Portland doesn't have a 'sit-lie' ordinance like Seattle or San Francisco. Our use of high pedestrian zones is significantly more limited and nuanced, but it gives authorities the flexibility they need to address specific public safety or public health threats… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
We have an obligation at the local level to do everything we can with the resources we have. And we do those things. But… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
The City of Portland, our police bureau, and our employees do not cooperate with ICE. — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
Is Portland worse off than other cities? Is Portland really 'Tent City U.S.A.?' I want to be clear: The answer is no. While the… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
We don't know what the trajectory of autonomous or linked vehicles will be, and we don't have a clear understanding on what that means… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
I certainly didn't see the mayor's withdrawal coming. I was looking for a highly contested mayoral campaign. — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
Peaceful demonstrations are essential to our democratic system. Unfortunately, some individuals have engaged in unlawful and dangerous activity, including arson, rioting, looting, and damaging… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
The police should be focused on policing criminal activity, and that's sort of the beginning, the middle and the end of it for me. — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
Homelessness is an umbrella term for a lot of different problems that need separate solutions. — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
There's no question that, in nearly seven weeks of nightly demonstrations, the police have done many things right, and they've done some things wrong… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
I was very clear that we'd invest much more in shelter space to get people off the streets, out of doorways, out from overpasses… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
