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Bend is Awesome. Don’t Come Here.

In an city dominated by tourism, Bend’s city manager makes an order aimed at keeping visitors away
Laurel Brauns

Eric King, Bend City manager released an order Friday, “discouraging tourist travel” through the end of April. It doesn’t outright outlaw it, however, nor does it pose any fines for violations, nor demand cancellations for current bookings. But for some locals, it’s just the type of direction around outside visitors that they’ve been looking for […]

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City and County Declare State of Emergency

Bend’s state of emergency will last through April 15
Laurel Brauns

Eric King, Bend City Manager, declared a local state of emergency at 1 p.m. this afternoon in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. City Council will vote to ratify the declaration on Wednesday. President Trump declared a national emergency at noon PST today. Gov. Kate Brown announced a state of emergency for Oregon on Thursday morning. […]

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Sally Russell Sworn in as Mayor

Russell became Bend’s first directly elected mayor since Mickey Mouse first appeared on screen
Chris Miller

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 […]

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Top 10 Accomplishments for the City of Bend

City manager weighs in on progress in 2018
Eric King

Editor’s note: As we look back on 2018, we asked Bend’s City Manager Eric King to reflect on the progress made by the city staff and council. We gave him very little direction—other than a missive to “list accomplishments.” This is what he came up with. Fire Levy Success I’ve never seen a magazine with […]

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The Other Side of the Fence

As Bend grows, neighborhood tensions rise
Avatar photo Erin Rook

At the Nov. 19 City Council meeting, local residents once again lined up to offer testimony on vacation rentals. It has been a heated debate, but this time, rather than sharing concerns about how the rentals should be regulated, many spoke out in opposition to the makeup of the citizen task force recommended by the […]

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City Government 101

A guide to Bend’s political machine
Avatar photo Erin Rook

On a recent Monday morning, City Manager Eric King was visiting a local elementary school when the first grade teacher asked her students what they think a city manager does. For a parent who is a doctor or firefighter or grocer, the question would be fairly straightforward. But this question baffled the students for a […]

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Rogue Wave

Comments by Mayor Clinton bring back Mirror Pond discussion—at least for the time-being
Avatar photo Phil Busse

If plotted out, the conversation about what to do about Mirror Pond would probably look something like a wave in the ocean—a community discussion that gathers momentum when one public official or another offers his opinion about whether to maintain the Newport Street Dam, but then quickly crests and dissipates. In May, the conversation about […]

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