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Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Photos: A May Day of Protests Shows Entrenched Rancor Across Oregon Given the context, Saturday was fairly quiet though certainly not harmonious A woman with an Unmask Oregon sign in Salem on May 1, 2021. (Justin Yau) Updated May 2 at 10:32 PM May Day, traditionally one of the most active dates for street dissent in Oregon, carried few surprises this year. The radical wings of both political persuasions mostly kept to their own company, although Portland leftists continued a protracted battle with law enforcement. ....
Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Mayor Ted Wheeler Declares State of Emergency, Says National Guard is On Standby Ahead of Anticipated Civil Unrest Tonight In an April 19 nighttime march, Portland-area anarchists and police abolitionists smashed the windows of local businesses and the Boys & Girls Club youth community center. A Portland police officer surveys damage to buildings on Northeast Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. (Justin Yau) Updated 6:34 PM Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and said the National Guard is on standby, minutes before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd. ....
Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. A Trio of Indictments Shows Which Crimes Local Officials Won’t Tolerate Who gets indicted and why is always a decision of political significance. But especially now in Portland. SHATTERED: Rioters shattered windows at the First Christian Church downtown. Updated 5:34 AM In a city reeling from confrontational protests of police, ideologically motivated property damage, and lethal gunfire, criminal indictments have become required daily reading almost like the weather report. Who gets indicted and why is always a decision of political significance. But with Portland engaged in a bitter argument over the future of criminal justice, the announcement of an indictment sometimes feels akin to a campaign platform: Local officials, especially embattled Multnomah County District Attorney ....