Express your agreement with TIYPS' and George Brown's documentation of dysfunction within Eugene's public policy making system.
I don't typically agree with TIYPS' position - but here is a major exception.  He (and George Brown) have done a good job documenting significant,  dysfunctional parts of Eugene's public policy making system.  Referring to Councilman Brown's op-ed piece, it  would be very interesting to have a parallel presentation by the city manager, mayor, or some other relatively global "authority" who has participated in and supports official positions on the issues in question.  Could a point-by-point defense of city decisions over the past decade effectively refute most of the charges raised here?  Almost certainly not. While I don't think the powers-that-be acted in quite such uniformly callous (or stupid?) ways, it's clear that  Eugene's "leaders" have not demonstrated significant capacity to guide development in coherent, generally constructive ways. Nor has it managed to cultivate public understanding or trust in either the processes or outcomes.   The need and challenge are obvious.