Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to attend Wednesday night protest

KGW.com ^ | 7-22-20 | John Tierney

[DouglasKC]

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mayor Ted Wheeler plans to stand on a downtown Portland street corner Wednesday night to talk with protesters and try to break the stalemate between demonstrators and police that has stretched on for nearly eight weeks.

Wheeler plans to meet with protesters at the corner of SW 3rd and Morrison near the Multnomah County Justice Center at 9 p.m., according to his office.

00:37 / 00:39 Portland Police Struggle To Maintain Order After Weeks Of Nightly Civil Unrest FEATURED BY The Justice Center and the federal courthouse one block to the north have both been hot spots for violent clashes between protesters, Portland police and federal officers.

Wheeler’s planned visit comes on the heels of an editorial published Sunday in the Portland Tribune asking the mayor to do just this. The editorial, “Portland’s leaders – it is time – it is well past time – to lead,” called on Wheeler and other civic leaders to step up and break the cycle of nightly violence and clashes.

[sauropod]

I hope he gets arrested.

[Maris Crane]

Now there’s a Mayor who needs a civic lesson on the duties of a Mayor.

It’s not to destroy the city that elected you, you putz.

[preacher]

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