Grew up in Eugene; been to all 50-states...lived and worked in all different regions of the USA...you people whining about Eugene and what it could have been.....blah blah blah....really? Every place I have lived and worked has had dysfunctional leaders; lousy city governments and officials; crooked business deals...the list is endless. You act like Eugene is somehow unique(in a negative way) to the rest of the country. Geeez, get a perspective. If you have lived 30 to 40-years in Eugene your perspective is NARROW. It is not that Eugene is "bad" but rather it makes YOU feel better to bash it and see you own silly nonsense on a computer screen. Your misery is so deep that an article on a parade gets you ranting and raving including streets being closed on a Sunday!?! Thankfully most of the incessant complaining you post on here about Eugene, I have never experienced  myself! GREAT news to see the parade back in action!!