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Election Endorsements (Eugene
Weekly - May 5, 2008)
Developers, land speculators and timber,
construction and gravel interests have
dumped a record $200,000 into closet Republican
Jim Torrey's campaign to oust moderate
Democrat Kitty Piercy. As a return on their
investment, the development interests will
expect radical urban sprawl and environmental
destruction. (more...)
The
Register Guard endorses Kitty Piercy
for reelection as Mayor of Eugene (Register
Guard - May 4, 2008)
'Electability,'
Dang It! -
Obama fervor will carry over to local races (Eugene
Weekly - May 5, 2008)
Jim "I'm-Still-a-Republican" Torrey
must be defeated. He and his developer
gang, who've held Eugene's pockmarked
downtown hostage for public tax breaks,
have made
this a personal attack against current
Mayor Kitty Piercy. (more...)
Torrey
vs. Piercy Debate - Torrey misleads with
crime ad, unfunded
spending (Eugene Weekly
- May 5, 2008)
Developers, gravel, construction, timber
and other pro-sprawl and freeway interests
have spent nearly $200,000 to defeat
Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy. (more...)
‘Stark
choices’ in mayoral race (Register
Guard - May 3, 2008)
In a debate, Piercy says the differences are clear between her administration
and that of former mayor Torrey. (more...)
MAYORAL
FACE-OFF The incumbent is battling
her predecessor in a race fueled by
ideology and record fundraising (Register
Guard - May 2, 2008)
It’s a Eugene mayor’s race
unlike any other in recent times.
Mayor Kitty Piercy is facing the well-funded
former mayor, Jim Torrey, in the May 20
election. Local political observers cannot
recall an election where a present and
former mayor have competed. (more...)
Mayor's
Race: Torrey vs. Piercy choice could
shape Eugene's future (Eugene
Weekly - May 1, 2008)
The position of Eugene mayor is often viewed as largely ceremonial with the
city manager and council majority holding the real power.
Then why have developers, gravel, construction,
timber and other pro-sprawl and freeway
interests already poured a record-breaking
$180,000 into Jim Torrey's campaign to
unseat Kitty Piercy? (more...)
The
Race for Eugene Mayor: A conservative vs.
a progressive (Blue Oregon
- April 26, 2008)
In this primary season, most of the races
feature candidates with similar ideologies
running against each other - progressive
vs. progressive, conservative vs. conservative.
But in Eugene, there's
a progressive versus conservative showdown
- featuring Mayor Kitty Piercy against
former Mayor Jim Torrey. (more...)
Endorsements
go Piercy’s way (Register Guard
- April 23, 2008)
“I’m the only candidate endorsed
by labor, environmental and human rights
organizations,” Piercy said. (more...)
Big
Bucks for Mayor:
Pro-sprawl interests invest heavily in
Torrey (Eugene Weekly - April 24, 2008)
Jim Torrey has raked in record-breaking
donations from developer, land speculator,
sand and gravel, construction, timber and
other special interests who stand to make
huge profits from the urban sprawl and
freeways he envisions as mayor. (more...)
Who's
trying to buy the Eugene Mayor's race? (Oregon
League of Conservation Voters- April 18,
2008)
Back in 2006, former Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey
ran for the State Senate, powered by more
than $170,000 in funding from polluters.
Fortunately, Senator Vicki Walker narrowly
prevailed in her reelection.
Now, Torrey wants his old job as Mayor
back and is raising tens of thousands of
dollars from developers and other deep
pockets. He's already raised $160,000,
breaking the past spending record in a
Eugene Mayor's race by 10% with a month
more to go. (more...)
Mayor
Piercy Releases Comprehensive Green
Economic Plan (Eugene,
Ore., April 16, 2008)
Recognizing the success of her first
economic plan, Mayor Kitty Piercy
has released her second policy paper
on
shaping our economic future. “Building
a Sustainable Economy – Creating Good Jobs and New Opportunities," outlines
12 policy proposals in four key areas:
