Medford City Councilor deactivates Twitter after backlash

MEDFORD, Ore. – After the Greenway Camping Ordinance vote, a Medford City Councilor is receiving backlash for comments he made on social media. He has now deactivated his Twitter account. Councilor Kevin Stine took to social media about protesters outside Medford City Hall. He tweeted saying “Living in their heads rent-free”. This comment angered homeless advocates all over Twitter and then silence. “I will support this ordinance because I have love and compassion,” said Councilor Stine in a council meeting earlier this month. Kevin Stine declined an interview, but said in a statement about the situation: On April 1st and 2nd, the Medford City Council passed an ordinance that would make Medford, and the Bear Creek Greenway a safer and more family-friendly area for everyone, especially during fire season. I spent hours talking to people, reading emails, and seeing the Greenway myself, before coming to the decision to support the ordinance. The result of my support of the ordinance brought criticism from some individuals, much of it threatening and unproductive. My frustration with the circulation of lies and misinformation, coupled with a situation at the close of the April 1 Council Meeting, volatile enough that Medford Police offered to walk me…
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