Candidates
Position — Endorsement — Reason
Mayor — Jim Torrey — The current mayor is the only candidate with extensive governmental experience and is recognized for a sincere fight in the interests of disadvantaged youth.
Eugene City Council, Ward 2 — Betty Taylor — The citizen activist has been a member of the council since 1997 and is willing to voice unpopular opinions to fight for constituent needs.
Eugene City Council, Ward 3 — Tracy Olsen– A University graduate and owner of Doc’s Pad will best represent student views.
Lane County District Attorney — Doug Harcleroad — A few miscues over 16 years isn’t bad. He handled the entire Kip Kinkel situation pretty well and generally achieves good results.
Lane County Commissioner — Bobby Green Sr. — He has performed well as the 1999 chairman of Lane County Board of Commissioners and offers good diversity to the board as an African-American.

Eugene ballot measures
Number — Issue — Endorsement — Reason
20-28 — Shall [Eugene School] District 4J impose $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value to support operations for five years beginning in 2000-01? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than 3 percent. — Yes — A fairly small amount of investment that shouldn’t be too much to fund schools, which should always be a high priority.
20-29 — Shall the Eugene Charter of 1976 be amended to provide compensation for the mayor and city councilors? — Yes — By paying a relatively small stipend, economic barriers to civil service will be decreased for the less wealthy. The jobs are currently less accessible to those who hae to provide their own incomes — a reality this measure would help remedy.
20-30 — Shall the Eugene Charter be amended to authorize EWEB to undertake telecommunication activities such as voice, video and Internet access? — Yes — EWEB is a public utility that should provide services at a reasonable cost. Therefore, it should undertake the services of modern convenience as competition to large corporations, and it already has much of the infrastructure in place.
20-31 — Shall the city issue up to $36,620,000 of general-obligation bonds for a new downtown police station and downtown fire station? If the bonds are approved, they will be payable from taxes on property or property ownership that are not subject to the limits of sections 11 and 11b, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution. — Yes — Dilapidated infrastructure needs reinvestment to maintain high level of public service. However, this measure will only be passed with at least a 50 percent voter turnout.
20-33 — Shall the [Bethel School] District be authorized to issue general obligation bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $27,500,000? If the bonds are approved, they will be payable from taxes on property or property ownership that are not subject to the limitations of sections 11 and 11b, Article XI, of the Oregon Constitution. — Yes — Another school bond that should be passed as an important investment in the area’s youth.