John Heylin

How the fuck do I get all these people in leadership to start saying in public all the progressive shit they post online? Are they all bipolar?

YouTube video by How Money Works The Car Repossession Boom

Our reality is that cars are essential for functioning in our society. What happens when we can no longer afford cars?

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Mercedes takes out the trash as German city deploys 18 electric garbage trucks The German city of Karlsruhe is setting the bar for sustainability by deploying a fleet of 18 Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric garbage trucks.

Bend already has a handful of electric garbage trucks, Redmond has some on the way! #bendoregon

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Lol, I think the same guy emailed us at yimby. Same language.

One of the most significant problems we will face in our rural community is this: how to prepare for a post-insurance future that is already emerging.

What's clear is that we cannot expect a taxpayer-funded option to appear.

#deschutescounty

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The lesson here is that people cannot take words and promises at face value. Elected officials need to get their gloves on, hold their breath, and peel back the layer no one else wants to, even if it makes them puke.

Thanks for being there David!

Every person on a bike, every person on a bus, is one less car on the road. If people hate traffic so much, they should be trying to make it easier to clear the road for better driving.

Wait until I tell you about their moon base...

Column: Bus fares may kick in just as winter cold hits The fares will be like a wall preventing some people from riding the bus.

Even someone half paying attention to our public transit system would quickly realize that something was off. They are going to be charging fares soon for worse service. I'm down to pay bus fares as long as it means better service.

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#deschutescounty #PublicTransit

Switch to plywood. It can double as a shield.

I love how few inline skates there are.

If my group chat were released to the press, it would just hurt the feelings of the local politicians who disappoint me, and anyone in leadership in our public transit system.

None of us ever talks like that, and I have yet to be in a locker room that has people talking like Donald Trump.

Guest column: It's time to reform the property tax system We should reward full-time residents and landlords who rent long-term by giving them property tax discounts, the author writes.

As a voter, you should ask yourself two important questions about political candidates:

- Do they have a concrete policy, or are they simply asking you to "trust me"?

- Do they have a proven track record, or are they only reaching out because they want something?

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This is not the time to elect people who are "business as usual." It's time to elect leaders who are willing to take risks and think outside the box.

Over 13,000 homes in Deschutes County are second homes or vacation homes. If we want to prioritize the people who live and work in Deschutes County, it's high time we started charging the owners of these vacant properties and put those funds towards more affordable housing.

City housing and economic reports show yawning inequality in Bend Wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living and first-time homeownership is out of reach for most households, according to a recent report commissioned by the Central Oregon city.

The situation in Central Oregon is worsening. Bend alone needs 15,700 more homes in 8 years to keep up, and the way it currently stands, I do not see that ever happening. Until we make a fundamental shift in, it will continue to worsen.

#deschutescounty #election2026

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@bendyimby.bsky.social

It's time to remember the people we've seen forced out of their homes because of the high cost of living here.

This Monday, the 6th, at 6pm, at Bevel Brewing. Let's pour one out for those who have been forced to move away.

#yimby #bendoregon

Local media needs your help! The staff at The Bulletin are in contract negotiations with the out of state owners who are trying to make them sign on to worse working conditions. Flight!

Tough medicine to kick off the housing conference.

"We are marching toward an uninsurable future." -Dave Jones

"There will be huge areas of the US where you will be unable to get a mortgage due to lack of insurance." -Heather Clark

#yimby #deschutescounty #yimbytown2025

Woot! #yimbytown2025

$$$$$$ 😭

Yup, already chatting.

Yep! There's an app for the convention and I've already reached out to a few folks from Oregon.

‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’

$30,000 a summer for a death sentence at age 25 and crippling medical debt for the family. This is unsustainable. We must ask ourselves, are we willing to sentence our children to this? #wildlandfirefighter #deschutescounty

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Rep.Cliff Bentz explains why he's not holding in-person town halls BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz says his in-person town halls have increasingly been disrupted by organized opposition groups, leading him to shift toward telephone town halls — a move he s...

Service industry workers are paid minimum wage plus tips and deal with angry and irrational people daily. Cliff Bentz is paid $174k a year and can't be bothered.

When was our last town hall with members of the Deschutes County Commission?

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#townhall #deschutescounty

Literally the easiest thing to get active locally as a registered #Democrat in Deschutes County is to sign up as a PCP. One hour of work a year and you can choose who gets the party endorsement. #deschutescounty

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Who knew ocean spiders could be so delicious? #juneau #kingcrab