I live in Portland, and have seen the protests and downtown firsthand.  There are no "Riots" here.  There are a few bad apples out of the thousands of protestors who are throwing objects at the cops and painting grafitti, etc.  The news makes money by sensationalizing real life events, and in this case, they are making the situation looks much worse than it is.   Also, the protests and related activity are taking place in a 6 square block area.  We are far from under siege.