October 17, 2018
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Right-wing protestors raise a banner in downtown Portland Saturday in criticism of Mayor Ted
Wheeler for his response to police using a hands-off approach during a protest of an officer-involved
shooting that blocked a street and grew violent one week earlier. (KOIN photo).
Arts &
Protest Turns to Brawl
ENTERTAINMENT
Repeated
clashes has
mayor calling
for new rules
D anny p eterson
t he p ortlanD o bserver
After rival political factions
broke into a bloody street brawl
in downtown Portland again Sat-
urday night, Mayor Ted Wheeler
called on imposing new regula-
tions to crack down on such oc-
by
M ETRO
O PINION
C LASSIFIEDS
currences in the future.
Multiple street fights broke out
in a wild scene with left and right
wing citizen protesters using pep-
per spray, bare fists and batons in
front of Kelly’s Olympian, a pop-
ular bar on Southwest Washington
Street. The melee, which was par-
tially captured by cell phone vid-
eo, culminated in riot cops rushing
in to break up the activity, in part
with the use of non-lethal ammu-
nition.
Police noted that protestors
and counter-protestors were pos-
sessing hard-knuckled gloves,
firearms, and knives, though no
weapons were seized.
The incident started with a
protest for law and order that
was organized by Joey Gibson of
Vancouver and a leader for Patriot
Prayer. The Proud Boys, another
right-wing group known for mem-
bers who espouse white national-
ist rhetoric, also attended.
The group raised a banner in
criticism of Mayor Ted Wheeler
for his response to police using a
hands-off approach during a pro-
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Ballots Going Out to Voters
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Ballots for the upcoming Nov. 6 election are
scheduled to arrive in mail boxes as soon as this
week. In the past few days, the official
Voter Pamphlet, which contains in-
formation and arguments for
and against the various ballot
measures and candidates,
was delivered to registered
voters.
To cast your vote in Or-
egon, the outside envelope
for containing your ballot
must be signed and deliv-
ered in time to reach county
election offices by 8 p.m. on
Election Day. Postmarks do
not count. There are also official
ballot drop sites, including all Mult-
nomah County Public Libraries which
will receive ballots up until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
A new Voting Center Express office in downtown
Gresham is also opening on Monday, Oct. 22 to Nov.
6 to serve the public, a location where voters
can replace a lost ballot, get help vot-
ing, or get questions answered. All
voters can track their ballot and
get a virtual “I Voted” sticker
by visiting multnomah.bal-
lottrax.net.
If you don’t receive a
ballot by next week, you
may want to check on its
status, request an absentee
ballot or have other ques-
tions answered by contact-
ing the Multnomah County
Elections Office at 503-988-
3720. Free on-site help for vot-
ers with disabilities or those who
don’t speak English is also available by
phone or online at multco.us/education-and-out-
reach.