page_title: George Floyd protests in Oregon
section_title: Medford
hierarchical_section_title: George Floyd protests in Oregon / Locations / Medford
caption_attribution_description: English: Phoenix, Oregon Mayor Chris Luz (in red) arguing with Medford, Oregon marchers on June 1 2020. Full-length video from Keegan Van Hook is on Youtube; this specific screenshot is licensed CC-BY-SA, the video and other screenshots are not covered in this license.
context_page_description: This is a list of George Floyd protests in the U.S. state of Oregon.
context_section_description: More than 1000 protesters marched through the streets of Medford, on June 1, with some demonstrators lying in the street for 9 minutes to honor George Floyd. Phoenix, Oregon's Mayor Chris Luz drove his yellow maid-cleaning service vehicle close to protesters, then got into a heated confrontation with protesters and a legal observer. A protester brought it up in a Phoenix commissioners meeting on June 15, and city councilor Sarah Westover said "I can’t believe the actions that you took, nudging teenagers with your car, intimidating, and threatening them for expressing their opinions. I think this is unacceptable behavior, and I want to call on the mayor to resign tonight." Another councilor asked Luz to apologize, he didn't reply. The Medford police opened in investigation into the mayor's actions. Armed militia members were standing outside the commissioners meeting.
caption: Phoenix mayor arguing in Medford gathering
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