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Julianna LaFollette

Julianna earned her Masters in Journalism at NYU in 2024. She loves writing local stories about interesting people and events. When she’s not reporting, you can find her cooking, participating in outdoor activities or attempting to keep up with her 90 pound dog, Finn.

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Brewery Engineer Seeks to Unseat Current Bend City Councilor Megan Perkins ▶ [With Video]

The two recently participated in an interview with the Source Weekly, discussing issues they hope to advocate for on the council
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Current City Councilor Megan Perkins is running against Nick Cerveny, a veteran and engineer at Deschutes Brewery. The two recently participated in an interview with the Source Weekly, discussing issues they hope to advocate for on the council. Both candidates spoke of the importance of infrastructure funding, addressing houselessness and managing water resources. Both also […]

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City Committee Opposes Proposed Camping Code Change

Bend’s Human Rights and Equity Commission asks the City Council to reconsider proposed changes for those sheltering in vehicles
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A local committee and members of a service nonprofit are urging the Bend City Council to reconsider a planned action that could create heightened restrictions for sheltering in vehicles. The proposed code changes would require vehicles to move a defined distance after 24 hours, a contrast from its current code, which requires vehicles to move after […]

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City Committee Opposes Proposed Camping Code Change

Bend’s Human Rights and Equity Commission asks the City Council to reconsider proposed changes for those sheltering in vehicles
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A local committee and members of a service nonprofit are urging the Bend City Council to reconsider a planned action that could create heightened restrictions for sheltering in vehicles. The proposed code changes would require vehicles to move a defined distance after 24 hours, a contrast from its current code, which requires vehicles to move after […]

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Motel Transformation to Add 76 Supportive Housing Units

The renovated Old Mill Inn and Suites will begin housing previously unsheltered people in October
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A new supportive rehousing project located in the renovated Old Mill Inn and Suites on 3rd Street in Bend will begin taking in previously unhoused residents in early October. The long-awaited project will create 76 new housing units and offer longer-term stays and supportive services for individuals placed in the units. The Old Mill Inn and […]

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Nonprofit Begins Fundraising for Indoor Skate Park

Founders of Board House launch a campaign to create indoor skate center
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An effort to open an indoor skate park in Bend, called Board House, is launching a fundraising effort to help make the idea a reality.  Skateboarders Trygve Bjornstad and Mitch Wettig decided to launch the effort last summer. The vision for the indoor skate park and event center is to be a place of “inclusion, […]

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New Youth Housing to Open in East Bend

J Bar J’s housing program to be sited in a Wilson Avenue property that briefly served as an Adult Parole and Probation home
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Several months after Deschutes County decided to shut down a housing program for clients of Adult Parole and Probation on SE Wilson Avenue, youth services nonprofit J Bar J will acquire the property to operate a youth housing program. The eastside triplex will become a long-term housing program for young people and families, helping provide […]

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Rent Can Go Up a Max of 10% in 2025

After rent caps were established in 2023, state agency announces max increases for the coming year
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The Oregon Department of Administrative Services announced on Sept. 23 that the maximum allowable rent increase percentage for 2025 will be 10%, according to a press release. This allowable increase applies to residential rental units 15 years and older. A law in 2019 began requiring DAS to calculate and publish the maximum rent increase for […]

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A Community Initiative to Buy Mt. Bachelor Grows

A local group looking to make Mt. Bachelor Resort local announces progress in its vision
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An effort to bring Mt. Bachelor back into the hands of the Bend community is growing, some three weeks after two locals launched an initiative to purchase the resort. The group, Mt. Bachelor Community Inc., officially launched its website and reported a growing community team, among increasing interest in collaborations, according to a press release. […]

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