Portland Mayor Apologizes After Dismantling ‘Autonomous Zone’ By Force, Is Now Negotiating With Occupiers

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has reportedly apologized for sending members of law enforcement to dismantle an “occupied zone” set up around a foreclosed residence last week and is now deep in negotiations with both the owners of the home, known as the “Red House,” and the occupiers themselves.

The Daily Wire reported last week that Wheeler ordered members of the Red House “autonomous zone” to leave or face eviction by force after protesters, who had been “occupying” the land around Red House for several weeks, set up makeshift barriers and declared the space “indigenous land.”