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Stevie Ray and Jimmy Rye started an artist commune in Bend, Oregon on the property their family has rented for the past twenty-three years. The pair of cousins hoped to start an artist movement in a community that has almost tripled in size since 1990.
Due to the legalization of marijuana in 2015 and Bend has seen a spike in property value. There is less than a 1% occupancy rate in housing in Bend, so in November of 2016, the city limits expanded.
The new city limits now include the Loco Continuum artist commune. This rezoning will lead to a property increase, and the artists fear displacement.