City Club of Eugene

In this program, learn from experts at EWEB and the Metropolitan Waste Water Management Commission about projects ranging from a new treatment plant on the Willamette to the first-ever Class A recycled water facility for drought and water resource management.

A discussion about how OMBI has impacted the youth and adults with whom they work.

City Club asked 13 Eugeneans “If you had a magic wand and the mandate to use it to create a gift that would make Eugene an even better place to live, work, and/or play, what would your gift be?”

Vinis has been Eugene’s mayor through two terms from 2016 through 2024.

According to the latest reliable data sources, about 16% of the residents of Lane County live in households with incomes at or below the poverty level. The proportion is higher in the urban areas.

In the June 2024 case City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Eighth Amendment allows cities to punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping and camping in public spaces. The Eighth Amendment prohibits the government from inflicting “cruel and unusual” punishments. The ruling means that cities can impose criminal penalties for public camping and sleeping, even when individuals are homeless involuntarily due to a lack of available shelter and housing in the community.

In this program, local historian and writer Jennifer Chambers tells some of the stories from early Lane County coroner's reports, and describe people she has learned about through her studies of Oregon history.

The City Club of Eugene has invited representatives for and against Ranked Choice Voting to present their case to our community and help voters better understand the measure before casting their votes.

The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and heads the state’s department of justice. In this forum hear from the candidates, Will Lathrop and Dan Rayfield.

This November, Lane County voters will have the opportunity to vote on four proposed changes to the Charter.

From logging and manufacturing to research and design, the timber economy of the state employs an array of workers and creates a variety of impacts, both economic and environmental.

In this program, former US Representative Peter DeFazio will describe the nature and extent of threats to democracy and some of the institutions that make it harder for the will of the majority to prevail.