Morning Lookout: Hunger in Lane County; rules for e-bikes

Good morning, Lookout Eugene-Springfield,

Lookout Eugene-Springfield launched a three-part series looking at hunger in Lane County. Lauren Kessler is the writer, and the first part is a devastating examination of the struggles of some of the thousands of people who don’t always know where their next meal is coming from. I hope you’ll appreciate Lauren’s writing and reporting and Isaac Wassmerman’s photos. Michael Zhang contributed data to help tell the story. Parts 2 and 3 will run on the next two Sundays.

One bright spot for Lane County schools: On-track-to-graduate rates, measured after ninth grade, are improving. Lilly St. Angelo reports.

Some people have had scary encounters with e-bikes going too fast, especially on shared paths, and the rules around the use of e-bikes aren’t widely known. Lillian Schrock-Clevenger sorts it all out.

Tyson Alger and Isaac were in Washington on Saturday for the Ducks’ win over the Huskies. Tyson has a great column this morning about L’Affaire Lane Kiffin and how, at one point, he thought Kiffin would be a great pick for the Ducks. Instead, fans are thankful for the stability of the Dan Lanning era.

In case you missed these stories published over the weekend…
• Where to find Christmas trees in and around Eugene and Springfield
• Crow falls to Harper Charter in 1A championship game
• Officials plan listening sessions about upcoming Medicaid transition in Lane County

Were you forwarded this newsletter? Sign up here to receive Morning Lookout in your inbox every weekday.

Living in the shadow of hungerBy Lauren Kessler

Squeezed by a merciless economy of low wages and rising rent, a sizable number of people in Lane County find themselves unsure that they will have enough to eat today, or tomorrow, or the day after. These are families, neighbors, working people, urban and rural. We introduce you to some of them today to help […]

A fast-evolving family of “micromobility” devices — from e-bikes to scooters to electric skateboards — has created new options for people young and old to get around town. But it’s left governments trying to figure out what the rules should be and how to educate riders on proper etiquette.