Bend Don't Break

Finding solutions for the unhoused is a hot topic in Bend and elsewhere, as housing gets more expensive and income inequality continues to grow. In Central Oregon, the Homeless Leadership Coalition is at the forefront of the effort to find solutions and to support those experiencing homelessness. In this podcast, Eliza Wilson, a member of the Homeless Leadership Coalition and a program manager for...

A new name for Bend's biggest venue, and an embattled former executive director of the Bend FC Timbers speaks about the allegations against her, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

School boards across the country have faced increasingly hostile public input this year over the purported inclusion of Critical Race Theory in K-12 schools, indoor masking and a host of other topics—and the school board in Bend and La Pine has definitely seen more than its usual share of this type of input. In this podcast, Bend-La Pine Schools' board chair Melissa Barnes Dholakia and Superi...

Vaccines for kids and more plans for a houseless village for Bend, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

News about River's Edge Golf Course, a new clinic and housing development and a new building for the Latino Community Association in this week's Source Weekly Update Podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

New food carts for Sisters and Bend, and health workers out of a job after the vaccine mandate, all in this week's news podcast for Bend, Oregon and beyond. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Jeff Eager of the Bend Humanity Coalition sits in for a session of Bend Don't Break with Publisher Aaron Switzer and Editor Nicole Vulcan, talking about the goals for the group and their desire to see more enforcement of the laws around houseless camps in the city of Bend. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

An outcry over the new "Fast Tracks" program at Mt. Bachelor, the closure of a beloved Mediterranean restaurant and a new beginning for the old Sparrow Bakery location, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Local reaction to the shooting death of Barry Washington, Jr., and Bend restaurants appear on Guy Fieri's show, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The death of a young man on the streets of Bend after a bar fight, and a push to make Bend's streets safer through a survey and upcoming conference... all in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Will a managed houseless camp work at the proposed new site between two schools in Bend? And with COVID cases at their highest level ever, officials think they're seeing them peak. All that in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Schools in Central Oregon are back in session starting Sept. 8. We look at mask policies, vaccination updates and more in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Vaccine requirements hit Oregon schools and health care; and a fight against canal piping, in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

The National Guard arrives to support the battle against COVID, Redmond opts not to ban Confederate flags and a plug for our Best of Central Oregon issue, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Mask mandates are back for Oregon as of August 13. This week's podcast has the details. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A first look at a new village for unhoused people in Redmond and an art show challenging Bend's racial stereotypes, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Listening sessions ahead for a school board overwhelmed by public feedback, plus tackling Bend's housing crisis with American Rescue Plan funds, all in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Highlights from our Redmond issue in this Source Weekly Update Podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Deaths during a heat wave, cooling centers open and evictions return... all in this week's Source Weekly Update podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A fire in Warm Springs, a chance for Deschutes to collect marijuana taxes and a new parking program in Old Bend in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A proposal for a pedestrian zone in Bend and a new program aimed at supporting juvenile offenders in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A look at the upcoming fire season in Oregon, and a new policy for removing houseless camps in Bend in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A new proposal for bike paths in Bend, vandals target an irrigation pipe and a new shelter opens, all in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

A change from Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day for Oregon, a new civics requirement and how local businesses are managing the varying mask restrictions in this week's Source Weekly Update. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

Masks off, and a look at what pet owners can do in an emergency after the end of 24-hour services in Bend in this week's podcast. Send us Fan Mail Support the show