Failed Portland Democrat Mayor Ted Wheeler recently appeared to laugh and scoff at a woman during a virtual city council meeting when she raised concerns about the homeless crisis in the city and concerns about the safety of Portlands citizens. While Portland is supposed to be a left wing utopia, the homeless problem there is so bad that some people are selling their houses in the Democrat run city to escape from it.
An 82-year-old died after he was brutally beaten in an unprovoked attack at a Portland bus stop.
The city was embroiled conflict for days after the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling on abortion, smashing windows and vandalizing several buildings.
In April, Antifa terrorists attacked participants of the Peoples Convoy from an overpass throwing paint-filled balloons and rocks onto vehicles along the 205 North.
One woman died and five others were injured in a mass shooting involving Antifa militants at an anti-police protest.
One business owner in the city, clothing store Rains PDX, has had enough and permanently closed the store after endless break-ins, five in the last three weeks alone, that financially ruined the business.
Megan Allison @mallisonKATU
The owner at Rains tells me after five break-ins in about three weeks, she made the sudden decision to permanently close. Staff here are putting pressure on the city to look after small businesses dealing with ongoing challenges with crime.