Bend Mayor Jim Clinton proclaimed the second Saturday of December to be Wreaths Across America Day in the city. First Lieutenant Marvin Kennedy accepted the proclamation and thanked the mayor. On Saturday, Dec. 12, the Bend Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and the Civil Air Patrol will place wreaths on veterans’ graves at […]
short-term rentals
Side Notes 4/8-4/15
Last week, after hours of deliberation and months of meetings, City Council voted unanimously to support the first reading of ordinances intended to stem the tide of vacation rentals encroaching on residential neighborhoods. The first ordinance will require new and existing short-term rentals owners to obtain an annual license with the City. However, new licenses […]
Bend City Council Votes to Limit Vacation Rentals
Last night, after hours of deliberation, a battle-weary city council voted unanimously to support the first reading of ordinances including a new short-term rental licensing program and changes to land use code that limit the concentration of what are frequently referred to as vacation rentals. Under the first ordinance, which passed with relative ease, new […]

