Bend Humanity Coalition

The Bend Humanity Coalition is a group of caring Bend citizens working to make our city safe and humane for the unhoused and housed Bendites.

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

The questions from the public provided a convenient excuse to push the vote until after the upcoming City Council elections, in which two incumbents will appear on the ballot #inBend.

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[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

A draft code may be ready for the council’s Sept. 21 meeting. The plan is the council may vote on the code in November. You can tell councilors what you think by emailing them at [email protected].

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

The Bulletin Editorial: Bend policy on vehicle camping is coming.
#inBend
#StateofBend

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[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

"Councilors are not close to finalizing new vehicle camping rules. They plan to give plenty of time for public feedback. And they sure seem inclined to make an extra effort to listen to the views of people who camp in their vehicles on Bend streets now."

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

Information is also posted on the unsanctioned camping code webpage: https://t.co/74z4XhJ1FW

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

LOCATION CHANGE: Tonight’s informational open house on camping code to be held at City Hall at 5:30.

The event will be streamed on the City of Bend YouTube channel. Those who wish to ask questions during the open house should register via Zoom: https://t.co/z5MLsnAj7e

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

Longstanding, semi-permanent camp on Hunnell Rd #inBend is dangerous. Bend has the authority right now to clear dangerous camps, and it should clear the Hunnell Rd camp now. We cannot allow that camp to continue to act as a hub for distribution of fentanyl and other lethal drugs.

[KTVZ News @ktvznews]

The Central Oregon Emergency Response Team served a search warrant and arrested the owner of a trailer along Hunnell Road on Monday afternoon, seizing commercial amounts of methamphetamine and blue bills believed to contain Fentanyl. https://t.co/L7NYszEF3V

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

"A 51-year-old resident of Bend’s emergency shelter on Northeast Second Street was arrested and jailed Saturday night on assault and other charges, accused of stabbing a fellow shelter resident with whom he’s had confrontations in recent months."
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[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

Bend is no stranger to California transplants but this is different. The homeless camp on Bend’s Hunnell Road is dangerous, featuring drive-by shootings, other violence and deaths. The City of Bend has the authority to clear this dangerous camp, but has failed to do so.

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

“It’s not as hot as we’re used to,” said Jeremy Prater, who moved with his wife from Northern California just weeks ago.

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[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

Bend City Councilor Megan Perkins also mentions the Council will develop a camping code to better regulate where, when and how unsanctioned camping can happen on City rights-of-way #inBend.

What do you think should be included in the camping ordinance?

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

Bend City Councilor Megan Perkins says, "We have much to celebrate!," in her latest update on houselessness. She goes on to provide details about all the locations increasing shelter capacity and supporting services.

To read the full update, click here:
https://t.co/RkBJjp9mpE

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

“The China Hat situation is clearly OUT of CONTROL. Something must be done now. The 5th year of a drought is not a safe time to ignore the rules of camping in our forests.”-Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair

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[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

State law provided such uses on a temporary basis. Bend’s code amendments are permanent. The state changes will expire. The Bend code amendments will not.

Take a moment to send in your email to Bend City Councilors before the meeting tonight: https://t.co/A128BxSHGB.

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

A new call to action is up at https://t.co/A128Byaj5b to oppose proposed code amendments tonight. Councilor Campbell does a good job of reading concerned citizen emails, and responding, but on this one, she's incorrect.

#inBend
#StateofBend

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

Unsheltered homelessness, and the inhumane conditions that attend it, will continue to increase until the City of Bend joins other cities in the West in legally curtailing camping on public property.
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#StateofBend

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

City of Bend is spending $35k per homeless person, yet number of people experiencing homelessness increased by 17% in the past year. Worse, the number of unsheltered homeless increased from 824 in '21 to 1,016 in '22, despite significant investment/expansion of, shelter capacity.

[The Bulletin @thebulletin]

The number of homeless people in Central Oregon has increased by 17% over past year, according to recently released point-in-time count data. https://t.co/I2xtl3v96E

[The Bulletin @thebulletin]

The number of homeless people in Central Oregon has increased by 17% over past year, according to recently released point-in-time count data. https://t.co/I2xtl3v96E

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

Thank you to all who emailed and spoke during the public hearing last night. Bend City Council is making some changes to the code that would have happened without the public speaking up. Lots more work to do.

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[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

If you believe the City's massive investment in homelessness is not helping and will not help solve the homelessness crisis, click here for the latest call to action https://t.co/A128BxSHGB

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

A fire started at 5am in a homeless encampment next to businesses, the Parkway and Revere. We have received unconfirmed, but plausible, reports that 25% of all the calls responded to by the Bend North fire station are related to #homelessness.
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#StateofBend

[Bend Humanity Coalition @BendHumanity]

Our public safety officers’ time is valuable, and the cost of responding to these calls is not included in the City’s accounting. In other words, the City is spending considerably more than $35,000 per homeless person.