Archives: Forums/Lectures
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
City of Eugene’s Budget Process
September 19, 2025
This has been a year of local headlines about troubles with the Eugene city budget. Eugene is not alone with these challenges. Municipalities across the state are experiencing similar if not more dire financial situations. Today we are going to hear from three people who have been intimately involved with …
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Can We Bring CAHOOTS-Like Services Back? The Future of Mobile Crisis Services in Eugene
September 12, 2025
CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) is a nationally recognized mobile crisis response program founded through a long-standing partnership between the City of Eugene and White Bird Clinic. For decades, CAHOOTS provided compassionate, non-police crisis intervention in Eugene, serving as a trusted community resource and inspiring similar models across the country. …
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Interview with Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson
September 5, 2025
Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson is wrapping up her first year in office and will be interviewed about her experience by KLCC news reporter Rebecca Hansen-White at the Sept. 5 City Club of Eugene forum. Mayor Knudson, local architect, university educator and housing advocate, was elected in 2024. After eight months …
Upcoming Forums: Online/Virtual
No Meeting on Aug. 29. Programming Begins Again on Sept. 5
August 29, 2025
Upcoming Forums: Online/Virtual
City Club is on hiatus in August. Please join us on Friday, Sept. 5!
August 22, 2025
Upcoming Forums: Online/Virtual
City Club Won’t Meet in August – Please Join Us on Sept. 5!
August 8, 2025
Upcoming Forums: Online/Virtual
No Program on Aug. 1 – See You on Sept 5
August 1, 2025
City Club of Eugene will not meet in August, returning on Friday, Sept. 5. See you then!
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Finding Imperfect Allies: The Future of DEI
July 25, 2025
Recent federal executive orders and directives are reshaping DEI policy and practices across the nation. In this program, speakers will summarize new mandates and explore their long-term effects. They will also analyze how agencies and advocates are interpreting and implementing DEI directives. For example, due to Oregon laws prohibiting local …
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Deportation, Due Process, and the Threat to Democracy
July 18, 2025
“The emergency is here. The crisis is now.” New York Times columnist Ezra Klein wrote those words in April. Now, just a few months later, the changes to immigration enforcement have become even more drastic. U.S. citizens are being sent to prisons outside our country without due process. ICE agents …
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Lane County’s Deflection Program: What is it, and is it working?
July 11, 2025
A year and a half ago, we had a forum covering Measure 110’s pros and its cons, as there was talk of reforming the Measure at the time. Measure 110 originally decriminalized small-scale possession of illicit drugs in Oregon. Since then, House Bill 4002 was passed, which re-criminalized possession of …
Upcoming Forums: Online/Virtual
No Program on July 4
July 4, 2025
City Club of Eugene will not meet on Friday, July 4, in honor of our nation’s birthday. See you on July 11!
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Powering Oregon: A Look at State Energy Strategy
June 27, 2025
From data centers powering artificial intelligence to the mass deployment of electric cars and beyond, energy demand in the Pacific Northwest is expected to double in the next 20 years. How will the state meet this growing demand for energy, all while achieving ambitious climate goals, including an economy-wide 80% …
Upcoming Forums: In-Person
No Program on June 20
June 20, 2025
Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 and in its honor, City Club of Eugene will not meet on Friday, June 20. We’ll return on Friday, June 27!
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Telling Our Collective Story: Local History Museums
June 13, 2025
How do you tell the story of a place? Why is such history important? What can we do to ensure that everyone’s story gets told? For generations, local museums have played an essential role in navigating the complexities, contradictions, and collective triumphs and tragedies of our past. Their job is …
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Economics of Sports and Travel: The Pre Classic
June 6, 2025
The Prefontaine Classic is more than just a track meet, though it’s one of the best in the world. Like other sports events in Eugene, the Classic is an economic driver, bringing tourists and their dollars into Lane County. The nature and extent of the contribution of this race is …
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Turtle Awards and Annual Meeting
May 30, 2025
Every year, City Club of Eugene gives Turtle Awards to community members who have stuck their necks out to advocate for a cause that others might have seen as lost. The Awards Committee is composed of Turtles from previous years; they submit nominations and make a collective choice. This year, …
Upcoming Forums: Online/Virtual
No Program on May 23 in Honor of Memorial Day
May 23, 2025
City Club of Eugene will not meet on Friday, May 23, in honor of the coming Memorial Day observance.
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Oregon Country Fair Update
May 16, 2025
The roots of the Oregon Country Fair were planted in 1969, when it was known as Oregon Renaissance Fair. Within a couple of years, the Fair found its forever name and forever home in a property west of Veneta. In the 56 years since it started, the Fair has evolved …
Upcoming Forums: Live/Livestream
Prevention: The Heart of Public Health
May 9, 2025
“Trust is like the air we breathe – when it’s present, nobody really notices; when it’s absent, everybody notices” ~ Warren Buffett It has been five years since the COVID global pandemic brought the world to its knees. The pandemic of 2020 laid bare social inequities in the U.S. and …
