🌱 Elderly Pair Assaulted Downtown + Controversial Golf Tournament

Hey, Portland, we've got another week of summer fun, now that we've cooled off to more reasonable temperatures. Buckle up, peoples, we're going on this wild ride that we call Tuesday.

First, today's weather:

The heat tones itself down for a partly cloudy day with a high of 77.

Here are the top five stories in Portland today:

1. Talk about a close call! A security guard was patrolling an area in the 12600 block of Southeast Division Street early Sunday morning when he asked an individual to leave the private property. It was then that the suspect lunged at the guard and grabbed his holstered firearm. He was able to get the gun free, but the guard pressed the button to release the magazine. The suspect shot the guard with the chambered round, but the guard was wearing a ballistic vest. The handgun was recovered, but the suspect is still at large. (KATU)
2. And the violence continues. Saturday night, Portland police officers were near the Portland State University campus when they came across an assault in progress around 8:30 p.m. Police said the suspect, 29-year-old Keffer White, was repeatedly punching and kicking two men, ages 82 and 88, and continued to assault them after they fell on the ground. The 82-year-old victim was hospitalized with critical, life-threatening injuries. The 88-year-old was seriously injured but is expected to survive. According to witnesses and video evidence, the attack was unprovoked, police said. (KGW.com)
3. It was a hot one this weekend, which is only fitting for the one year anniversary of the historic heatwave that descended on Portland and claimed the lives of 72 people. To honor those who died during the record-shattering heat dome in 2021, elected officials and health experts held a memorial Sunday where Multnomah County officials shared findings from this updated report. In the final report Multnomah County said that two-thirds of those who died in the heat wave were men, 79% were seniors 60-and-older and that living alone played a major factor. (KOIN.com)
4. A group marched from Grant Park and vandalized several businesses in the Hollywood District of Northeast Portland Saturday night. The march was organized as a protest against the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively allowing states to ban abortion. About 60 people, mostly wearing black, showed up to Grant Park off Northeast 33rd Avenue and began to march around 10 p.m. The group dispersed around 10:45 p.m. and no arrests were made. Police officers were monitoring the crowd, but stated that they didn't have the resources to intervene. (KGW)
5. Controversy surrounds a golf tournament just west of Portland in the tiny town of North Plains. This week, Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf descends on Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. But the North Plains mayor, as well as officials from surrounding cities, have written the club's owner, Escalante Golf, with concerns. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is speaking out against the tournament and some members of the pricy club also are uncomfortable with the situation. Opponents point to Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses, including the murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi. But in Oregon, there also is anger over the hit-and-run death of 15-year-old Fallon Smart in 2016. (OPB)

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Today in Portland:

• Pedalpalooza continues the fun throughout the summer! Today it's the very timely Heat Week Climate Resiliency Ride. Remember last year when it was SO HOT during this week? And it was so much hotter in some neighborhoods than others because of heat islands and lack of shade? Commemorating last year’s heat dome and its unequal effect on Portlanders, this ride will travel from Lents to Laurelhurst through neighborhoods with different levels of tree canopy and shade. It’ll end at Colonel Sumner Park for snacks and a night of climate justice actions with 350PDX. Meet up is at 5 p.m.
• It's comedy tonight at Conquer Bar in SE Portland with the Hello Sucker! Comedy Show. Join stand-up comedians and hosts Joyce Nance and Todd Basil, along with Chris Hudson, Erycka Day, Isaac Pendergrass and Don Gavitte. Happy hour starts at 6:30 p.m., the comedy show at 7 p.m.
• Come to the Hollywood Theater for a screening of "Something Wild." A free-spirited woman (Melanie Griffith) "kidnaps" a yuppie (Jeff Daniels) for a weekend of adventure. The fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband (Ray Liotta) shows up and wants her back. Tickets available online. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
• Annie Bloom's welcomes back Portland author Trudy Ludwig for an in-store reading from her new picture book, "Brave Every Day." Trudy will be in conversation with fellow Portland author Susan Hill Long, as they discuss the topic: "Using Children’s Stories to Promote Emotional Resilience in Our Stress-filled World." The talk starts at 7 p.m.
• Hey, what do you know, there's even more comedy in Portland tonight. Suki's Bar in downtown Portland is having their Mega Suki's Stand-Up Comedy show. The headliner will be L.A. comedian Mav Viola. They'll be joined by Nouh Watson, Imani Denae and more standup surprise guests. Showtime is 8:30 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Portland Audubon: "How about taking a mental break from current realities with a lovely, low-stress class painting birds in the comfort of your home? Join us Thursday, June 30 for an online class with live instruction painting the elegant Great Blue..." (Portland Audubon via Instagram)
• A new world record was set in Portland on Friday when 380 people who showed up to the "dino dance party" at Pioneer Courthouse Square as part of a weekend conference put on by the World Domination Summit, a Portland-based group. The previous record of people dressed as dinosaurs was 252, according to Guinness World Records. (KATU)
• The Joy Store is an interactive art installation, play land selfie museum experience for all ages. It's in downtown Portland, so go check out the various JOY themed rooms! There is a sneak peek before the grand opening! (Portland Mercury)
• Bike culture is very much a part of Portland. The YouTube channel American Hipster is a weekly documentary series profiling trendsetters in 10 cities across the country. This week in Portland, it covers a late night freak bike riding experience with Jake Ryder. (YouTube)
• The interactive art project, Piano. Push. Play., installs public pianos throughout the city. It's currently celebrating its tenth anniversary and unveils a new batch of “community making machines.” Megan McGeorge is the director of Piano. Push. Play. A little over a decade ago, McGeorge was walking down NW Burnside Street in Portland when she and a group of friends encountered a cello player busking on the sidewalk. “We all stopped in our tracks and we stood there and had this moment that really seemed transcendent,” recalls McGeorge. “It was so beautiful. And I remember saying to my friends at the time, “I wish I could do that.” (OPB)
• Portland Public Schools has joined with Portland Parks and Recreation to make sure children can still receive free meals in the summer months. The meals are offered daily at several parks around the city. They are available for children ages 1 through 18. Children must be present and meals must be eaten on site. There is no grab-and-go service this summer. Meals are available at many sites statewide. Organizers say meal programs are “open to all families without paperwork, income verification and regardless of immigration status.” (The Oregonian)

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Well, that sounds like a fine Tuesday! Enjoy yourself, Portland, and join me again tomorrow so I can tell you about your Wednesday.

— Dominic Anaya

About me: Doctor, educator and now a writer/artist, I'm just chillin' in Portland, OR with my wife, our ferrets, our chickens and our goats.

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