Category Archives: Public Safety

Community Forum on Ad Hoc Committee on Police Policy

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Gary Haliski

July 19 – 7:30 PM See below for how to attend or send written feedback In May, the Eugene City Council received the Ad Hoc Committee on Police Policy report outlining 50 recommendations for local law enforcement operations and accountability … Continue reading →

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You Are Invited To Meet With Lane County’s Emergency Manager…

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Tim Foelker

…to learn more about emergency alerts for evacuations, warnings and other incidents Thursday, July 15, 7:00-8:00 pm. Registration is required: click here Featured Topic: Patence Winningham-Melcher, Emergency Manager, Lane County talks all about ALERTS!  How do we get them?  When … Continue reading →

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Bystander/Upstander Training Available – Intervention without Escalation – FREE

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Gary Haliski

Several of our SCCO members have taken the Bystander/Upstander Training. If you have ever witnessed a situation where someone is being harassed, but you don’t know what to do – this is the training for you. Take the 2-part class … Continue reading →

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Lane County needs 7,800 more people vaccinated to move to ‘Low Risk’

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Gary Haliski

63% of Lane County’s population 16 and over have had at least one shot of the Covid vaccination. We just need 7,824 more people to get shots and we can move to the ‘Low Risk’ category. Moving to Low Risk … Continue reading →

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Oregon to offer $1 million lottery drawing for COVID vaccine recipients

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Gary Haliski

The rules are simple. Oregon will hold a drawing on June 28 and will pull winners randomly from a state database of vaccinated people. One person will win a $1 million grand prize, and one person in each of Oregon’s … Continue reading →

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