Spent the Rent Podcast

Can local solutions fix big community challenges? Today on Spent the Rent, host Patty Rose chats with Eugene City Councilor Randy Groves to talk about the "Common Ground" Safe and Clean Program downtown.

🗳️ FULL EPISODE 262 IS LIVE: The Springfield Yard Sign Controversy

We’re cutting through the noise and breaking down the Springfield City Council Ward 4 yard sign controversy. When local nonpartisan races start mirroring ugly national political mudslinging with manufactured scandals and misrepresented facts right after ballots drop, our community deserves the truth.

Joined by community leader Johanis Tadeo, we talk about what really happened on the ground, the tactics being used against challenger Callee Ackland, and why voters need to focus on the actual issues impacting Springfield families.

What does it take to step up and fight for real, boots-on-the-ground change in a coastal community? From his roots in wildland firefighting and disaster recovery to his vision for Astoria's future, we are sitting down with mayoral candidate Sean Davis to talk local civics, infrastructure, and cutting through the national noise.

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In a culture obsessed with viral headlines where allegations instantly become convictions, the truth often gets lost in the noise—and when false stories destroy an innocent person's life, it ultimately hurts real victims who need to be heard and taken seriously. For local Eugene-Springfield resident Mark Molina, that rush to judgment meant facing three severe Measure 11 charges before being completely exonerated on all counts.Today on the Spent the Rent Podcast, we sit down with Mark to walk through the beginning of his nightmare, the reality of the past year, why protecting true victims matters, and how he is picking up the pieces to start the next chapter of his life.You don't want to miss this deeply eye-opening conversation.

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Guest: Sasha Violet Van Horn

Host: Patty Rose 

Cascades Community Placement Services, 501(c)(3)

Learn more and save a life: https://orccps.org/

CCPS’ upcoming fundraiser is…

Dark Beats for Dark Times III

Saturday, October 3rd 

WOW Hall, doors @8pm, show 9p-1a

$25 Entry (fees included)

https://wowhall.org/event/dark-beats-for-dark-times-iii/

Episode 258 of the Spent the Rent Podcast is live! I am your host Patty Rose, and my guest is local independent filmmaker Rob Weaver. We are diving into his brand-new short film, talking about the local Eugene indie scene, working with collaborative circles like the crew behind We Need Rent Money, and how to pull off a production when everyone is balancing a regular 9-to-5.

Tickets and info are available now at eugenearthouse.com

Leaked audio from Former Eugene Police Officer Martin Siller had the community outraged. Guest Blair Hickok joins to discuss what demands the activists have for the city and for the Police Departmnent

Community Resources

Neighborhood anarchists

neighborhoodanarchists.org/⁠

Black Cultural Initiative

⁠blackculturalfestival.com/⁠

La Plaza Communidad

plazacomunidad.org/

Justin Filip joins the podcast to discuss the Midterm Election results for Lane County, Oregon.

Justin Filip is the Pacific Green Party nominee for Congress in Oreon's 4th district.

Recorded LIVE @ at the Monroe Festival in Monroe, Oregon

Guests Mayor Dan Sheets and Planning Commissioner Nichole Allin join the podcast to discuss small town city government in Monroe. Oregon.

Recorded LIVE @ the Monroe Festival in Monore, Oregon

Guest Gabe Shepherd is a Benton County Comissioner and is the youngest County Comissioner in the state of Oregon at 29 years young.