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FRIDAY • October 21, 2022 • Serving Central Oregon since 1903 • $1.50 Still time to cast a line this autumn, Explore, B1 INSIDE THIS EDITION » FALL FISHING ELECTION 2022 | OREGON GOVERNOR’S RACE Latest debate: Candidates clash on issues BY JAMIE GOLDBERG AND BETSY HAMMOND The Oregonian Homelessness policies, accusations of dishonesty, track records on education spending and support for police sepa- rated Democrat Tina Kotek, Republi- can Christine Drazan and unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson on Wednes- day during a televised debate sponsored by The Oregonian and KGW. All three candidates agreed that homelessness is among the biggest issues facing the state and said they would support a so-far bare-bones plan by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to ban unsanctioned camping in the city and relocate homeless individu- als to large designated camping areas. Wheeler briefed each of the three can- didates on his proposal ahead of tell- ing the public about the initiative later this week. Kotek said Wheeler’s proposal, if enacted, would make it easier for outreach teams to reach homeless individuals and she vowed to hold Wheeler accountable for getting peo- ple off the streets. “From what I un- derstand of Mayor Wheeler’s plan, I think he’s headed in the right di- rection,” she said. “But I’ll be honest, Mayor Wheeler and the city have promised a lot of things. They need to actually make it happen.” Johnson blamed Kotek for enabling sidewalk camping when she served as House speaker, while Drazan said that Kotek prioritized “almost everything before she prioritized homelessness” and failed to act on the issue. Kotek responded by blaming Drazan for delaying more than $100 million in spending on homelessness and afford- able housing by leading Republicans Drazan visits Bend for discussion on homelessness in a walkout at the Capitol during the 2020 session. Drazan said as governor, she would focus on moving homeless individuals into supportive hous- ing and onto stability but would also take action if individuals refused help. “Frankly, if people decline ser- vices, if they are choosing a home- less lifestyle because they’re facing substance use disorder or in fact it’s a choice they’re making, it’s time for our state to recognize there must be accountability.” BY ANNA KAMINSKI The Bulletin Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan said she favors declaring a “state of emergency” to deal with Oregon’s growing home- lessness crisis during a visit to Bend on Thursday. Drazan visited Bend’s Vet- erans Village for a discus- sion about the crisis with local nonprofits and leaders just weeks ahead of the Nov. 8 gen- eral election. The governor’s race is one of the most con- tested gubernatorial races in the nation. Drazan is running against Democrat Tina Kotek and nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson. “Establishing a homeless- ness state of emergency gives you that authority — frankly, that power — to be able to… innovate and get real serious about finding support services and also ensuring on the other side of that there is account- ability,” Drazan said. See Candidates / A6 Time for transition Mount Bachelor may get 13 inches of snow by Sunday BY JOE SIESS • The Bulletin A n abnormally warm and dry start to October is forecast to give way this weekend to more seasonable wet- ter conditions and below aver- age temperatures, which could bring more than a foot of snow to Mount Bachelor. “The Cascades will definitely see snow,” said Camden Plunkett, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Pendle- ton. “I think our snow levels are sitting at just over 4,000 feet (ele- vation) Saturday morning.” Plunkett said a weather sys- tem moving in over the week- end could bring about 13 inches of snow to the summit area of Mount Bachelor between Friday afternoon and Sunday morn- ing. A bit further down from the summit, below 5,000 feet, 7 to 10 inches of snow is expected. Plunkett said he grew up in Oregon, and cannot recall an October like this one. A station- ary weather pattern affected by meteorological conditions as far away as the East Coast and the Desert Southwest, resulted in persistent warmer and drier weather through October so far. Plunkett called that a “blocking pattern,” which is what he expects will change. “We are transitioning tomor- row to a cooler and wetter pat- tern,” Plunkett said Thursday. The forecast for next week calls for a cooling trend, with temperatures lower than normal for this time of year, Plunkett said. Highs are forecast for the upper 40s and lower 50s. Nor- mally, highs are in the upper 50s and lower 60s at this time of the year. Plunkett said it is difficult to say with certainty whether a La Niña or El Niño pattern, both of which are tied to sea-surface temperature in the equatorial Pa- cific, is responsible for any given weather event. But he said the current La Niña pattern has a 58% chance of persisting through January, February and March. Typically a La Niña winter will bring colder and snowier condi- tions to the Northwest, according to the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center. “We are still in that La Niña pattern right now. Equatorial sea-surface temperatures are be- low normal,” Plunkett added. “That is expected to continue through at least early winter.” Johnny Sereni, director of mar- keting and communications at Mt. Bachelor ski area, said as of Thursday, there is virtually no snow on the mountain, but ski area officials are looking forward to the first snow of the season. “We’ve seen the fall linger and the higher temperatures linger a little bit longer, and when it gets this close to the season we start to get a little bit nervous,” Sereni said. “But with all of the staff of Bachelor knowing there is possi- bly a foot of snow coming in the next few days there is actually a pep in everyone’s step more than there used to be.” See Drazan / A4 Slavery is on the ballot in Oregon BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin See Slavery / A4 TODAY’S WEATHER Cooler, shower High 61, Low 37 Page B5 See Snow / A4 INDEX Business Classifieds Comics A7 B6 B7-8 Dear Abby A6 Editorial A5 Explore B1-2, 9-10 Horoscope Local/State Obituaries A6 A2 A4 Puzzles Sports Weather B8 B3-5 B5 The Bulletin An Independent Newspaper We use recycled newsprint Vol. 117, No. 329, 18 pages, 2 sections DAILY A stand-up paddleboarder takes advantage of warm weather on the Deschutes River in Bend on Tuesday. But it might time to put the paddleboard away and get out the skis. The forecast calls for cooler weather and the possibility of 13 inches of snow on Mount Bachelor by Sunday. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states, includ- ing Oregon, will soon de- cide whether NOV. 8 to close loop- ELECTION holes that led to the prolif- All coverage eration of a online at different form bendbulletin. of slavery — com/elections forced labor by people con- victed of certain crimes. None of the propos- als would force immediate changes inside the states’ pris- ons, though they could lead to legal challenges related to how they use prison labor, a lasting imprint of slavery’s legacy on the entire United States. The effort is part of a na- tional push to amend the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Con- stitution that banned enslave- ment or involuntary servitude except as a form of criminal punishment. 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