Perspective
This page brings together a collection of essays and letters I've written during my time in Eugene.
Don't have time to read all of them? Check out my top picks:
Is Eugene a democracy? Part 1 & Is Eugene a democracy? Part 2 [WCN]
Opportunity costs, opportunities lost: The hidden high costs of theft, vandalism, and homelessness [WCN]
Guest View: Fight Hate with Strong Neighborhoods (2019) [RG]
Kashinsky doesn't get it (w/other neighborhood leaders) (2020) [RG]
Western Exposure is my semi-regular column in Whole Community News. To get a good grasp of where I stand on a variety of salient topics, please review the columns (latest to earliest):
Truth and consequences: Street camping disproportionately impacts low-income neighborhoods
Talk Left, Walk Right: Don't listen to what they say, watch what they do.
Neighborhood Associations are the foundation of Eugene’s democracy
MAGA to the left of me, MAGA to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you
We the readers stepped up for Eugene Weekly; now let’s urge EW to step up for us
The idea of ‘the’ homeless versus the reality of homelessness
Opportunity costs, opportunities lost: The hidden high costs of theft, vandalism, and homelessness
Opinion Columns and Letters to the Editor
Whole Community News
Opinion: Coercive Compassion. Whole Community News
Eugene can’t open public restrooms under our current social conditions. Whole Community News
Register Guard (Remember when the RG would print opinion and letters to the editor? I miss that news source.)
Guest View: Jefferson Westside Neighbors taking brunt of Eugene's inaction (2021)
Guest View: Public deserves a voice as housing affects neighborhoods (2018)
Letters to the Editor
City's housing strategy warrants a meaningful public process (2018)
Vandalism isn’t activism (2020)
Kashinsky doesn't get it (w/other neighborhood leaders) (2020)
Compassion blinders (2022)
Get informed about HB 2001 (2022)
'Swing for the fences' (2022)
Eugene Weekly
Land Use
Below are a few articles that mention or quote me on land use. To be clear, I support increased density and expediting construction. My neighborhood is the second densest in Eugene, three times as dense as the city's average, and has the largest stock of middle housing. But more density means being able to provide the required services and letting developers know they can build as intended. Density and livability are not a zero sum game. With good public process we can achieve both and stay out of court.
Court sides with Eugene HB2001 opponents; public services plan must consider higher density. Whole Community News.
Eugene's middle housing proposal drew hours of feedback for and against. Register Guard
Homelessness and Housing
