The City of Bend voted on a decision back on December 5 to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags, a plan that will officially go into effect on July 1. However, the whole state of Oregon might also be following in that same direction with House Bill 2509.
Corrections The print edition of the story, “Many Arms” (1/30), stated that a recent Lyle Lovett show in Sisters was part of the Sisters Folk Festival Americana project, which we have found to be inaccurate. That concert was organized by the Sisters Schools Foundation. The story, “Wasted in Bend: Clothing in the Landfill” (2/14), stated […]
Bend City Council Has the Bend City Council lost its fricken mind? This is my own “Political Analysis,” in effect “the story behind the story” that most readers will not see in the local press. I believe Sally Russell is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” She ran as a member of the Democratic Party and […]
About 30 people braved the cold weather Jan. 30 to voice their displeasure with the Bend City Council appointing Chris Piper to fill Sally Russell’s seat for the next two years.
Ahead of the November election, then-Mayor Pro Tem Sally Russell promised, were she to be elected as Bend’s first directly elected mayor, that she would prioritize listening to constituents as she makes City decisions. Following the election, then Mayor-Elect Russell, tasked, along with the rest of the council, with appointing someone to fill the council […]
City Council Appointment Process I am concerned about the recent city council appointment process and the missed opportunity for Bend to become truly welcoming. The process was promoted as public and non-partisan but appears was neither. Kathy Austin, James Dorofi and Kerani Mitchell were the top three candidates at the close of Monday’s council meeting, […]
During a brief Bend City Council meeting on Wednesday night, Municipal Court judge Gwen Moore swore in Sally Russell as Bend’s first directly elected mayor since 1928. “This is a night of celebration,” Russell said before the swearing in and after changing her pro tem placard to read “mayor.” The Bend Children’s Choir performed “America […]
In Response to, “Powering the Dredge” on 12/13 The so-called “process” referred to by Mr. Fuller reached its culmination during the March 18, 2015, Bend City Council meeting. The crowd overflowed into the lobby, and at least 75 percent of those offering public testimony DISAGREED with the “alternative vision,” which would have used up $5 […]
As we reported in a web story last week, on Dec. 5, the Bend City Council had its first reading of an ordinance that would see Bend’s consumption of plastic bags cut down significantly. The new ordinance, up for a second reading later this month, would prohibit retailers from handing out plastic bags at the […]
Leaders in Bend are looking at a new way to fund the dredging of Mirror Pond: Increasing franchise fees for the utility that owns Newport Dam. The proposal, which became more of a reality following last week’s meetings with PacifiCorp—which owns Pacific Power—would see the City of Bend contributing $300,000 to dredging, with Bend Park […]
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