This month, a seven-member committee, the District Mapping Advisory Committee, had its first meeting to draw new boundaries for county commission seats. Expect a spicy process.
Every day, like it or not, more people move to Bend, putting a strain on our roads and adding more traffic at our stop lights. Ridesharing is part of the solution.
Attacks on immigrants. Recriminations of the press. Accusations of corrupt elections. While we are getting tired of all the same baseless, harmful tropes that the President of the United States keeps trotting out on social media, we recognize that it is important to reiterate the importance of good governance. The latest threat — to abolish […]
Oregon’s psilocybin therapy program has a problem. When voters approved Measure 109 in 2020, ushering in a new era of legal mushrooms at legal centers, it was already obvious that at least a sector of the population was never going to take advantage of what those centers had to offer. Due to the costs of […]
Having a way to generate and store power right at home means more stable — or eventually even zero — electricity costs. It can also promise stability for those for whom electricity is a matter of life and death.
But if you hear the current administration discuss it, solar power, and supporting solar power for low-income households, is just part of a woke agenda.
Recent reporting and concern from an Oregon senator reveal a deeply troubling pattern: A focus on a quota of 1 million deportations in the U.S. per year at the federal level is resulting in other investigations, including those aimed at stopping the exploitation of children, being put by the wayside. It is ironic at a […]
Recent reporting and concern from an Oregon senator reveal a deeply troubling pattern: A focus on a quota of 1 million deportations in the U.S. per year at the federal level is resulting in other investigations, including those aimed at stopping the exploitation of children, being put by the wayside. It is ironic at a […]
Prioritize Long-Term Recovery We continue to allocate funding toward temporary solutions that fail to address the root causes of homelessness. Rather than investing taxpayer dollars in managing individuals in low-barrier environments where long-term progress is often limited, we should redirect these resources toward high-barrier shelters that provide structured support and require participation in treatment programs. […]
For years, Oregon’s leaders have sought to address the crisis of homelessness with a compassionate approach. At least since the pandemic, funds — largely contributed by the federal government — have helped cities, including Bend and Redmond, vastly build out shelter capacity and expand wraparound services and treatment, all in an effort to ultimately move […]
Build a Shelter The county should prioritize building a high-barrier shelter that provides comprehensive services, including access to medical care, mental health support, and pathways to stability. It’s deeply concerning that, in our community and society, we are allowing people to live in such unsafe and unsanitary conditions; referred to as dirt world. This situation […]
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