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New Faces Coming to Local Boards

After the May Special Election, Bend-La Pine School Board will have four new members—all women. Other boards also welcome new peeps.
Chris Miller

Across Central Oregon the voters have spoken—and they’ve mostly spoken for change. The Bend-La Pine School Board will welcome four new members—and will seat a new chair after pastor Shimiko Montgomery defeated incumbent and board chair Andy High. Other new board members—all women—include Caroline Skidmore, Amy Tatom and Melissa Barnes Dholakia. “It’s humbling to follow […]

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From Community Activist to Longtime Mayor

Bend Mayor Jim Clinton looks back at 12 years in office—and to the future
Christian Trejbal

Mayor Jim Clinton chose not to seek re-election this year to a fourth term on Bend City Council. The Source Weekly caught up with him recently to chat about the past 12 years in office, where Bend is today and what the future holds. The Past Clinton’s political journey started with elk. He and his […]

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Are You My Mayor?

Jim Clinton plans to revisit the way Bend elects its mayor
Avatar photo Erin Rook

In Bend, the mayor is not the boss of the City. He has no more authority than his fellow city councilors and, in many ways, it is the city manager who steers the ship (and receives pay commensurate with that weighty task). And yet, the mayor serves as a figurehead, a symbol of authority, and […]

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Side Notes 1/15-1/21

Avatar photo Erin Rook

Mayor Jim Clinton will hold on to his gavel after receiving the unanimous backing of his fellow city councilors at their Jan. 1 meeting. This was not an entirely forgone conclusion, as Councilor Doug Knight mounted a campaign asking community members to write in their support. By the time the meeting came around, however, Knight […]

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