After pointing to Deschutes County’s election results page earlier today, I’ve been watching it since 8pm (when the polls closed) to see local election results (aside from the Obama win, I’m very interested in some of the Oregon—and Bend—specific races). So far, though, there’s nothing—no results at all—which is a … Continue reading
With today being Election Day and all (you voted, right? Right??), everyone interested in outcomes is going to be online trying to find numbers. Deschutes County has a good page of election results here, in an easy-to-scan, no-nonsense format. National down to the local issues. No results have been updated … Continue reading
Here’s something cool that we just discovered: the City of Bend website hosts audio MP3 recordings of all City Council meetings, going back to 2005. That’s rather progressive and tech-savvy. No video yet, though. Which is a shame, since the meetings are recorded for COTV on channel 11. They wouldn’t … Continue reading
My wife pointed out the irony of the Bend City Council meeting tonight to present the proposed city fireworks ban, while at the same time this image appeared in today’s Bulletin: Fireworks at the Les Schwab Amphitheater for the Pacific Amateur Golf Classic; photo copyright Rob Kerr and the Bulletin … Continue reading
Today’s election day—did you get your ballot returned yet? If not, the County website has a PDF of ballot drop sites where you can turn it in. All ballots are due by 8pm tonight, and it’s too late to mail them—postmarks do not count, they have to be in the … Continue reading