Connect with your community. Kate Brown's halting response to COVID-19, Mayor Ted Wheeler's inability to rein in his police force or corral the energy of protesters, and the obscene behavior of President Donald Trump. [91][92][93] However, it too failed due to lack of sufficient signatures. MacLachlan himself has fond recollections about Portland, dating back to his childhood. Everything. If this city is to survive, it must follow Bud's rules. On Wednesday, Mayor Wheeler convened a large coalition of community groups and leaders. A supporter of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer was killed Saturday during clashes between dueling protesters. What does this have to do with the ballot that will arrive in your mailbox this week? "City Council Frontrunners Differ in Credentials More Than Policy." Drivers communicate with each other via hand signals.
MacLachlan is best known for playing FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper in the original TV series, “Twin Peaks,” and the actor reunited with Lynch and Mark Frost on the sequel, “Twin Peaks: The Return,” which aired on Showtime in 2017. And once again, PPB will be under heavy scrutiny for the way in which they police the event. He's an earnest, creative economy-boosting bike commuter who sits on a balance ball at his desk at work. Zuckerman is an American journalist and author who has focused his career on court reporting, investigative journalism, adventure stories, and socially progressive political campaigns. We work to build a community that enjoys economic prosperity, a healthy environment, affordable homes, and a safe place to live and thrive. Just 16 days after expiration of his term as Mayor of Portland, Sam Adams was named as Executive Director of the City Club of Portland, a non-profit organization best known as … Kristi Turnquist | The Oregonian/OregonLive, Carrie Brownstein, costar and cocreator of "Portlandia" said in September. During the period where the city has become a symbol for the right, PPB has not appeared to develop a consistent policy for policing events. … That envelope contains your ticket out of this mess. Roberts and Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett also said the liability for their deputies would be too great. In a 2004 election for a seat on the Portland City Council, Adams won significantly fewer votes than rival Nick Fish in the primary election, but defeated Fish in the general election. Too many on the left have stooped to their level, setting fires and smashing any object that they decide doesn't meet their standards. I kept asking, 'What's my motivation?'". ", While MacLachlan, who was born and raised in Yakima, has starred in intense dramas, he’s shown his talent for comedy as the ever-genial mayor of Portland on “Portlandia.”. If physical violence is your nature, either develop your verbal ability or leave.". Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Portland protesters target city's mayor amid rising tensions, Experiment shows risks of air travel while masked, Ice Cube defends advising Trump on Black America plan, 'A deep sickness': Former Republican strategist sounds off on 'Trumpism', How to watch ABC News' Joe Biden town hall, A small memorial to Portland, Oregon fatal shooting victim Aaron J. Danielson, 39, of Portland is shown on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at the site where he was killed on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, as supporters of President Donald Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed. [77], News of the deception led Oregon Attorney General John Kroger to initiate a criminal investigation in January 2009. We believe in the power of government to work for all Portlanders. All rights reserved (About Us). This has led to accusations from the left of a bias towards rightwing groups.

However, the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 continues to makethis a very challenging time. "Becoming Sam Adams: The new mayor defeated debt, doubt, and Dozono to reach City Hall. Pop culture isn't an election, but plenty of locals have already voted thumbs up or down about how close "Portlandia" comes to hitting the satirical mark. WW’s November 2020 Endorsements: Statewide, Portland Protesters Say Their Lives Were Upended by the Posting of Their Mug Shots on a Conservative Twitter Account.

Just to make matters more confusing, in this same episode -- airing Friday at 7:30 p.m. on IFC -- Adams himself makes a cameo appearance. Danielson was a supporter of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group but few details have emerged about what led up to the shooting.

Lovell added: “This is impacting the safety of our entire City and urgent action is needed. Follow Gillian Flaccus on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/gflaccus, 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The demonstration that began late Monday and extended into Tuesday fell on Wheeler's 58th birthday and featured shiny golden alphabet balloons that protesters used to spell out an expletive. They first cooperated with Gibson in the events he organized, until a reported split. How crazy am I?”.

“That was our big night out.”. Portland Voters Are Fed Up With Ted Wheeler. As if anybody in these parts needs reminding by this point. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus). whose own museum saw its windows shattered last weekend, Study Shows Multnomah County Will Have Nation’s Highest Income Taxes for High-Income Earners if Preschool Measure Passes, WW’s November 2020 Endorsements: Local Measures, WW’s November 2020 Endorsements: Portland City Hall. His tough upbringing in Newport shapes his priorities. ", 2013 Baby Bear Syrah is available, at a price of $60 per bottle. It even attracted the attention of Trump, who mentioned Ngo by name in a speech to a social media summit packed with rightwing internet personalities. Available for everyone, funded by readers. It features the most competitive mayoral runoff Portland has seen in more than a decade, a turning point so momentous that it's turned the two self-proclaimed nerds seeking the job into bitter enemies.

In recent weeks, the Texas senator Ted Cruz has sparred with Mayor Wheeler on Twitter, and called for federal investigation into the city’s handling of protests. “We will definitely have the personnel and the resources deployed in the field,” he said, “with the goals of preventing violence, and vandalism, and deescalating any potential flashpoints as they arise.”.
"Sam Adams Official Title: Chief of Staff for Portland Mayor Vera Katz." Adams thinks "Portlandia" shows Portlanders can laugh at themselves. MacLachlan is now the owner of Pursued by Bear, and is working with Daniel Wampler, who had been winemaker at Dunham Cellars before leaving Dunham in 2016. [2], As a boy, Adams and his friends were almost always outside, rain or shine, fishing and crabbing off the cannery docks and digging for clams in the mudflats. Text message drama unfolds during a business meeting. At two consecutive waterfront protests in 2017, brawls were allowed to go on throughout the late afternoon, with apparently little intervention from police, and no arrests. [89][90] A second effort began in late 2009, with financial backing from over a dozen regional businesses. On the right, the persistent rumor has been that Wheeler has ordered the police to stand down. During its development, the project was plagued with cost overruns and opposition from some residents impacted by the project. Trump also tweeted support of a terrorist designation for antifa. The 2013 Baby Bear Syrah is available, at a price of $60 per bottle. Let's fight to fix it. [39][78][79] Adams cited the "swift public condemnation" of former mayor and governor Neil Goldschmidt in 2004 by the news media as weighing heavily in his decision to lie.

"Adams is where he should be --at work." [3][75] In July 2009 a recall campaign asserted that Adams had lost the trust of the public and other elected officials to ill effect on the city's economy. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. [3] He broke the news for the first time to a prospective employer to Mayor Vera Katz in 1992 after she offered him the job as her campaign manager, to which she replied 'Sweetie, I don't give a damn. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. In 2007, the former couple, in a challenge to the state constitution, filed suit against the State of Oregon to dissolve their domestic partnership and divide Adams' future pension. This week, we asked Oregon Historical Society executive director Kerry Tymchuk—whose own museum saw its windows shattered last weekend—if he could think of another moment of such turmoil in Portland. “The families that live inside have done absolutely nothing to provoke a threat to their lives. Media reports, however, have suggested that police sympathies flow mostly in one direction. View full size Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian "Portlandia" co-creators Jonathan Krisel and Carrie Brownstein pose with Mayor Sam Adams at the Hollywood Theatre premiere of "Portlandia" on Jan. 14. Now, as we sit here less than three weeks before Election Day, a reckoning with racial injustice and militarized police has descended into recurring street warfare. [97], Adams had a recurring role on the IFC show Portlandia as assistant to Portland's fictional mayor played by Kyle MacLachlan. [66] After applying for the job in December 2012, Adams was selected from a pool of 80 applicants for the position, which paid him $80,000 in 2013. According to the schedule for the show on the IFC Web site, ), episode four is "The Mayor Is Missing," in which "Fred and Carrie begin a frantic search for him. His appreciation of Washington wine – and a desire to see his family -- led to MacLachlan becoming actively involved in winemaking, first at Dunham Cellars in Walla Walla with Eric Dunham, in 2005. [13] His maternal grandfather Francis Gibbons immigrated from Ireland to Portland. Pursued by Bear has three wines in distribution, all from the Columbia Valley. In the following pages, you'll find many opinions. “I’m really proud of the work.”. He was charged with rioting, a felony.