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Read more about the article ▶️ Bend homeless forced off private property now dealing with 24-hr camp limit
▶️ Bend homeless forced off private property now dealing with 24-hr camp limit

▶️ Bend homeless forced off private property now dealing with 24-hr camp limit

Homeless people forced to leave private property in southeast Bend are learning the hard way about the city's new camping code. A week ago, 25 homeless people were forced to…

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Read more about the article City of Bend Streamlines Building Process for Accessory Dwelling Units
City of Bend Streamlines Building Process for Accessory Dwelling Units

City of Bend Streamlines Building Process for Accessory Dwelling Units

Bend, Oregon has launched a programme called the Pre-Approved Accessory Dwelling Unit Plans to help property owners cut costs and speed up the review process of building an Accessory Dwelling…

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Read more about the article Deschutes County, city seek to provide managed homeless encampments on rural lands
Deschutes County, city seek to provide managed homeless encampments on rural lands

Deschutes County, city seek to provide managed homeless encampments on rural lands

( Update: Adding comments from Phil Chang, Jim Porter) Efforts to change Oregon legislature to allow shelter sites on exclusive farm use land BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- "We have a…

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Read more about the article $24B public pension debt (PERS) at risk … following bank fails
$24B public pension debt (PERS) at risk … following bank fails

$24B public pension debt (PERS) at risk … following bank fails

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Wall Street Journal columnist, Allysia Finley is sounding the alarm on state pension problems impacted by high interest rates. Because Oregon's public employee pension…

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