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Good morning,
Today is the second day of our special Lookout Eugene-Springfield Editorial Board series — Breaking Ground: New thinking on housing in Eugene-Springfield. In the second installment, we take a look at land-use regulations in Oregon. Specifically, where we can build, where we can’t, and, more importantly, how that has affected our housing crunch.
You can find the entire Breaking Ground special report here.
Ben Botkin reports that a former Lane Transit District employee has filed a $1.2 million lawsuit against the agency, saying he faced “homophobic epithets” from agency management before he was fired.
To potluck or not to potluck. That is a normal question this time of year as families, businesses and communities get together to celebrate. But in Oregon, holding that potluck might be illegal. Our friends at the Oregon Journalism Project reported on this earlier and have an update that includes possible changes to the law.
Leo Heffron was at Mac’s Nightclub and Restaurant on Friday night as Daddy Rabbit, a Eugene-based 1950s and ’60s rock ’n’ roll band, held a release party for its seventh album, “Double Feature”.
Stories you might have missed Monday …
- EWEB customers likely to see rates increase starting in February
- Controversy brews over proposed project for LCC’s forested parcel in Florence
- 4J, union leaders rehash past bargaining, propose improvements to the process
- Police investigate crash into Planned Parenthood building in west Eugene
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Revisiting Oregon’s land-use legacy 50 years on
By Lookout Eugene-Springfield Editorial Board
Ex-employee sues LTD alleging he faced ridicule, discrimination because of his sexual orientation
By Ben Botkin
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