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Mayor Ted Wheeler Declares State of Emergency, Says National Guard is On Standby Ahead of Anticipated Civil Unrest Tonight In an April 19 nighttime march, Portland-area anarchists and police abolitionists smashed the windows of local businesses and the Boys & Girls Club youth community center. A Portland police officer surveys damage to buildings on Northeast Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. (Justin Yau) Updated 6:34 PM Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and said the National Guard is on standby, minutes before former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd.