Forum Reflections & Resources
Help Wanted: Connecting Talent to Opportunity
February 16, 2023 Help Wanted: connecting talent to opportunity We’re feeling the impact of a historically challenging labor market. Delayed appointments for medical services. Longer production times for construction. Shorter retail hours. But help is on its way. Watch to [...]
Challenges in Youth Sports: Local Hurdles
January 19, 2023 In today's youth sports environment, very few of our children have full access to the benefits of playing sports. A number of challenges from high cost, early specialization, injuries, burnout, lack of transportation, and shortage of space, [...]
On the Margins In Our Towns–an interactive forum on houselessness across Central Oregon
December 15, 2022 City Club of Central Oregon was proud to host “On the Margins In Our Towns”--an interactive forum on houselessness across Central Oregon with the public, community leaders and representatives from the houseless community. Thank you to the [...]
How do we move forward with Measure 110?
UPDATE: Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment appears dead November 17, 2022 In 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 110 the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, designed to move funds away from criminalizing drug use and addiction to treatment. This represents a [...]
2022 General Election Candidate Forums
Bend City Council Position 6 and Mayor Debate Sisters City Council Oregon Gubernatorial Debate Congressional District 5 Other candidate forums will be posted as they are made available from Connect Central Oregon. [...]
