Bend City Council candidate Ron “Rondo” Boozell is calling for councilors who publicly endorsed or supported candidates in the race to recuse themselves from anything to do with vacating or filling seat 6, currently the subject of a lawsuit alleging councilor-elect Casey Roats is does not meet the qualifications laid out in the City Charter. […]
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We Asked Who You’re Voting For—This is What We Learned
We asked readers which candidates they plan to vote for on Nov. 4. Here’s what we learned. 1. There’s someone for everyone. Even in races with multiple minor party candidates (and even though just 100 people have taken the survey), every candidate in every race had at least one supporter. Case in point: the Governor’s […]
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Follow the Money
Local PACs, businesses, and individuals show candidate support with cash
As the saying goes, “Money talks.” But what do the campaign contributions from local political action committees (PACs) to Bend City Council candidates have to say? We tracked down the biggest contributors to the local races and asked them how they decide which candidates to support, and how that reflects their members’ political priorities. Locally, […]
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Pee Wee Politics
“I know you are, but what am I?” That refrain has been used to great effect by countless first-graders and adopted as a tagline by Pee Wee Herman, a mocking, juvenile response to an accusation meant to deflect and frustrate the accuser. It is also the unfortunate tone taken last week in response to accusations […]
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Letters 10/21-10/28
IN REPLY TO “BEND RANKS SECOND IN THE NATION FOR PEOPLE OF A CERTAIN POLITICAL BENT” (10/20) I think anyone who lives here long sees the truth. We’re not centrist, we’re actually just so polarized that when a second-tier lifestyle website does some second-tier stats analysis on us, we APPEAR to be right in the […]
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Future Fears
When Halloween and elections collide, frightening predictions arise
Masks of elected officials are a Halloween staple. Why? Because politicians can be scary. But like super powered-mutants, they have the ability to either wreak havoc on, or help to save, the future. We talked to city staff and councilors to find out what keeps them awake at night, why they’re worried, and what they’ll […]
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Secretary of State Receives Complaint Alleging Casey Roats Committed Voter Registration Fraud
A Bend resident filed a complaint with the Secretary of State today alleging City Council candidate Casey Roats committed voter registration fraud when he registered both his business address and that of his then-under construction home on Brookswood Boulevard as his residence while living outside the city with his parents. The complaint, submitted by local […]
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Voting Local
Council candidate Casey Roats faces questions over residency
Casey Roats is a fourth-generation Bend native with deep roots in the community. He graduated from Mountain View High and attended Central Oregon Community College (although it is unclear if he earned a degree) before taking over operation of the family business, Roats Water System. Yet, he may not have the most simple qualification to […]
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Casey Roats’ Candidacy for Bend City Council Questioned, Candidate Admits He Lived Outside the City
The City of Bend Charter is clear: It says a councilor must have resided within the city limits for the 12 months immediately preceding his or her election to office. But it appears that city council hopeful Casey Roats, who was born and raised in Bend, may not qualify for that very basic threshold. By […]
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CITY COUNCILOR 5: NATHAN BODDIE
CITY COUNCILOR 5: NATHAN BODDIE Mark Capell is a smart man, but he is also an in-the-box type of thinker. When asked what City Council should do to create more affordable housing—one of the most pressing issues facing City Council if it wants to preserve an all-inclusive way of life for residents—he responded by discussing […]
