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My View: Chris Piper, Bend City Council pos. 3 candidate ▶ [with video]

Local political candidates share their views on the issues

The Source StaffSeptember 11, 2020May 30, 2025

Chris Piper, candidate for Bend City Council position 3, joins Editor Nicole Vulcan of the Source Weekly for “My View,” a video series inviting local candidates to share their views on a host of topics ahead of the 2020 election, while sitting in front of a view they enjoy. Piper chose to meet at Bend’s […]

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Climate Action Plan Passes

Councilors continue to debate the merits of Home Energy Scores

Laurel BraunsDecember 8, 2019August 16, 2023

Bend City Council passed the Community Climate Action Plan 5 – 2 Wednesday night, with Councilor Justin Livingston and Councilor Bill Moseley voting against. Bend City councilors had been divided in the weeks before the vote, because the original resolution contained a mandate would have required home sellers to complete a Home Energy Score before […]

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When it comes to paying for transportation infrastructure, locals may be paying twice

The Source StaffFebruary 20, 2019January 21, 2025

In Central Oregon, housing and transportation infrastructure represent two of the region’s biggest challenges. With explosive growth in recent decades, people know the housing shortage can drive up rents and make buying more difficult. They also know that certain roads are “avoid at all costs” during certain times of the day, due to congestion. A […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source StaffFebruary 13, 2019July 29, 2024

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 […]

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Protest of Chris Piper’s Appointment to the City Council

Chris MillerJanuary 30, 2019February 7, 2024

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.

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Hit the Reset Button on the City Council Position

The Source StaffJanuary 30, 2019March 8, 2025

At the time of this writing, messages continue to come into the inboxes of Bend City Councilors, in regard to—to use the words of one resident—the “opaque process” by which the Council selected its recent appointee, Chris Piper. At no point in the past several years have we seen so much public outrage about a […]

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Letters to the Editor

The Source StaffJanuary 30, 2019April 19, 2024

Special Interests Last November two City Council candidates heavily funded by the Bend Chamber of Commerce, Central Oregon Builders Association, and Central Oregon Association of Realtors were soundly defeated by Bend voters. A mayoral candidate supported by powerful special interests also lost. Despite voter preferences, these special interests have won. They convinced four City Councilors […]

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Transparency and listening fall off in appointee process

The Source StaffJanuary 23, 2019August 3, 2024

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 […]

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