Editor's note: This article contains descriptions of alleged harassment, sexual content and unabridged swear words. The city of Brownsville will conduct an investigation into whether a sitting City Council member violated its own ethics rules following accusations that Trapper Solberg and his wife waged a yearlong campaign of harassment against a local gay couple. The announcement that the City Attorney's Office will look into the allegations came near the end of an emotional City Council meeting Tuesday, June 25, during which many members of the public came forward to complain about the rumored behavior as unbecoming an elected official.
Find out how a man arrested in the 1960s for being a drug addict shaped the law that requires Oregon cities to designate a place to sleep for homeless people. The comments were peppered with pleas to rise above the rancor with a spirit of love and demands for either Solberg to step down or for the city to investigate. During much of the hourlong public comment period, Solberg reacted with eye-rolling and dismissive gestures, which did not go unnoticed by commenters.
Despite calls for civility and human decency, Mayor Adam Craven questioned the motives of those who spoke. "I know it's not always about politics, but sometimes it is," Craven said. For his part, the 49-year-old Solberg told a Mid-Valley Media journalist during a break that there are two sides to every story, and that the animosity has nothing to do with identity.
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