Today’s news summary: Sit-ins and protest marches on day 101 of protests, 59 arrests, several reviews/retrospectives of the past 100 days of protest in Portland, Ted Wheeler interview, more calls for Wheeler’s resignation, statement by commissioner JoAnn Hardesty.
Oregonian: Park sit-ins on Saturday kick off 101st consecutive day of Portland protests
Oregonian: Tensions at Portland protest flare Saturday night after Molotov cocktails tossed near police blocking march route
KOIN: Night 100: Riot, Molotov cocktail, injuries, 59 arrests
Portland Police Bureau: UPDATE: 59 Arrested During Riot (Photo) (list of people arrested, police statement/description of events)
Oregonian: 100 Days of Protests in Portland – How one of America’s whitest major cities became the center of the national conversation over systemic racism and police brutality. (pictures/timeline info, see related video below)
Portland Mercury: Photo Essay: The 100th Day of Protests in Portland
Oregonian: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on city protests, police violence, lack of clarity about his stance: Q&A (long interview with Ted Wheeler, discussion of how he cannot comment on police performance publicly due to union contract)
Oregonian: Portland mayor facing resignation calls, questioned leadership as election looms
Oregonian: Editorial: In this overheated moment, stand down on nightly protests
