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Oregonian: Neighbors Organize to Halt Park Chaos
A big thank you to the Oregonian Editorial Board for the thoughtful essay on how the North Park Blocks organized in response to months of illegal and menacing activity in the park. Read the full editorial here (and be sure to continue on to the comments). Frustrated neighbors, park-area businesses, PNCA and Emerson School officials banded…
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Eugene: Outside Travelers Controlling Our Public Spaces
“Lots of options, but no easy answers for downtown Eugene homeless, transient population” from The Register-Guard ~ Eugene Sept 13, 2015 With a single email sent the Thursday before last, Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy reignited an old but evergreen debate in our city: Should people be bothered by downtown’s ubiquitous homeless and transient population and,…
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Enhanced Security in North Park Blocks
A big thank you to Mayor Hales and the Police Bureau for the increased Police presence in the North Park Blocks this week. We’re grateful our collective voice is being heard. The Neighborhood response van was a much welcomed sight to see here yesterday and throughout the day. (Especially in front of the Emerson School.) The…