Bend Oregon
Joined June 2009
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Want to land your first ATM location? I just put together a module in Notion that lays out: - What to look for - How to pitch - A sample contract Just: - Retweet this - Follow me - Reply "send" Let's go!
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"Whatever Christians are, they are followers of the teachings of Jesus. And Jesus taught that the way we treat immigrants is the way we treat God," writes @JonathanMerritt. religionnews.com/2022/09/16/…
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America now builds more 3-car garages than 1bdrm apartments. Our nation has an average of 1,000 sqft of parking for each car vs. 800 sqft of housing per person. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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West Virginia has the highest opioid overdose rate per capita in the country, but one of the lowest homelessness rates, because while drugs are a factor in homelessness, the #1 factor is housing costs.
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More people need to be talking about Jackson, Mississippi. The city ran out of bottled water to give residents yesterday. It’s the largest city in Mississippi. It’s 80% Black. Their water system is failing because of years of neglect. This is environmental racism.
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New details from Bend PD confirm Donald Surrett Jr gave his life to try to stop the violence. Two people ran back into the store to bring Glenn Bennett out and render first aid. They risked their lives to try to save his. Courage and care for each other in the midst of terror.
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Police have identified the gunman and the victims in Sunday night's shooting at the Safeway grocery store in east Bend. bendbulletin.com/localstate/…
Atlanta cut homelessness by 40% through housing Houston cut homelessness by 63% through housing Finland cut homelessness by 75% through housing Tokyo cut homelessness by 80% through housing The solution to homelessness isn’t policing — it’s housing, housing, and more housing
It takes on the ground work to end the homelessness crisis. Good to spend some time with the team at District 3 doing that vital service.
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Is it a race to the bottom for groundwater in Central Oregon? Listen to @OPBTOL's recent episode that relates the widespread alarm over the proposed Thornburgh Resort and the use of groundwater - up to 6 million gallons per day. opb.org/article/2022/07/19/d…
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Should the State Sell its Lands to a Central Oregon Golf Resort? Weigh In. You have through July 29 to share your thoughts on selling 400 acres of Cline Buttes state land to Thornburgh Resort. bit.ly/3z5GTLm
Police are searching for a driver who struck a pedestrian in downtown Bend early Sunday. bendbulletin.com/localstate/…
Critics say the targeting of single-family rental homes by private equity and other corporate landlords has undermined homeownership and driven up rents. The firms’ all-cash offers typically win over bids with mortgages. A Congressional subcommittee has new findings: 1/
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Jane Elliot on Banning Abortion and Racism #thebirthdearthbook #PlannedParenthood #racism #abortion #SupremeCourt
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"...less than 1 in 5 households in the Portland region can now afford to buy a home. It’s comparable in Eugene, Medford and Salem. It’s even worse in Bend, Lehner said, where only about 1 in 10 households can afford to buy a home."
Estimated 168,000 households priced out of Portland area housing market in just 6 months oregonlive.com/business/2022…
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San Francisco’s poverty rate is 10%; Detroit’s is 33%. San Francisco’s unemployment rate is 3%; Detroit’s is 20%. Yet, San Francisco’s homelessness rate is a whopping 3 times higher than Detroit’s. Why? If you want to understand homelessness, follow the rent:
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Patriot Front Fails are always what makes a good day.
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