Eugene is a city in and the county seat of Lane County,Oregon,United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley,near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers,about 50 miles (80 km) east of the Oregon Coast.
The Lane Transit District (LTD) is a public agency that provides public transportation in Lane County,Oregon,United States. The transit district serves the Eugene and Springfield metropolitan areas,including the neighboring cities of Coburg,Junction City,Creswell,Cottage Grove,Veneta,and Lowell. LTD began service in 1970 with 18 buses and two vans,and today carries roughly 10.5 million customers annually with a fleet of 111 buses. Many of LTD's riders are students;University of Oregon and Lane Community College students ride by simply showing their student I.D. Student fees subsidize both programs,as well as limited late-night service until about 1 a.m. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 6,266,700,or about 21,300 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Jackie Biskupski is an American Democratic politician,who served as the 35th Mayor of Salt Lake City,Utah. Upon taking office,Biskupski became Salt Lake City's 35th mayor,the city's first openly gay mayor,and the second female mayor. She is also a former member of the Utah House of Representatives,representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2011.
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician who served as the 51st President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2018 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016 and the California State Assembly Majority Leader from 2012-2014. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
The Emerald Express (EmX) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area in Oregon,United States. It is provided by the Lane Transit District (LTD) which is the public transit authority in Lane County,Oregon.
Jim Torrey is an American politician who served as mayor of Eugene from 1997 to 2004. Torrey was nominated in 2006 for an Oregon State Senate seat,but was defeated by incumbent Vicki Walker. He then served was elected to the Eugene School Board as Representative 5 in 2007,but was defeated by Shabram Martina in 2019. Torrey was first elected to public office at the age of 21,when he won a seat on the Waldport,Oregon,city council.
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group is a group of 96 cities around the world that represents one twelfth of the world's population and one quarter of the global economy. Created and led by cities,C40 is focused on fighting the climate crisis and driving urban action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks,while increasing the health,wellbeing and economic opportunities of urban residents.
Marko Dapcevich is a former mayor of Sitka,Alaska. He is an "Honored Member" of a United Nations group,signed the US Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement,which is part of the Kyoto Protocol,and spoke out against Touchstone Pictures' non-use of Sitka for The Proposal. Dapcevich has testified before the Alaskan state Senate Finance Committee and has run for the Alaska State Legislature,District 2.
Susan Castillo is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who most recently served as Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2003 to 2012. A Democrat,she also served from 1997 to 2003 in the Oregon State Senate. Before entering politics,she had pursued a career in broadcast journalism,first for Oregon Public Broadcasting,and later for KVAL-TV in Eugene,Oregon. Upon her resignation as superintendent to pursue an opportunity in the private sector,the position was eliminated as an elective office.
Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district,a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 special election. The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River,as well as all of Yamhill,Columbia,Clatsop,and Washington counties.
Eugene Station is the primary bus station and terminus in Eugene,Oregon,United States,serving the buses of the Lane Transit District (LTD). Construction began with the official groundbreaking in 1996 and the station opened in April 4th,1998. The station covers most of a city block,and includes a clock tower featuring glass pyramids and arches inset with colorful glass blocks created by local glass artist John Rose. Bus lines include LTD's EmX service.
Nancy Nathanson is a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing the 13th district. Nathanson attended Northwestern University,and later the University of Oregon where she received a Bachelor of Science in urban geography.
Valerie Anne Hoyle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district since 2023. Until 2023,she served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).
Maria Laarni "Lani" Lopez Cayetano is a Filipina politician who is the current Mayor of Taguig from 2010 to 2019 and again since 2022. She previously served as the Representative of the 1st district of Taguig-Pateros from 2007 to 2010 and again,this time of the 2nd district,from 2019 to 2022.
Don Lane is an American community organizer,university instructor,former elected official,and former nonprofit organization administrator in Santa Cruz,California. Lane spent many years working and managing the Saturn Cafe after graduating from the University of California,Santa Cruz in 1978. While operating the Saturn Cafe,Lane served the community in multiple capacities in the City of Santa Cruz and community groups;leading to his serving as Santa Cruz Mayor in 1992 and again in 2012 and 2015.
Caddy McKeown is a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing the 9th district from 2013 to 2021. She was a member of the Coos County school board for 11 years and was the vice chair of the Board of Commissioners of the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay.
The 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor of Oregon,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives,other gubernatorial elections and various state and local elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3,2020. Primary elections were held on May 19,2020.
Paige Gebhardt Cognetti is an American politician serving as the 36th mayor of Scranton,Pennsylvania. She is the first woman to be mayor of the city and won her seat in a special election. A member of the Democratic Party,she ran her first Scranton mayoral campaign as an Independent.
