Supporters of a Deschutes County initiative petition to forbid enforcement of gun regulations have until Aug. 8 to submit 4,144 verified signatures if they want their measure to appear on the November ballot. Jerrad Robison, the chief petitioner behind the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance said that he has not tallied how many signatures he and […]
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Inside Deschutes’ Virginia Pub
A Source Weekly writer hits up the east coast home of Bend’s OG brewery
As Deschutes Brewery recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in Bend, there was one beer that no one in town could sample. It was available only in Roanoke, Va., site of Deschutes’ eastern foothold. The Roanoke tasting room isn’t quite a year old, but it’s already a fixture in Roanoke’s burgeoning craft brew scene. On a […]
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Judge rewrites gun ballot title
Sigs still needed
On Wednesday, Deschutes County Presiding Judge Wells Ashby issued a ruling that rewrites the ballot title for a proposed initiative that would limit enforcement of gun regulations. The new title replaces one written by District Attorney John Hummel. “The court finds the Caption, Question and Summary prepared by the District Attorney … fails to adequately […]
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Bendites Take Potshots at Gun Measure
City councilor Barb Campbell among those filing petitions
Two Bend residents, one of them a city councilor, filed petitions seeking to change the ballot title and summary of a proposed initiative that would prevent the county from enforcing gun laws. Three Redmond residents are sponsoring the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance. It would broadly re-interpret “firearms” in the U.S. and Oregon constitutions to protect “ancillary […]
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More Gun Enforcement—or Less?
Deschutes County wouldn’t enforce gun laws under proposed ballot measure, though the current sheriff doesn’t support that
Deschutes County residents could vote on a ballot measure in November to prohibit the county from enforcing gun laws. The proposed measure, called the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance, would broadly re-interpret the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions’ right to bear arms and add “ancillary firearms rights.” The Deschutes County sheriff would decide whether any local, state […]
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Deschutes County wouldn’t enforce gun laws under proposed ballot measure
Group collecting signatures to put a measure on the November ballot
Deschutes County residents could vote on a ballot measure in November to prohibit the county from enforcing gun laws. Sponsors of an initiative petition called the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance will begin collecting signatures to place it on the ballot. (See a version of the petition at the bottom of this post.) The proposed measure would […]
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Grow Woes
The ongoing battle pits cannabis growers against rural property owners. Will it mean tightening up restrictions on legal weed?
In 2014, Oregon voters approved Measure 91 to legalize recreational marijuana, with 56 percent statewide support. Deschutes County was closer, at only 51.9 percent. Break that down even further and an urban-rural divide emerges. In Bend, Redmond and Sisters—the county’s three incorporated cities—55 percent supported legalization. In the unincorporated, rural parts of the county, only […]
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Who’s Driving
2018: Bend’s year of transportation woes…and fixes?
Head north on Highway 97 in the morning and you can’t help but notice the line of commuters driving into Bend from Redmond. It wasn’t like that 15 years ago. Take to pretty much any street during the height of the summer tourist season and you’ll find cars backed up at intersections and roundabouts that […]
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Presidential Preferences
Cascade-Siskiyou: Under attack or saving a way of life?
This month, the president slashed about 2 million acres from two national monuments in Utah. Now he and his administration are turning their eyes northwest, toward Oregon and the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Democrats and Republicans, conservationists and extractors fell into predictable shouting matches at the prospect of a shrinking Cascade-Siskiyou. Meanwhile, the question of how […]
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Did OSU-Cascades Get the Shaft?
A fraction of requested funds means overcrowding can happen by 2020
“O SU-Cascades is the best school ever! The atmosphere and the people are amazing,” the Mountain View High School graduate declared on a recent sunny day at the fledgling campus. OSU-Cascades students love their school. They love the environment, the outdoors, their academic programs, the ability to ski on Mount Bachelor. They love that it’s […]