Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler says he's looking for a new place to live after his Pearl District condo building has been the site of repeated demonstrations, including on Monday when crowds demanded he resign and some people set fires and broke windows.
In an email Tuesday from Wheeler to other residents of the 16-floor high-rise tower, the mayor said it would be "Best for me and for everyone else's safety and peace" that he finds a new home.
Wheeler bought his two-bedroom condo for $840,000 in 2017, according to Multnomah County property records.
Protests calling for policing and social justice reforms have taken place daily throughout the city since late May. Demonstrators have gathered outside Wheeler's condo building sporadically since mid-June - at least twice when he was not there.
On Monday, Wheeler's 58th birthday, some in a group of more than 200 graffitied and damaged the building and sidewalk and threw a burning bundle of newspapers into retail space in the building.
A widely circulated video recorded by an Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter during the overnight demonstration shows one Portland officer tackling another person to the ground and repeatedly punching them in the head.The mayor's office said Tuesday that case will likely be reviewed by the city's Independent Police Review.
Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek called for greater acknowledgement by elected officials of Portland police's role in violence that occurs during nightly protests.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Portland mayor says he'll move after protest outside his condo building draws arrests, widespread calls for change
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