Wheeler calls out antifa and anarchists in NYE riot January 01 2021 The Portland mayor wants a meeting of law enforcement agencies to coordinate enforcement against ongoing vandalism. Mayor Ted Wheeler minced no words in his opening remarks at a New Year's Day news conference following a riot on New Year's Eve in downtown Portland. Wheeler laid out the "who, what, when, where and why" of what happened Thursday, Dec. 31, when the Multnomah County Justice Center, U.S. Courthouse and numerous businesses came under attack. "The who: violent antifa and anarchists," Wheeler said, explaining they rampaged through downtown Portland causing tens of thousands of dollars of damage with commercial fireworks aimed at buildings, broken windows, fires in the street and graffiti.