Forum Reflections & Resources

2024 Candidate Forums on YouTube

Over the last 6 weeks, City Club of Central Oregon and the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County have held candidate forums ahead of the November 5th election for races happening at the local and state level.  If you weren't able [...]

The Braver Angels Experience – Bridging the Divide

On October 17, City Club welcomed Elise Keith and Jeff Spitzer, Co-Chairs of the Oregon Statewide Alliance for Braver Angels for an interactive forum aimed at helping attendees better understand that our values unite us more than our politics divide us.  [...]

2024 Regional City Managers Forum

On September 11, City Managers from Central Oregon’s largest communities gathered for a spirited conversation on their roles and the challenges facing their cities and the Central Oregon region as a whole. Bend’s Erik King started the forum with an overview [...]

Shiny Happy People—The Paradoxes of Living in Central Oregon

August 15, 2024 In our high desert community of Central Oregon, the allure of natural beauty and a desirable lifestyle often comes with hidden challenges. Residents are frequently faced with the high cost of living, employment hurdles, and soaring housing prices, [...]

News

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

Being Non-Partisan in the Era of PartisanshipAt City Club, we host public Forums on a range of topics, for a variety of audiences. Doing that while remaining non-partisan is like walking a tightrope, so we’ve thought an lot about how to [...]

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable Everyone has had to meet the challenge of navigating civil conversations at the Thanksgiving table or over a glass of wine with someone we know thinks differently that we do. It’s tricky at best.  When [...]

Who do you trust?

Who Do you Trust? In this era of political division and partisan media commentators, where can you turn to get a balanced view on the issues affecting Central Oregon? City Club is a great place for that. Sharing trustworthy information is [...]

Membership Pricing Changes

Join City Club before 2/15 and save! Membership prices will be increasing soon; join now to keep current pricing. Membership offers discounts on event attendance, voting privileges, priority registration, volunteer opportunities and invitations to member-only events. Click here for more information. [...]

2023 Promotions and Pricing Changes

2023 City Club Pricing Changes Membership Pricing Changes Individual: auto renew $120 to 130. Regular invoiced renewal: $150 to $165. Buddy Pack: auto renew $215 to $240. Regular invoiced renewal $270 to $300. Business: auto renew [...]

Student Responses to Ranked Choice Voting Forum

Two students were invited as guests of City Club to attend our October Forum on Ranked Choice Voting. Here are their perspectives on the forum. Rank choice voting provides a system in which the candidate with the broadest support wins. With the more [...]

Student Responses to 2022 Oregon Governor’s Debate

Two students were invited as guests of City Club to attend the debate we co-hosted. Here at their responses to the questions we asked them. Do you think the candidates have a good understanding of the issues facing your generation? The issues facing [...]

City Club Creates Conversation — Everyone Wants to be Heard

BY LINDA ORCELLETTO — CITY CLUB OF CENTRAL OREGON ON OCTOBER 19, 2021 Cascade Business News When it comes to creating conversation in Central Oregon, City Club of Central Oregon plays an essential role in helping our communities have dialogues about critical issues. City Club [...]