The City Club of Eugene Podcast

Eugene's downtown riverfront is being redeveloped. In the second look at regional development along the Willamette River, attendees of the City Club of Eugene and the City Club of Springfield heard about residential development located between the University of Oregon and the Market District.

Speakers were James Atkins, developer with Atkins and Dame; and Will Dowdy, community development coordinator with the City of Eugene.

Part 1 of this programming features information on the Glenwood Master Plan Area and is available as a separate podcast.

You may watch the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on October 17, 2025.

What is the future of development along the Willamette River? Because the river runs through Springfield and Eugene, the two area city clubs collaborated on a two-part program about planning and creating riverfront development. In this episode, the clubs studied the Glenwood Master Plan Area.

The speaker was Allie Camp, head of the City of Springfield's Economic Development Team. Part 2 of this subject features development along Eugene's downtown riverfront and is available in a separate podcast.

You may watch the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on October 2, 2025.

Eugene has a public oversight mechanism for its police, but is it working? And how does it function? The June 12, 2026 City Club of Eugene program studied this system of accountability.

Our speakers include Craig Renetzky, Eugene's independent police auditor; Chris Skinner, Eugene's chief of police; and Elise Josephenson, incoming chair of the Citizen Review Board.

You may watch the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on June 12, 2026.

Cybersecurity is essential for individuals and businesses. In this City Club of Eugene podcast, hear how experts are working together to counter threats, thanks to the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.

Our speakers are Robin Mayall, director of information services for the City of Eugene; Brenda Moore, executive director of Lane Council of Governments; and Reza Rejaie, professor and head of the University of Oregon's Computer Sciences department.

You may watch the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on June 5, 2026.

What would it be like to discover the emaciated and dead prisoners in German concentration camps? And what would be the lasting impact on you and your family? Clarice Wilsey's father was a doctor who worked with the camp survivors in the days after liberation, and she wrote a book with Bob Welch about her family's experience.

Welch speaks at this City Club of Eugene meeting about the letters Dr. Wilsey sent to his family from the war front; Clarice Wilsey was unable to attend the meeting.

You may watch the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on September 26, 2025.

The 2026 Turtle Awards winners - people and organizations that stick their necks out - were honored by City Club of Eugene. This podcast features, in order of appearance:

   Jennifer Scurlock (introduced by Deb Lange)

   Jenny Jonak (Colt Gill)

   Black Thistle Street Aid (Lauren Regan)

   Judge Michael McShane (Paul Solomon)

You may also view the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on May 29, 2026.

Eugene's public library has enough card holders to fill Autzen Stadium twice. How have its services grown so popular, and what's planned for the library's future? Find out and hear about the May 2026 levy measure in this City Club of Eugene program.

Speakers include Angela Ocana, the library's director; and Dana Fleming, executive director of the Eugene Library Foundation.

You may also view the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on May 15, 2026.

The arts reach youth. In this City Club of Eugene program, learn about two local arts groups moving beyond enrichment to make art with youth as examples of lifelines for well-being.

The speakers are Miranda Atkinson, executive director of #instaballet; and Wynter Eddins, executive director of Simply Youth Institute.

You may also view the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on May 8, 2026.

In this September 2025 City Club of Eugene program, speakers address the status of mobile crisis response in Eugene. CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) became a nationally recognized mobile crisis response program. When service hours were cut by White Bird Clinic, the Eugene City Council allocated funding and directed the City Manager to prepare a proposal to restore some of the services. Meanwhile, a group of former CAHOOTS employees established a nonprofit, Willamette Valley Crisis Care.

This program's speakers include Alese "Dandy" Colehour, OMHA, NREMT, and Laurel Lisovskis, LCSW, both from Willamette Valley Crisis Care; and Jacob Trewe, founder of Friends of CAHOOTS.

A video of this program is available on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

The program was recorded on Sept. 12, 2025.

May 1 is celebrated as Law Day. Speakers in this podcast episode discuss the role of civics education in creating informed citizens.

Speakers include Nikki Darling, Southwest Oregon regional program manager for Civics Learning Project; Jenny Jonak, attorney; Martha Walters, retired chief justice, Oregon Supreme Court; Marty Wilde, attorney; and Elizabeth-Yvette Williams, student.

You may also view the program on City Club of Eugene's YouTube channel.

This program was recorded on May 1, 2026.