Redmond councilors to consider allowing recreational marijuana sales
Some councilors see revenue lost to cities like Bend, Madras
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Recreational marijuana is legal across Oregon, but the city of Redmond has never authorized dispensaries within city limits.
City Councilor Jon Bullock says there s a technical reason for that. We cannot issue a business license for any business that operates in violation of state or federal law, Bullock said Monday and marijuana, despite many state s actions, is not federally legal.
But as many cities across the state garner tax revenue from dispensaries, Bullock said he wants to open a discussion to learn more about what this could mean for the city from both a social and financial perspective.
Staff, students, volunteers have been collecting, delivering food since April
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - When the pandemic shut down schools in March, the staff and students at Redmond Proficiency Academy began helping those in need.
Direct Student Services Coordinator Hilary Kirk said they felt that they needed to help out the kids of their community.
“The essential items there’s really no way to express how much important that is, to ensure that people have their basic needs met,” she said Thursday.
Kirk, a social worker at the school, explained just how important these items are for kids mental health.
RPA celebrates success of Redmond Cares, prepares to transition services
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) When schools across Central Oregon closed almost overnight due to the Covid-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020, Redmond Proficiency Academy found themselves with empty buildings and spaces not being utilized.
While dedicated and innovative staff pivoted to educating RPA students remotely, the charter school realized those empty spaces could be put to use serving a community that was experiencing growing economic hardship.
That’s when RPA staff created the Redmond Cares program.
“Our awesome staff was moved to find a way in which to help our community, and we established Redmond Cares as a way to support the community we love during a time of need,” said RPA Executive Director Jon Bullock. “None of this would have been possible without our dedicated staff and without the help of some incredible community volunteers. We had these buildings sitting empty, we were missing our student
homeless. netflix is pleading with viewers to stop imitating sandra bullock in the hit movie bird box. you hear something in the woods, you tell me. you hear something in the water, you tell me. bullock s blind box challenge in the movie s world has given rise to the real world internet craze. viewers blind folding themselves hoping to go viral and hurting themselves in the process. videos all over the internet of people staggering through their homes or outdoors. netflix released a warning. do not hurt yourself with the bird box challenge. we are devolving. 45 million people streamed that show. dear god. the movie. not the challenge. it has been wildly popular. she is a lovely actress. let s get a check of cnn business. i m bullish on bullock as well.