EUGENE CRITICAL MASS presents:
RIDE N RAVE River Renegade

Critical Mass is a worldwide movement where cyclists gather once a month to bike together in a festive & radically pro-bike environment. We ride through the streets of Eugene & then end the ride with a EDM party w / flow artists, Live DJs, & snacks (BYOB) Ride is family friendly.

E-bikers, Roller-people & skaters are welcome.

Rain/Shine There isn’t bad weather only bad gear :P

We meet at Kesey then ride!

Afterparty starts at 7:45pm at an outdoor location (covered if rain). DM for location or do the ride as it ends at the after-party site.

This month dress up theme is Earth day. Dress up contest! Raffles!

With DJs: 8-9pm Trixmvsic ☆ 9-10pm Spun Kitty ☆ 10-11pm Pineal Pulp ☆ 11pm-close Jawly and Blecid B2B

Featuring Fire flow Arts performances by the flowmies

More info & follow us at: https://mstdn.social/@Eugenecriticalmass

4 more music : https://linktr.ee/thespunkitty

Not OP, but x-posting from reddit for visibility

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March 29 is the #TeslaTakedown global day of protest. The goal is 500 protests in one day. If you have felt like you want to DO something but didn't know what, here's something you can do! We will be peacefully exercising our first amendment right to show Eugene what we all think of Tesla, Elon Musk, and DOGE to continue driving Tesla's share price (and Elon Musk's wealth) down.

There are no Tesla showrooms in Eugene but there is a supercharger station at Oakway center. We'll picket at the northeast corner at the intersection of Coburg Rd and Oakway Rd (in front of PF Chang's).

Event link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-protest-march-29-global-day-of-action

Critical Mass is a worldwide movement where cyclists gather once a month to bike together in a festive and radically pro-bike environment.

We ride through the streets of Eugene and then end the ride with a dance party with flow artists, live DJs, & snacks (alcohol free).

Ride is family-friendly.

E-bikers, roller-bladers, roller-skaters, and skaters are warmly welcomed :)

Rain or shine: there isn’t bad weather only bad gear :P

We meet at Kesey Square then ride through the streets of Eugene. After-party starts at 7:30pm

Indoor area for after party: 810 W. 3rd in the Whit. Music from 7:30pm till late…

More info & follow us at: https://mstdn.social/@Eugenecriticalmass

Also check out the church at Sacred Connections: www.sacredconnections810.com

4 more music & renegades: https://linktr.ee/thespunkitty

Also on Reddit here if you'd like to upvote.

Text of flyer for clickable links:

Critical Mass is a worldwide movement where cyclists gather once a month to bike together in a festive and radically pro-bike environment. We ride through the streets of Eugene and then end the ride with a dance party with flow artists, Live DJs, & snacks (alcohol free) Ride is family friendly. E-bikers, Rollerbladers, Rollerskaters and skaters are warmly welcomed :) Rain or Shine: There isn’t bad weather only bad gear :P We meet at Kesey then ride tgrough the streets of Eugene. Afterparty starts at 7:30pm

Indoor Area for after party. 810 W. 3rd in the Whit. Music from 7:30pm till late…

More info & follow us at: https://mstdn.social/@Eugenecriticalmass

Also check out the church at Sacred Connections: www.sacredconnections810.com

4 more music & renegades: https://linktr.ee/thespunkitty

Cuts are coming one way or another due to budget sort falls, but one of the three austerity scenarios would hit the libraries extra hard. Based on what I've heard a $2 million budget cut would certainly lead to fewer librarians, and quite possibly a branch closure as well. The last rounds of cuts are already adding up to somewhere in the $2 million region.

Might be good to pay some extra visits to the library and/or use some of the e-book services in the next few months. Help get the census numbers up a bit.

A large fulfillment center is being build next to the airport. Evidence seems to indicate it's amazon

I haven't been past the McDonald in a couple years. I'm going to have to make a point to detour that way when I'm next downtown.

It's so cold!!!!! 🥶

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This is the 2024 update to last year's Eugene/Springfield crime report.

Numbers are derived from calls published on the EPD and SPD dispatch logs.

Note that not all calls are published (e.g. Suicidal Subject), not all calls result in dispatch of an officer, and not all calls are actionable (i.e. an officer is dispatched, but the person/problem is not found).

Daily crime map available here.

All Calls (except Traffic Stops)

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         Year   Eugene        Springfield
    ------ ------------- ---------------
     2014   50,042         28,534
     2015   51,669 +3.3%   28,772  +0.8%
     2016   51,366 -0.6%   29,838  +3.7
  

"Payne, 36, died after he was handcuffed, shot with a stun gun and then held down with deputies’ knees on his back outside the jail, despite his pleas that he could not breathe, according to court documents."

"The judge ruled that the deputies involved are not entitled to qualified immunity at this stage in the case, finding that the deputies “knew or should have known” that placing pressure on Payne’s back or neck could result in asphyxia."

"Griesel “muted his body cam” audio while talking with medics, in violation of Eugene police policy"

Fuck the police. Thank god for this judge, it's incredibly rare to see qualified immunity revoked. AFAICT none of these officers faced any form of discipline for this.

Help end qualified immunity - aaqi.org

Senate:

Merkley (D) No, Wyden (D), Yes (BOTH represent Eugene)

House:

Republicans: Bentz: Yes, Chavez-DeRemer: Yes

Democrats: Blumenauer: Yes, Bonamici: No, Hoyle: No, Salinas : Yes (HOYLE represents Eugene)

Not sure which rep is yours? Find out in one click https://myreps.datamade.us/

President:

Biden (D) - Voted Yes by signing the bill/not vetoing

My personal take (please put your own thoughts in the comments):
I don't use TikTok, I think it's trash. The TikTok ban was initially Trump's idea, while he was president, but he couldn't get congress to pass it. But when Biden and dems gained power, they passed it, with a provision set so that the ban doesn't actually come into effect until the start of Trump's turn, where he can cancel it and look like a hero to fans of TikTok and free speech more generally. The democrats handed Trump an absolute win on this for no good reason.

The TikTok ban is one of the biggest attacks on free

Brad Currier, a 20-year employee of the bakery and BCTGM union representative, says they’ll be in the same place they are now when Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) International Union Local 114 is negotiating their next contract in three years.

“We’re expecting things to get worse, not better, over the next three years,” Currier says.

“They’re coming into work on the scheduled shift, and then they’re told that their shift has been canceled, and that they need to come in the next day, which is their scheduled day off,” Gettman says. “This happens to them all the time, so they have zero work-life balance.”

Sam Bond's is closing after almost 30 years. I feel like this is one of the most iconic closures since Max's.

The end of an era in Eugene. :'(

Hey everyone, just a quick PSA: Oregon ballots are in the mail as of today. (Oct. 16th, 2024).

Go to https://oregonvotes.gov/MyVote to find out when yours will be in the mail!

Go to https://oregonvotes.gov/Counties if you have any issues or concerns to bring up with your county elections office!

VOTE!

Just spotted that we made this list on Forbes last week. We're famous!

Where could I find a CRT Monitor in Eugene?

I picked up an old Amiga 500 recently and unfortunately no display that I currently have works with it. If any of you know where I could pick up a CRT locally, ideally one that's around 14", that would be great.

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