Portland’s police chief recommended in his letter that the county open an around-the-clock, drop-off sobering center located in the eastern part of the county, saying it would be a “middle ground” for Portland and Gresham police and Multnomah County she...
On the streets of Portland, a strange armed conflict unfolds night after night. It is raw, frightening and painful on both sides of an iron fence separating the protesters on the outside and federal agents guarding a courthouse inside. This weekend, journalists for The Associated Press spent ...
“Police said some demonstrators threw rocks, cones, glass bottles and paint balloons at officers during the protest,” the outlet reported. “Some in the crowd also shined green lasers at officers, police said. Three people were arrest...
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While the 2020 protests garnered headlines in the wake of the George Floyd murder, that wasn’t Portland’s first protest by any means. You might see protestors while you’re there or view propaganda from circling crowds of people exercising their right to free speech. The city is split up...
Baum is spokesperson for Popular Mobilization, which has stood up to the fascists coming into the city. And Effie, welcome, good to have you with us. EFFIE BAUM: Pleasure to be here. MARC STEINER: So take us, first of all, describe for us what it was like. What it’s like in ...
Some families attended the left-wing rally despite urging from city officials to stay away. (Liz Allan) She first publicly made the claim that counterprotesters had guns at a press conference on Aug. 7. When asked to clarify what evidence supported that claim...
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) was tear gassed by federal agents late Wednesday as he stood at a fence in front of a federal courthouse amid protesters who have been demonstrating in the Oregon city for weeks following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May. ...
And that reality only connects Lillard more and more to his team, his city, while other players of his caliber flit from place to place. Recently, it's only grown as he has been a part of his adopted hometown'srolein the social justice movement. He attended a protest in downtown Port...
• Oh, and speaking of local Trump enablers, new Multnomah County District AttorneyNathan Vasquez is showing off his fartsand proclaiming that, unlike his predecessor (former DA Mike Schmidt),he'sgoing to start seeking charges against law-breaking protesters. One problem with all this impotent...