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12.03.2021 / 05:19

Portland mayor seeks $2 million to stem rampant gun violence

PORTLAND, Ore. – The mayor of Portland, Oregon, announced Thursday he would seek $2 million in one-time funding for police, other agencies and outreach programs to try to stem rampant gun violence in the city.

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Report: Portland mayor pepper-sprayed man out of fear of safety, contracting COVID

PORTLAND, OR - AUGUST 30: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks to the media at City Hall on August 30, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. A man was fatally shot Saturday night as a Pro-Trump rally clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters in downtown Portland.

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Oregon protest fallout dominates close Portland mayor race

PORTLAND, Ore. – In most election cycles, America wouldn’t pay attention to the Portland, Oregon, mayoral race — but this isn’t a normal year. Months of protests against racial injustice and police violence have made Portland national news in a divisive election year, and President Donald Trump routinely derides Mayor Ted Wheeler as a weak liberal unable to stop unrest in his “anarchist” city.

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Protesters shift focus to Portland's mayor amid rising tensions

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks to the media at City Hall on August 30, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, shifted their focus to the city's mayor, and police declared a riot as people broke windows, vandalized a business and set a fire inside the upscale apartment building where Mayor Ted Wheeler lives.The demonstration that began late Monday and extended into Tuesday fell on Wheeler's 58th birthday and featured shiny golden alphabet balloons that spelled out an expletive.

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Mayors want US agents blocked from Portland, 5 major cities

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Portland's mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S.

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Mayor of Portland, Oregon, tear gassed by federal agents

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S.

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Mayors of Portland, Chicago, Atlanta, other big cities demand 'federal forces' withdraw

demanding federal agents be withdrawn from their cities -- and any plans for more federal deployments be halted.In two separate letters -- one addressed to Attorney General Bill Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and the other to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both Democrats, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican -- the mayors expressed objection to the presence of federal agents conducting law enforcement activities in their cities without coordinating with local authorities."Deployment of federal forces in the streets of our communities has not been requested nor is it acceptable," the letter reads.Both letters are signed by Portland, Ore., Mayor Ted Wheeler; Atlanta

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Portland mayor, others call on Trump to pull U.S. troops from city amid protests

Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they were sent to protect.“Keep your troops in your own buildings, or have them leave our city,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said at a news conference. Homeland Security head calls Portland protesters a ‘violent mob’ Democratic Gov.

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Oregon city joins others in curbing tear gas, police tactics

SEATTLE – Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler on Saturday ordered the city’s police to stop using a common type of tear gas except as a last resort in life-threatening situations, making it one of several cities that have started restricting law enforcement tactics in response to widespread protests over the killing of George Floyd.Wheeler issued a statement saying he shares community concerns about the use of CS gas, especially during a respiratory-illness pandemic. Critics have called on the Portland Police Bureau to permanently ban the use of CS gas on protesters.“I strongly believe that gas should not be used to disperse crowds of non-violent protestors or for general crowd management purposes,” Wheeler tweeted.

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