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BEND, OR — Brad Collins, a proud Bend transplant who moved from San Diego just 13 months ago, is reportedly really getting sick of all the Californians flooding into town like they own the place.
“Everywhere I look it’s Teslas, goldendoodles, and someone in a Patagonia vest talking loudly about ‘manifesting trailhead energy,’” said Collins, sipping a $7 lavender cold brew outside a café that used to be a hardware store. “Bend had character. Now it’s starting to feel like a Whole Foods parking lot.”
Collins, who bought a newly built $895,000 townhome last spring, says the town has lost its magic since he moved in. “When
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