Baker City Mayor Matt Diaz says a move out of town to find better paying work prompted his decision.Jamie Hale/The Oregonian
The mayor of Baker City in eastern Oregon announced his resignation late Tuesday night following heated controversy over an offensive meme he posted last month that depicted four pride flags rearranged to form a swastika.
Mayor Matt Diaz did not address the controversy when he resigned at a city council meeting, telling residents only that he would be moving out of the city of 10,000 people and therefore could no longer serve.
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