The Bend City Council on Wednesday night unanimously approved an ordinance that prohibits firearms inside city facilities, aligning with a recent state law meant to enhance safety in public buildings.

Whether the city of Bend needs and could sustain a large public assembly venue that could hold up to 2,000 people is at the ...

The Bend City Council is moving forward with plans to adopt new home-hardening requirements aimed at making new residential buildings more resilient to wildfires. During a work session last Wednesday, ...

The Bend City Council has taken a major step toward charging a one-time fee on natural gas appliances in newly built homes, ...

The city of Bend is planning to develop a new fee on natural gas appliances installed in newly built homes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance its climate action goals. The proposal is ...

As the government shutdown ends, the Central Oregon city’s mayor says “the money’s given and it’s done.” An updated photo of the Bend City Hall exterior. Ericka Cruz Guevarra / OPB Days before delayed ...

As a former commander in the Air Force, a current high school physics teacher and a Bend City Councilor, I understand the value of shaping outcomes both with immediate actions and by setting the ...

Joslyn Stanfield received a phone call from a community member a little over three weeks before the Juneteenth event she was co-organizing. The caller tipped her off that Bend city staffers had ...

During its Feb. 25, 2026, work session, the Bend City Council discussed whether to adopt Section R327 of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code, which establishes home-hardening requirements to help ...

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Bend City Hall on Bond Street downtown was built 35 years ago when the city had just 20,000 residents, less than one fifth of today’s population. Now, the building is bursting at the seams. The city ...

These best Bend-based restaurants in Oregon differ in many things, but they all share a passion for creativity and the desire to create exceptional dishes.