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John Heylin

@jheylin.bsky.social

340 followers 150 following 130 posts

Entrepreneur, Represent Deschutes Director, YIMBY Lead, Central Oregon Tool Library Co-Founder, RPCV, Kei Truck advocate, Father's Group board, Core Area Advisory member, Accessibility and Advisory Committee member, and family man.

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 6d

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 6d

It's time to remember the people we've seen forced out of their homes because of the high cost of living here.

This Monday, the 6th, at 6pm, at Bevel Brewing. Let's pour one out for those who have been forced to move away.

#yimby #bendoregon

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 18d

Local media needs your help! The staff at The Bulletin are in contract negotiations with the out of state owners who are trying to make them sign on to worse working conditions. Flight!

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 24d

Tough medicine to kick off the housing conference.

"We are marching toward an uninsurable future." -Dave Jones

"There will be huge areas of the US where you will be unable to get a mortgage due to lack of insurance." -Heather Clark

#yimby #deschutescounty #yimbytown2025

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 24d

Woot! #yimbytown2025

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 26d

$$$$$$ 😭

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 26d

Yup, already chatting.

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 26d

Yep! There's an app for the convention and I've already reached out to a few folks from Oregon.

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Sep 7

$30,000 a summer for a death sentence at age 25 and crippling medical debt for the family. This is unsustainable. We must ask ourselves, are we willing to sentence our children to this? #wildlandfirefighter #deschutescounty

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...

‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’

www.nytimes.com

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Sep 6

Service industry workers are paid minimum wage plus tips and deal with angry and irrational people daily. Cliff Bentz is paid $174k a year and can't be bothered.

When was our last town hall with members of the Deschutes County Commission?

ktvz.com/news/2025/09...
#townhall #deschutescounty

Rep.Cliff Bentz explains why he's not holding in-person town halls

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz says his in-person town halls have increasingly been disrupted by organized opposition groups, leading him to shift toward telephone town halls — a move he s...

ktvz.com

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Aug 23

Literally the easiest thing to get active locally as a registered #Democrat in Deschutes County is to sign up as a PCP. One hour of work a year and you can choose who gets the party endorsement. #deschutescounty

deschutesdemocrats.org/pcp/

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Aug 17

Who knew ocean spiders could be so delicious? #juneau #kingcrab

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Aug 11

Proud to announce the future launch of the Central Oregon Tool Library! We found a home at the Bend-Redmond Habitat ReStore and are opening for business September 5th. Check out www.cotool.org to sign up for updates, find out more, or support this awesome project. #centraloregon #bend #toollibrary

Central Oregon Tool Library – Central Oregon's only tool library

www.cotool.org

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Aug 6

I would love to see a copy of this business's agreement with the City of Bend. Specifically, I want to see what sort of language around the ADA exists. I am seeing these in sidewalks and curb cuts all over town. #ada #bendoregon

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Aug 3

Why do you think Forrest went for a multiple cross country run :)

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Aug 3

The whole thing is libertarian tech bros trying to kill regulations, the very things that protect us from the 1%, and install themselves as the new royalty.

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Aug 1

Legalization cannot come soon enough.

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Jul 29

My name is John Heylin, and I’m running for Deschutes County Commission, Position #1.

It is time to have leadership that listens to all of Deschutes County and actively addresses the problems we face. We need a Commission that leads with action, not excuses.

www.voteheylin.com

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Jul 26

Central Oregon deserves better transit than what current CET leadership is providing. When will the COIC Board take action to fix this mess?

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Jul 25

What do you do when you have a cheap worker shortage? Arrest the poor, throw them in private prisons, and let the companies that run them farm them out for $$$.

ACLU @aclu.org · Jul 24

BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order directing states to criminalize and institutionalize people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health disabilities.

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Jul 16

Big news coming August 4th. I can't wait to share what me and a BUNCH of others having been working on in our spare time. Central Oregon is about to get an upgrade 😁

#local #centraloregon

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Jul 14

I could imagine someone in a lifted 350 just blowing through these in Central Oregon :/

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Jul 13

I'm always conflicted liking a depressing post.

John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · Jul 11

Don't take democracy for granted. It requires constant work, constant refinement, and vigilance. Even taking just 5 minutes to write a letter to the editor is civic action. When the default action for many is to do nothing, any action becomes meaningful.

Getting petition signatures in downtown Bend Oregon.

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