City of Portland becomes focal point in 100-day season of US protests

A biker passes a makeshift memorial to Portland, Oregon, shooting victim Aaron J. Danielson, (Gillian Flaccus/AP)

Portland, in the US state of Oregon, is grappling with an uncertain future as it reaches a stunning benchmark: 100 consecutive nights of racial injustice protests marred by vandalism, chaos — and the killing of a supporter of President Donald Trump.

The demonstrations that started in late May after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis have divided residents and embarrassed the city’s beleaguered Democratic mayor.