Portland backtracks on boycott of Texas, establishes abortion fund instead The city previously announced it would not buy goods or services from the Lone Star State in response to the Texas Heartbeat Act. News Matt Lamb • Sep 23, 2021
Portland mayor calls police ‘healthcare workers’ to try to force them to be vaccinated – and fails Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who is also the police commissioner, has been stymied in his attempts to apply a statewide inoculation mandate to police officers. News Matt Lamb • Sep 10, 2021
Cities’ removal of gendered pronouns from charters bodes ill for free speech 'This important step,' said Portland mayor Ted Wheeler, 'will help make our documents more inclusive of all gender identities.' News Nicole Russell • Nov 19, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Black Lives Matter has given US cities new mob bosses who are allowed to flout police, law, order ‘Chicago, once under the thumb of gangsters like Al Capone, has new mob bosses, Marxist overlords with their mob strategy’ Opinion Mary Ann Kreitzer • Aug 18, 2020Jul 30, 2021