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Lending Grace To The Fallen

Two candlelight vigils on Dec. 21 — Winter Solstice — honored the men and women who died homeless in Lane County in 2023

News 1 year ago

There is no honor in being homeless. There is no honor in being caricatured by society for being homeless, for the perception of not having … Continue reading →

Jury Hits Sanipac Owner With Liability For Homeless Woman’s Death

THE FAMILY OF ANNETTE MONTERO, WHO DIED WHEN SHE WAS RUN OVER BY A GARBAGE TRUCK, IS AWARDED $360,000

News 1 year ago

The daughter of a homeless woman who was killed in the early morning hours of August 26, 2019, when a Sanipac garbage truck backed over … Continue reading →

Eugene Phillips: Sept. 16, 1953 – Aug. 9, 2023

His family remembers Gene Phillips, a well known member of Eugene’s homeless community

NewsObituary 1 year ago

Eugene “Gene” Phillips was born on a Wednesday in 1953. He grew up in Orinda, a small town just east of Berkeley. He died this … Continue reading →

‘Security Through Obscurity’

Proposed rules before the Eugene City Council may make it more difficult for unhoused people to find a legal place to camp without facing higher fines — or even jail. 

News 2 years ago

By Bentley Freeman, Alexis Weisend and Evan Weston In 2021, Oregon lawmakers passed a new law directing cities to stop the arbitrary way they treated … Continue reading →

Homeless Camping Sites on the Council Table

The Eugene City Council considers a proposed plan to establish tent and car camping sites for unhoused people at Monday’s work session

BlogNews 4 years ago

At the Eugene City Council’s work session April 12, Assistant City Manager Kristie Hammitt and Public Works Director Matt Rodrigues introduced a six-month plan that … Continue reading →

Criminalized In a Pandemic

Eugene adjusts homeless response, but advocates are asking for better solutions

News 4 years ago

In a global pandemic and during a rainy winter, unhoused people don’t have many options for places to go. The continual clearing out of camps … Continue reading →

A Freezing Weekend for our Unhoused Community

Eugene expects a low overnight temperature Sunday of 26 degrees 

BlogNews 4 years ago

As Eugene and America as a whole continue to adjust to COVID-19, we are also facing and searching for solutions for a large homeless population. … Continue reading →

The Will to Find a Way?

Lane County’s emergency shelters closed on June 5 amid reduced shelter capacity and a projected increase in homelessness

BlogNews 5 years ago

Pool parties, bars open until midnight and pick-up soccer games: These are some of the highlights from Phase Two of Oregon’s plan to reopen. But … Continue reading →

Free From Fines — For Now

The coronavirus and the ensuing shelter-in-place orders created an unexpected safe haven for Eugene’s unhoused community

News 5 years ago

Laura Mills sits in the shade atop a thin piece of mattress padding outside of her blue tent. She’s nursing an Eagle cigarette and staring … Continue reading →

Change the Camping Ordinance

Homelessness and COVID-10 make the need more pressing

OpinionViewpoint 5 years ago

By Wayne Martin and Sara Burant Quietly and with the necessity borne of the pandemic season, 30 unhoused individuals took up residence in tents and … Continue reading →

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