Portland cop Thomas Clark’s use of force “was justified,” and no criminal charges will be brought, the D.A. said today

- 8 other use of force cases shut “without further investigation”

- 4 cases (involving 1 Officer) at DOJ

- 4 pending DA review

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt said today the eight cases were shut "after the plaintiff’s attorney or person injured declined to participate" OR because they received no response from the person/attorney at all

2nd and Yamhill downtown Portland now

https://twitter.com/pdxzane/status/1429606168989552645

Here is one of the casing after man with handgun opened fire in downtown Portland

Bystanders say he pulled gun as antifa gathered downtown

Major clash between Proud Boys and Antifa happening now on 122nd in Portland

Pepper spray and airsoft deployed, fighting ongoing in the streets Proud Boys yelling “let’s go!” as street clashes with Anifa happening now on 122nd in Portland

Portland Mayor Wheeler held a very chaotic press conference ahead of the expected clash this weekend

Mayoral aide Sam Adams yelled "C'mon!" after a reporter attempted to ask a follow-up question.

Adams later said he was talking to someone else Another tense moment during Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's press conference regarding expected street brawling this weekend

A reporter asks "can we allow for the questions to be answered instead of getting yelled at?

Sam Adams replies, "I was talking to somebody else."

Major clash ongoing in downtown Portland between opposing groups following religious rally

Pepper spray, flash bangs, airsoft pellets all deployed Tusitala "Tiny" Toese appears to be leading the right-wing group

Mace is thick in the air in downtown Portland and airsoft guns are being fired

Proud Boys with weapons in downtown Portland’s waterfront park today Pepper spray and paintball guns used during clash just now

Citing rising "crime and vandalism," Burgerville announced today it will "temporarily close" its restaurant in Portland's Lents neighborhood

Employees will be offered jobs at other locations, says CEO Jill Taylor

"I will always put the safety & security of our employees first" The Lents burger joint is one of five unionized Burgerville restaurants in the Portland area

(No contract has ever been signed between labor and management, however).

Now it's closing temporarily due to rising "crime and vandalism," the company says

Portland’s D.A. has decided not to prosecute a police officer who used force against a reporter filming a protest arrest.

So @DonovanFarley plans to sue

“He was getting his licks in,” says Farley, “and trying to prevent me from doing my job.”

A lawyer for the journalist, @jlmoisan says the conduct "is excessive force and arbitrary assault and battery."

"Mr. Farley was not behaving illegally & should have been able to rely on being safe around law enforcement."

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Proud Boys and antifa facing off in a park outside Portland today “You made us be what we are” says Proud Boy leader during stand off with protesters in park near Portland today

Journalists at @theintercept just sued Portland for the public records in Sean Kealiher's unsolved death

They're investigating if cops stalled the case due to the activist's politics

"I hope to God they're successful," said mom Laura Kealiher

pamplinmedia.com/pt/512461-4097… It's been 600 days since Portland protester Sean Kealiher was fatally struck in a hit-and-run.

Police have the SUV and surveillance footage, per court docs.

"At this point, I don't expect there to be any justice," Laura Kealiher says. "They hated Sean."

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A protester with disabilities was trapped for nearly 5 hours after Portland police slashed all 4 tires of a car, lawyers say

The passenger could not fully open her door or access her wheelchair, a lawsuit says

She seeks $800,000 in damages from the city and Officer Brent Taylor Portland police did not cite or arrest either protester, say attorneys @alankesslr and @RianPeck

"Police pulled them over for no reason, didn't discuss anything with them, immobilized their vehicle and then drove off."

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Black-clad protesters chased away a man they say is Andy Ngo during a protest in downtown Portland tonight The person who protesters say is Andy Ngo was pushed over and a black lives matter flag was torn off as he was chased

Portland's response to homelessness in winter:

Mayor Wheeler is cutting all funding to a community

He says Hardesty's bureau PBOT can pay the $1,500 monthly (it was news to them)

Ryan told residents the closure was delayed, never mentioned funding cuts

pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/4982… This is a dynamic of Portland's "commission" government

Here, elected officials are the boss of separate bureaus (parks, fire, police) and can make orders ... at cross purposes.

In most big cities, the council would simply vote whether to cut funding

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Democratic Party Oregon Headquarters damaged during Biden inauguration protest Small dumpster fire and maybe 7 windows broken out at the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters in NE Portland today

Portland police bike cops have showed up at Revolution Hall as a crowd gathers for a planned protest of the Biden inauguration Crowd members and Portland police are standing off at Revolution Hall

Activists are fighting back after Portland announced plans to "decommission" Hazelnut Grove, a houseless village

Organizers expect the closure as soon as 2 weeks from now.

"This is something that is really frustrating and traumatizing residents."

pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/4952… It's always striking how little these villages cost the public.

Hazelnut Grove costs the city $1,500K a month

Right 2 Dream Too runs off $30K a year

Of course, part of the reason is unpaid volunteers provide a lot of support

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Today in BIG LEGAL NEWS:

The lawsuit: Andy Ngo vs. Rose City Antifa

The news: a judge has rejected protesters' best hope of getting the case tossed out quickly

Instead, the judge sided with Ngo, who wants $900,000 in damages.

Thread below: Protesters had filed a motion calling Ngo's suit a SLAPP — Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.

This legal principal exists because, in general, people sometimes file lawsuits they know they will lose, in order to punish defendants during the slog of a long trial.

A “stop the steal” rally is being held in Salem at the Oregon State Capitol to protest the results of the election today The “stop the steal” rally has just begun at the Oregon state Capitol.

The Proud Boys rally at Delta Park in Portland is underway.

So far it involves about ~200 people in camo listening to classic rock A traffic sign leading up to Delta Park has been programmed to say “Black Lives Matter” and “Hate has no place here”

Confrontation between neighbors and marchers in Portland tonight A man came out with a pipe

Sekou Sumaworo says he was racially profiled for driving to work near a downtown Portland protest.

Police smashed his car window and charged him with 4 crimes, he told me.

"There's nowhere I'm going to go in America, as a Black man, thinking I'm safe."

pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/4729… The local District Attorney's office has responded to my request for comment. Sumaworo's charges remain on the docket.

It's been more than 24 hours since I asked the Portland Police Bureau for comment. No response yet.