So Rising Tide Nicholas Stanley was arrested for disorderly conduct, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and interfering with governmental administration after strapping himself to a backhoe in protest of Travis Greiner s eviction.
Two people were arrested on the Bear Creek Greenway yesterday after the police came to evict people illegally camped there.
Travis Greiner, or TBone to those who know him, was arrested for prohibited camping after he refused to leave after he was evicted. Greiner built an elaborate shelter on the Bear Creek Greenway in Medford and is known for providing a space for others who have been evicted from encampments in the area.
/ A proposed change to a Medford ordinance would make it a misdemeanor crime use tents in public spaces. This camp was organized by activists in Hawthorne Park in September 2020.
In response to recent federal court rulings, the City of Medford plans to change its Prohibited Camping Ordinance. But advocates say the proposed changes will make it even harder for people who can’t find housing to survive.
At a recent virtual meeting of the Jackson County Homeless Task Force, Deputy City Attorney Eric Mitton explained why Medford is changing its ordinance that currently bans all unauthorized sleeping or camping on public property anywhere in the city.