City Club of Eugene

This program focuses on the future of Bethel — its unique strengths, as well as its challenges, and the opportunities that come with them — by welcoming local leaders for this timely conversation.

Students from across the political spectrum to share their views on the current state of Oregon’s education system and the policies they would like to see implemented to address it.

Across Oregon and the country, recalls are rising in frequency and with them, a conversation has emerged about the appropriate use of this critical check on elected officials.

This program presents three speakers with expertise in journalism and media, to provide new insights into the dangers to journalists and therefore, threats to democracy.

A facilitated conversation with Lane Arts Council and Eugene Symphony shares insight into the current landscape of visual and performing arts education locally and statewide.

In this program, we’ll hear from area outdoor/recreation nonprofits about how they see their role in the local, regional and statewide economy.

Restrictive policies are happening in red states, right? It could never happen in Oregon, right? Maybe we shouldn’t be so confident.

According to the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, Lane County is home to over 500 technology companies, which employ nearly 4,000 people; 173 food and beverage companies, which are expected to grow at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the economy over the next five years; and over200 wood products manufacturing companies, employing over 7,000 people.

Leaders in the field discuss the current state of foster care in Oregon.

Dr. Johnny Lake is a nationally and internationally recognized educator and speaker focused on leadership, identity, ethics, equity, inclusion, diversity, bias, community-building, communication, and cross-cultural interactions.

This City Club program shares recommendations from the Chamber’s research, introduce a cross-sector effort to formalize “One Regional Plan” to end homelessness, and offers insight from nonprofit sector leaders regarding our current supply of affordable housing and resources.

Even with a Republican walkout that held up the legislature's business for 6-weeks, several significant bills were passed as modified, including a state budget for the next two years.