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Room Tax Rift

The City of Bend may be losing out on hundreds of thousands of room tax dollars from unreported vacation rentals
Laurel Brauns

Data from market research firm AirDNA reveals that the City of Bend may not be getting all the tax dollars it’s entitled to from vacation rental operators. AirDNA listed 1,411 active rentals on Airbnb or VRBO within Bend city limits as of last month. Eighty-five percent, or 1,200, are reported as whole-house rentals. City of […]

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Homeless Camp Evictions

The City of Bend plans to remove the people who live on Juniper Ridge, but where will they go?
Laurel Brauns

Eviction is sometimes caricatured as a cruel act by fat-cat landlords, pushing low-income families out into the bitter cold in the dead of winter. But what happens when the landlord is the public itself, in the form of the City of Bend, and the people being forced out already live outside? During the Feb. 5 […]

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Transportation Bond Heads to the May Ballot

Bendites will vote on the $190 million bond in May
Laurel Brauns

The Bend City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday to put a $190 million general obligation transportation bond on the May 19 primary election ballot. The bond, if approved by voters, would pay for improvements to east-west connections, projects to ease traffic congestion and a network of cross-town bike and pedestrian routes. The bond will […]

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Hackers Steal City Utility Customers’ Payment Information

City of Bend announced a major data breach affecting people who paid their utility bills online
Laurel Brauns

The City of Bend announced today that a security breach may have compromised the credit and debit card information of about 5,000 people who paid their City utility bill online. According to a press release from the City, the security issue will only potentially affect people who enrolled in autopay or who made a one-time […]

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In a housing crisis, easing cost barriers for developers is just the start. Residents need cost barriers lifted, too.

Lowering barriers for developers is just the start of making housing affordable for people in Bend
The Source Staff

On Jan. 8, the Bend City Council will do its second reading of proposed changes to the Bend Development Code, aimed at making it easier for developers to move projects through the system. The City Council voted 7-0 to approve the changes during the first reading of those changes in December. Among the four changes […]

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Mirror, Mirror on the City Wall

Will 2020 be the year we finally learn the fate of Mirror Pond?
The Source Staff

As 2020 approaches, people have plenty of predictions about the next decade, and inclinations about what’s ahead. The Senate impeachment trial looms. An interesting presidential election will follow, with health care, trade and immigration only some of the topics of debate. Here in Bend, we have more locally focused ideas about what will emerge as […]

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Home Energy Score

Proposed mandate would shine a light on home energy use
Abbie and Rick Sams

The City of Bend’s Climate Action Steering Committee has been diligently working on the Community Climate Action Plan, which will help guide the City—and the community—in pursuit of goals to reduce fossil fuel use by 40 percent by the year 2030 and by 70 percent by the year 2050. The Bend City Council will soon […]

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A Home Energy Score is a Win for Bend

The Bend City Council is expected to vote on the Community Climate Action Plan Dec. 4
The Source Staff

In early December, the Bend City Council will consider whether to approve the Community Climate Action Plan—a series of recommendations aimed at reducing fossil fuel consumption in the city by as much as 70%, from current levels, by the year 2050. It’s an ambitious plan; one that comes with a set of voluntary recommendations and […]

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With a Transportation Survey, a Chance to Weigh in on Forward-Thinking Options

The City of Bend is asking people to take part in a short survey about transportation issues
The Source Staff

Transportation issues are a major concern for people in Bend. Right now, the City of Bend is asking people to take part in a short survey about transportation issues. According to info on the survey, “The City of Bend is considering making strategic investments to reduce traffic congestion and improve the safety of neighborhood streets. […]

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Festivals Under Fire

Bend group looks for city changes on events held downtown
Hilary Corrigan

Bend City Council members early this month shied away from limiting downtown events, a move that downtown business owners have sought in order to lessen impacts they say result from festivals and parades—including trash, noise and decreased sales. But at a Sept. 4 City Council meeting, councilors agreed to form a subcommittee to review the […]

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