Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Explains Why He’ll Defund the Police but Only a Little

He voted to eliminate the bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team. Here, he explains why it was the right decision.

Portland Bans Private Companies From Using Facial Recognition Technology in Public Spaces

An Embattled Mayor Ted Wheeler Says He Won’t Surrender the Portland Police Bureau to His Critics

“I think we all understand that I’m a flashpoint for what I would describe as the extreme left and I’m a flashpoint for the extreme right.”

Portland Police Arrest Conservative Protester Skylor Jernigan for Firing Shots Into Crowd

Portland protests have grown more chaotic—and at times violent—in recent weeks.

Readers Respond to the Possible Restoration of the Gun Violence Reduction Team

“Do they believe there was a pent-up demand for murders, unleashed when the team dissolved?”

Portland Will Allow Four Homes on Nearly Any Residential Property in the City

City Hall has, at long last, overhauled its residential neighborhood zoning.

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Disputes Mayor’s Assertion That Disbanding the Gun Violence Reduction Team Caused a Spike in Shootings

“Every year we are told that gun violence is an issue and it’s why we need more funding for police and for the Gang Enforcement Team,” Hardesty said. “[But] year after year these shootings remain.”

Mayor Ted Wheeler Hints at Bringing Back Portland Police’s Gun Violence Reduction Team in Some Form