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Candidates – Elections 2016

The Source Weekly’s Endorsements for 2016 Candidates

The Source StaffOctober 19, 2016May 30, 2024

Governor Kate Brown The looming budgetary shortfalls in Salem are of epic proportion. The shortfalls in education, public infrastructure spending, the public employee retirement system (PERS) and health care obligations are a wake up call for good governance. It’s enough to make a voter want to hit the reset button—but that would be foolish. Gov. […]

Special Issues & Guides

Elections 2016

All the endorsements for (almost) all the races

The Source StaffOctober 19, 2016March 1, 2025

Endorsements Elections 2016 Candidates · Governor: Kate Brown · U.S. President: Hillary Clinton · Bend City Council Position 1: Justin Livingston · Bend City Council Position 2: Doug Knight · Bend City Council Position 3: Sally Russell · Deschutes County Sheriff: Shane Nelson · Oregon Senate District 27: Greg Delgado · Oregon House District 54: Knute Buehler · U.S. […]

News

Presidential Candidates Need to Address Housing Policy

Nick Nayne, Principal BrokerOctober 19, 2016February 21, 2025

It is disappointing to see that housing has not received greater attention during our current presidential race. Housing is such an important part of the economy, yet it rarely comes up as a point of discussion. Our declining homeownership rates have hit a 50-year low. Escalating rents and short supplies of affordable housing, many years […]

Food & Drink

Steak Me Home Tonight

Okawa is a hibachi-ball

Jared RasicOctober 19, 2016May 12, 2025

Okawa Steak House and Sushi doesn’t just sling good food; they give you a show on top of it. The restaurant on Third Street is modeled after the Benihana-style restaurants, which are in turn based on the Teppenyaki style of Japanese cuisine involving fireballs exploding, onion volcanoes, food flying toward your mouth and the chef […]

Culture

Mural Mural on the Wall

Community mural project lets local artists display on a rotating basis

Danielle MeyersOctober 19, 2016April 12, 2025

Bend’s Cosmic Depot is the place locals go for everything from cleansing sage to singing bowls. Now, they’re delving into the slightly-less mystical with a free mural art series. “Free public art is the bomb,” proclaimed Christy Nickey, owner of Cosmic Depot. Nickey says it was her love for art that inspired her to include […]

Culture

An Immigrant’s Take on America

Author Chitra Divakaruni brings a broad perspective during a tumultuous election season

Jared RasicOctober 19, 2016November 24, 2024

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an immigrant—a word filled with notes of hope, pain, desire and freedom. During this election season, the Trump campaign has also tried to equate the word with “terrorist.” Divakaruni’s novels, poetry, essays and non-fiction are mostly from the point of view of immigrants exploring new places with fresh eyes and open […]

Culture

Stand-Up Drama

No, seriously…you can launch an actual comedy career right here. This guy’s doing it right now.

Howard LeffOctober 19, 2016May 12, 2025

You can’t see a thing. That’s your first thought. The second involves bolting for the door. Congratulations! You’re Bend’s newest stand-up comic, onstage for the first time ever, staring into a blinding spotlight aimed squarely at your optic nerve. The all-important microphone’s just inches away. If only you had some water or beer or anything […]

Outside

Go Here: Smoke and Brews

Hayley Jo MurphyOctober 19, 2016June 7, 2024

Smokejumper Stories Smokejumpers conduct the initial attack on forest fires by parachuting into the site of the fire, often in remote terrain. The first fire jump was made in 1940 and today there are over 240 smokejumpers working for the Forest Service. The High Desert Museum is offering people a chance to listen to retired […]

Food & Drink

From Boneyard to Bellevue

Two new developments hitting Bend’s brew scene

Kevin GiffordOctober 19, 2016February 22, 2025

As the last of the fresh hop releases come dripping out and the beer fans of Central Oregon prepare for a genteel end-of-year segue into stout season, a couple exciting things are hitting the scene at the same time: the commemorative IPA from Boneyard, and a new name visiting from the suburbs of Seattle. By […]

Opinion

Letters 10/19-10/26

The Source StaffOctober 19, 2016January 4, 2023

Walden is Wrong The Source Weekly has endorsed Democrat Jim Crary to replace Republican Congressman Greg Walden. Thank you for recognizing that Mr. Walden is not delivering the kind of representation many people in this district want. Over the last 12 years Congressman Walden has acted like he’s doing a wonderful job. I believe that […]

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