TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Romain FONSEGRIVES, "Portland, the ex-utopia of the American left, in the midst of an identity crisis"
People sit outside the former location of Mother's Bistro on the corner of Southwest Second Avenue and Southwest Harvey Milk Street, since boarded up and covered with graffiti after the business moved to a larger location before the pandemic, in Portland, Oregon on January 24, 2024. In the midst of a presidential election year, Portland's decline is brandished by the conservative press depicting a city ravaged by its progressive ideals, in a state controlled by the left for over 40 years. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
