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A Love Your Neighbor Recap ▶ (with video)

As Black Lives Matter protests continue, local project centered around the experiences of people of color in Central Oregon holds its second forum
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Last week, the Love Your Neighbor project held its second-ever forum.  Love Your Neighbor shares the experiences of people of color in Central Oregon, launched in 2019 by the Source Weekly and Erika McCalpine, program lead in business administration at OSU-Cascades. WATCH:  In this video, Love Your Neighbor project co-founder Erika McCalpine and panelist Marcus […]

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Former Bend Mayor: Jeff Eager on Local Government 🎧 [with podcast]

Jeff Eager, author of the “Bend Business Roundup,” shares his views on lockdowns, protests, public health and polarization
Avatar photo Laurel Brauns and Aaron Switzer

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, we talk with Jeff Eager who is a business attorney and former mayor of Bend. He shares his perspective on the coronavirus lockdowns, the protests against police brutality and the need for competent leadership in the wake of a worldwide pandemic. He attributes increasing polarization to the media’s focus […]

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We’re Watching You ▶ [with video]

The Redmond Police Department is the first in Central Oregon to require body cameras for its officers
Laurel Brauns

Officers in the Redmond Police Department have been recording themselves for 20 years. Before the City of Redmond bought body cameras for the police in 2017, the officers recorded videos and audio on CDs and VHS. Today, the officers’ body cameras are made by WatchGuard and sync with their dashboard cameras through WiFi. While the […]

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Home is Where the Art is ▶ [with video]

Redmond Committee for Art in Public Places works to bring culture and identity to the community
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

In 2006, the City of Redmond’s Community Development Department created the Redmond Committee for Art in Public Places, geared toward introducing art into select public locations and ultimately enhancing community identity. The committee is made up of volunteers; nine Redmond residents who were appointed by the mayor and approved by the Redmond City Council. RCAPP […]

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Pay Your Bail or Rot in Jail ▶ [with video]

While Oregon has made some progress in reforming the cash bail system, there’s still a long way to go, public defenders say
Laurel Brauns

In Oregon, if someone gets charged with a crime, they have two choices. One, they could pay their bail, which usually costs anywhere from a few hundred to many thousands of dollars. Or two, if they can’t pay, they are forced to go to jail for up to 60 days while they await their trial. […]

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Mental Health Crisis Intervention 🎧 [with podcast]

Holly Harris is the crisis services manager for Deschutes County. She talks about the new stabilization center, decriminalizing mental illness and police officers in schools
Avatar photo Laurel Brauns and Aaron Switzer

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast our guest is Holly Harris, the crisis services manager for Deschutes County. She’s worked in the behavioral health field for 17 years with a primary focus on the intersection of criminal justice and mental health. Right now, she’s working to get the Deschutes County Stabilization Center up and […]

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What is Wump?

A new piece of graffiti is spreading around the west side, but what does it really mean?
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

When stay-at-home orders first began, I started noticing a new graffiti tag showing up all over the west side of Bend. The tag? Wump. A new wump catches my eye almost every time I go out to walk the dog, and I shout it out every time it catches my attention. The tag is pretty […]

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Paralytic Economy: A State Economist’s Predictions for Recovery 🎧 [with podcast]

Josh Lehner takes a deep dive into the economic impacts of declining tourism revenues, Oregon’s “kicker” tax and remote workers
Laurel Brauns

For this week’s “Bend Don’t Break” podcast, our guest is Josh Lehner, an Oregon state economist whose work has been published in the New York Times, NPR and the Washington Post. With a particular focus on the outlook for Central Oregon, Josh talks about the region’s strong professional services sector and how these types of […]

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Central Oregon Pride Goes Virtual ▶ [with video]

The Local Business Unity Project provides community members with a way to show support and celebrate inclusion
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ+ workers are protected from job discrimination, confirming that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also covers sexual orientation and transgender status. The existing federal law prohibited sex-related discrimination in the workplace. As President Donald Trump’s first Supreme Court appointee, Neil Gorsuch, wrote to the […]

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Overcrowded and Understaffed ▶ [with video]

Parking at Smith Rock has never been easy. With state parks on limited services and staff due to the pandemic, things are even tougher.
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

Oregon has 256 state parks—meaning a lot of sites to manage across a wide swath of land. So what happens when those popular destinations are understaffed? We’re seeing the toll that parks take right now. Due to COVID-19, many organizations and businesses are experiencing issues with staffing. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is no […]

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