Portland will elect a new mayor after eight years of Ted Wheeler’s leadership, and 19 people are in the running. The next mayor will be tasked with issues such as housing, public safety and economic development. OPB city politics reporter Alex Zielinski has what voters need to know about this key race. 🗳️ Find out more on our ballot guide at the link in the comments. 📹 Alan Zhou/OPB 🎧 from Audio Network #election2024 #PortlandMayor #cityhall #rankedchoice #vote #OregonElections #Portland #PDX

6.2K views · 85 reactions | Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Monday suggested it could be hard to replicate the city’s full-scale push Saturday to curtail chaos during rival downtown demonstrations, even as right-wing activists from out of state threatened to return soon. “Clearly sustaining the kind of investments we made are going to be difficult,” he told The Oregonian/OregonLive in an interview at City Hall. | The Oregonian | Facebook