Mayor Wheeler: Portland is sick and tired of nightly violence FILE – In this Aug. 5, 2019, file photo, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler posed for a photo outside City Hall in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 4:25 PM PT – Tuesday, March 16, 2021 The mayor of Portland, who once defended violence in his city, is now changing his tune. At a virtual press conference on Monday, Democrat Mayor Ted Wheeler said residents are sick and tired of the nightly violence by criminals operating under the guise of a noble cause. Wheeler was referring to the recent destruction by 100 protestors in downtown Portland.