It sounds like a beautiful area.

It is. A very walkable neighborhood .

You are lucky.

I live far from it but no matter how many riots are in it, I will always have good feelings about it. If I had the money I would move back.

Last night's riot was downtown and bad but small. It had Molotov cocktails being tossed and fire started in the Justice Center. It was about what was happening in Kentucky, as if Portland is responsible for a death by police there.
A conservative group applied for a permit to meet in a large park near a racetrack but were refused due to the coronavirus and the possibility of people getting too close to each other

They are back at it then

Yes, they stopped for the rain and started up again due to what hit the news about Kentucky.

kizmet1 said:

I just wish the mainstream medua would give mire recognition to these people.

The mainstream media are often de facto accomplices - so of course they aren't gonna betray those they are protecting. It might even be a "silver or lead" kind of bargain, or as would be said in "The Godfather", an offer they can't refuse. "Nice media company you have there. Be a shame if it caught fire some night. Cover us in a favorable light and your fire insurance is paid up."

I didn't see The Godfather but it makes sense. While rioters go to various neighborhoods to march they have not destoyed black owned businesses. They did go after ones owned by those from Iran and India.

How does rioting in Portland help the situation in Kentucky?