson said the book distills and summarizes an argument Noam Chomsky made over 50 years of public life: The disjunction between the rhetoric of U.S. benevolence around the world versus the reality of violence, aggression, and domination.
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Asian American community asks for support; EPD reports 22nd targeted burglary

Jensina Hawkins: We would like to see that coordinated statement to our community saying that hatred, targeting, terrorizing is not allowed for any demographic. 
Asian American community asks for support; EPD reports 22nd targeted burglary
Jensina Hawkins: We would like to see that coordinated statement to our community saying that hatred, targeting, terrorizing is not allowed for any demographic. 
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What should Eugene look for in its next city manager?

Meredith Tufts: I am here as a parent, and speaking on behalf of other families who feel that tightness in our chest in smoke season and thinking ahead to what climate is going to bring to our community in our lives and in our children's lives.
What should Eugene look for in its next city manager?
Meredith Tufts: I am here as a parent, and speaking on behalf of other families who feel that tightness in our chest in smoke season and thinking ahead to what climate is going to bring to our community in our lives and in our children's lives.
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Planet Versus Pentagon: US military is world’s biggest polluter

Sue Barnhart: The U.S. military releases more carbon dioxide into the air than any other organization, any other country, any other military. They're the biggest polluters.
Planet Versus Pentagon: US military is world’s biggest polluter
Sue Barnhart: The U.S. military releases more carbon dioxide into the air than any other organization, any other country, any other military. They're the biggest polluters.
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New website promotes local protests, including Amazon, Whole Foods boycott

Huckleberry: Amazon is a prime driver of ICE's deportations, by providing ICE with data storage services. They're helping expand the growth of their surveillance data accumulation, arrest, imprisonment, and deportation of…
New website promotes local protests, including Amazon, Whole Foods boycott
Huckleberry: Amazon is a prime driver of ICE's deportations, by providing ICE with data storage services. They're helping expand the growth of their surveillance data accumulation, arrest, imprisonment, and deportation of immigrants.
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Local punk band celebrates 1st album release Oct. 16

Elijah, Zach, Steve Zorn, and Rogue will perform the songs Fentanyl, Adelaide, D.I.D., I Need Better Meds, and more from their album, Safe Place.
Local punk band celebrates 1st album release Oct. 16
Elijah, Zach, Steve Zorn, and Rogue will perform the songs Fentanyl, Adelaide, D.I.D., I Need Better Meds, and more from their album, Safe Place.
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Police Commission addresses resignations; former chair announces public safety forum Oct. 23

Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner: I think what we've identified through our experience in the Police Commission is a vulnerability amongst all of our boards and commissions.
Police Commission addresses resignations; former chair announces public safety forum Oct. 23
Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner: I think what we've identified through our experience in the Police Commission is a vulnerability amongst all of our boards and commissions.
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