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Do you think Bend should take more steps to remove homeless camps on public property?
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1,968 Votes

Do you think Bend should take more steps to remove homeless camps on public property?

Yes, more must be done!

17

No, that won't solve the problem!

6

Yes, more must be done!

15 Comments
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Homeless camps should not be set up in the city, especially not in residential or commercial areas, There should be county or BLM land available on the outskirts of the city, if you drive along China Hat road there are already a lot of homeless people camping out on BLM land.

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Geniene May
Geniene May

No not BLM land either. We used to go out there for fun, now we don’t cause it’s too scary.

Deb Kizer Dyck
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Deb Kizer Dyck

It's insane to expect Bend city property to fill up with trash as it is bound to do with homelessness. We need to be responsible to our citizens and keep Bend from degrading into cities like Salem and Portland!

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J M Schmidt
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J M Schmidt

I drive by Hunnel Road everyday on my work. I have seen everything from drugged out, to drug deals to pants on the ground. It's not safe for anyone with the growing pile of refuse and abandon derelict vehicles. There have been efforts to relocate and help , yet the people living seem to want that.

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Vernon Budd
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Vernon Budd

Yes Bend looks like a Dump site run them out of Oregon period

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Andrea Burke
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Andrea Burke

I wasn't allowed to when I was homeless and even got cited for it, I don't think others should be an exception pandemic or not

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k san
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k san

I agree with what RAG said. Don't put homeless camps in the city. Move them to BLM or county land. I feel for homeless people, but those camps are a blight on the city.

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Bruce Sharp
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Bruce Sharp

There has to be a humane solution to the homeless problem. Living on the streets or in public parks is not it. I do think the city has to make an areas or areas where homeless people can camp, and have access to bathrooms and controls to keep the garbage from building up.

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Debi RNMSN RNMSN
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Debi RNMSN RNMSN

First, it is making Bend almost deplorable looking. (Words directly from a visitor/vacationer about one week ago) and it is unsafe as well as unsightly.

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Nik Myles
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Nik Myles

Stop electing liberals. That will help. They are a job killing machine. Under the last administration, unemployment was at it's all time low. With this administration, Unemployment is headed into the crapper again. Kate Brown in no exception.

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Nik Myles
Nik Myles

Get to the root of the problem. This is what liberals strive for. More dependence on the government. The more impoverished the people are the more control the government has. If the government actually wanted to help they would stop shutting down our businesses and create jobs for them.

Sussie Due
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Sussie Due

Its making it easier to not have a reason to work and support a household.

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Jer W
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Jer W

Don't enable them and don't allow encampments.

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Ben Hargis
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Ben Hargis

Unfortunately Bend wants to create camps........

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Russell Parker
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Russell Parker

It is not helping anyone by letting then live on the streets and in the conditions that I personally see on a daily basis. Quit letting people build million dollar homes and put in some housing that will give these people a place to live and give them a hand up, not a hand out!

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Teresa Parsons
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Teresa Parsons

These homeless camps huge communities now and will just keep getting bigger if the city doesn't do something now!!

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Gabe West
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Gabe West

Build more homeless shelters or put one up on china hat road

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No, that won't solve the problem!

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Charles Lingle
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Charles Lingle

Bend has a large service type of employment. For a lot of these people, low cost housing near places they work barely exist. Add to that the many who are homeless because of wildfires, it will get worse. Time for the state, county, city to create housing. People need a place to live with dignity

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Nicole Jackson
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Nicole Jackson

It seems to be a revolving door, there needs to be a deeper poll on why there is unhoused people. Is it cost of housing, job loss, mental health, drug use, refusal to work? Whose family wouldn't take their own in when their down n out, unless

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Paul Owen
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Paul Owen

Bend use to be a welcoming community. There were people living in teepees on awbrey Butte years ago. We need the city and county to step up and help those who's been through hard times and need a hand up. Access to clean water,electricity, sanitation, medical and mental health services.

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Mike Everstone
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Mike Everstone

Another dumb question from news 21. Who is doing the questions this week???

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madison johnston
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madison johnston

A lot of these People are drug addicts & need rehab, housing, and mental health help, & The ones that were affected by fire or Covid lost everything or almost everything are trying to figure out how to rebuild their lives from the ground up oh moving them is not going to solve the problem

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Jean Drzyzgula
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Jean Drzyzgula

Housing is inaccessible to many people who have grown up here. That is the problem. Shoving it under the rug and out of sight won't solve bubkus

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Should the U.S. open the strategic oil reserves to lower gas prices?
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293 Votes

Should the U.S. open the strategic oil reserves to lower gas prices?

Yes!

9

No!

7

Yes!

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Gabe West
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Gabe West

Biden needs to open the keystone pipeline and resume oil exploration

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Paul Owen
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Paul Owen

The strategic oil reserves are for times like this. We should also keep an eye on the oil companies and make sure they are not making extreme profits off the backs of the American citizens. After all that petroleum is being pumped from American taxpayers land that has been leased to these oil co.

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Gabe West
Gabe West

Biden needs to resume oil exploration and open the keystone pipeline

Greg Moore
Greg Moore

No, the reserve is not for time like this, it is for times when we don't have oil available. We do have oil available now, and a LOT of oil available. It is just that Biden (and pseudo-environmentalists) don't want us to use it.

Nik Myles
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Nik Myles

The US shouldn't be relying on foreign sources of energy when we have more than enough to be energy independent again. We were energy independent just over one year ago. But that ended on day one of this administration.

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Steven Huillet
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Steven Huillet

Absolutely! Prices are way too high! Just another attempt of oil companies taking advantage of a big situation like in the 1970's.

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Gabe West
Gabe West

Bide the keystone pipeline and resume oil exploration

Greg Moore
Greg Moore

Explain why oil companies would not provide as much oil as possible at a time when prices are sky high. No, the prices are high due to speculation of shortage, given Biden's refusal to open up the spigot (the oil leases he claimed unused are not proven, exploration still necessary. ANWAR is KNOWN

Loretta Jones
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Loretta Jones

Price is getting ridiculous. Average working person can't afford commuting to and from work.

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Gabe West
Gabe West

Biden needs to resume oil exploration and the keystone pipeline

No!

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Matt Cyrus
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Matt Cyrus

We may need our reserves for war before this is over. Increase supply and lower costs by reversing Biden's orders and policies. https://americansforprosperity.org/biden-policies-raising-gas-prices/?fbclid=IwAR3jOvKpxrWnyT1iz2JrBflODu-aV7aHZdj_B4JgTndUI-8XFvAwXp3M1Jw

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David Tucker
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David Tucker

Absolutely not. Oil prices (and therefore gas prices) would drop dramatically if Congress would just reverse the disastrous executive orders Biden has put into effect restricting U.S. oil production.

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Greg Moore
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Greg Moore

Why tap into a reserve that is meant for when Oil is unavailable? We have plenty of oil available, it is just that irrational environmentalists don't want us to use it: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2022/03/07/greenpeace_environmentalism_allowed_putin_to_invade_ukraine_820399.html

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Ben Hargis
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Ben Hargis

Don't waste the reserves......open the keyst one pipeline, increase production and exploration in the West

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John Philo
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John Philo

OPEN THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE!

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Do you think home buyers should be able to send letters to sellers?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
378 Votes

Do you think home buyers should be able to send letters to sellers?

Yes, they should be able to!

7

No, I don't think it's fair!

0

Yes, they should be able to!

7 Comments
Amanda Wallace
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Amanda Wallace

These letters allow people who can't financially compete with investors the opportunity to stand out.

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Rob Mozz
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Rob Mozz

It's your property, you should be able to use whatever information you want to decide the sale. Say I'd rather sell my property to a local family instead of a corporate developer that should be my choice.

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Sussie Due
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Sussie Due

Yes they should. That is how I sold a piece of real estate I had. Happened four years ago. Was given a higher offer from a developer but I went with the people that sent me the letter. I was able to pick who was going to live next door to me. Have never regreted it. They are the best neighbors!

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Ben Hargis
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Ben Hargis

Who cares? How is it not fair? Anyone can write a letter. Just another issue liberal politicians waste time and money on.

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Robert Northrup
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Robert Northrup

We have a Democrat controlled legislature that thinks it should have total control over our lives even to the extent of taking away our freedom of speech.

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No, I don't think it's fair!

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