Born in Calexico, on the Mexican border, he grew up steeped in Latino culture and speaking Spanish. He dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent. Now he's producing a Spanish-language newscast in a Portland basement, filling a news hole for Latinos in Oregon. www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/12...

Misinformation, spread both by earnest would-be allies and and opportunists seeking to cash in, is compounding ICE fears in and around Portland. @gosiawoz.bsky.social reports:

"Nobody in the tribe had ever done it before, and nobody could remember the last time it happened." The unfolding story of the whale that had become entangled in crabbing gear and had beached itself on the Oregon coast, via @jamiehale.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/native-ameri...

remarkable story by @jrlsilverman.bsky.social If hundreds more kids are brought into the renovated Jefferson HS, it may hobble three other high schools in North and Northeast Portland... while the "enrollment iceberg" looms large. www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

Abril Aldama’s anguished city council testimony is emblematic of the trauma immigrant families say is inflicted by ICE agents in Oregon and nationwide.

The humpback whale that came ashore near Yachats, Oregon entangled in crab pots was euthanized. Why have whale entanglements surged on the West Coast? fantastic research/graphics from @mark-w-graves.bsky.social

breaking news, from @maxbernstein.bsky.social Federal appellate court allows Pres. Trump to maintain federal control over Oregon National Guard, deploy troops to Portland www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Her life fell apart after a tragic accident but a secondhand furniture warehouse helped restore her dignity. Great story by @lmonghughes.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

This one may be a lot more critical for Oregon than 'war ravaged' headlines. "There are not many indicators that are as important for our current and future economic outlook as this one." via @jrlsilverman.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

RIP Jane Goodall www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

And... environmentally-minded Portland may soon weigh whether to weaken its policy to phase out diesel, replace it with biofuels. (Hint: some biofuel feedstocks can result in emissions comparable to or higher to those of petroleum diesel). www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Great weekend reading! @editorswindler.bsky.social visited Oregon's 5 smallest towns. Places like that have some amazing stories. Read the series here: www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...

"Amid the cacophony of Oregon's dangerous wildfires, the music of flames" A story fitting for our times. Farewell, David Stabler. www.oregonlive.com/O/2009/09/am...

There's a new effort in Oregon to replace offensive geographic names across the state. The to-do list is currently 91 names long.

This series by @lizzyacker.bsky.social is definitely giving me nightmares. Must read.

Whale (and bird, and people) watching on the Oregon coast.

Last year, Oregon got a $86.6 million federal grant to pay for solar projects that would reduce electric bills for Oregonians throughout the state. The Trump administration cancelled the award last month. Now, Oregon is fighting back. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Check out our map to see which areas in Oregon could be logged if Trump admin. rescinds the roadless rule. with @mfriesen.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

fascinating story!

An ugly injury ended his career but Marcus Lattimore could always fall back on being a South Carolina football icon. But after a few years, he started to ask: "Is this all it's gonna be for me?" He moved to Oregon, found a home and found his voice — remarkably, as a poet. New at @oregonian.com:

This is pretty cool, an Oregon first: state wildlife officials and tribes would co-manage this proposed wildlife area in the Blue Mountains.

The anniversary of Opal Creek's devastation is Sept. 7th. Can the treasured natural area devastated by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires come back to life? I hiked into Opal Creek to find out. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

They are still here. Excellent story by @mkhaw.bsky.social

Portland parks director resigns weeks after placed on administrative leave (and hours before City Council's scheduled vote to refer a significant parks levy increase to voters this fall). www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Portland landlords and property owners might soon have to install ACs or heat pumps in all rental apartments and homes in the city -- assuming a proposal for a maximum temperature standard moves forward. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

US Homeland Security Dept. Secretary Kristi Noem & ICE have filed a notice of intent to appeal fed Judge Michael J. McShane's prelim injunction issued in May -- May story: Judge bars US from arbitrarily terminating 2 Oregon university students' legal status www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

Health policy experts predict that cuts to Medicaid will push more rural hospitals to close.

Wondering about energy-related impacts of Trump's 900-page tax breaks and spending cuts bill? It eliminates the federal EV tax credit by Sept. 30, also does away with tax credits for rooftop solar, heat pumps, insulation, etc. by year's end.

The foundational (but often overlooked) Portland painter Isaka Shamsud-Din has died. A survivor of the Vanport floods, Shamsud-Din is the artist behind many of the city's best loved murals. He was 84. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

great story by @mkhaw.bsky.social about the effort to revive historic train from Oregon Zoo through Washington Park www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.

It's been an interesting couple days on the enviro beat, with House Republicans gutting clean energy tax credits, Congress revoking CA's Clean Air Act waivers (which OR also relies on) and Oregon Republicans trying to revive a controversial cap-and-trade system. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Oops. Oregon House Republicans confirm they made $50 million goof when dismissing need for transportation tax hike www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Oregon State University just acquired a new forest for research/logging/recreation, this one near Portland's Forest Park. Not everyone is happy. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Oregon, other states sue to overturn Trump administration’s rollback of billions for EV chargers www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Must-read from @shanedkavanaugh.bsky.social: the saga of a beloved Portland tree, the woman who tried to save it and the bureaucracy that thwarted her attempts. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

It's here! Portland Mayor Keith Wilson unveiled a proposed $8.5 billion Monday that would hike numerous city fees and slash municipal jobs while also preserving and even boosting basic services centered around public safety and livability. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Lots of proposed cuts to climate, clean energy and environmental justice in the Trump budget. Read the document here www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

turn off the lights, folks! www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

“The only way we can guarantee that you’re going to be protected from a fire inside the park extending to your home is if we get rid of the park, if we concrete it all and take away all the vegetation.” Steve Bregman, oversees Portland Fire's wildfire program. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Trump’s efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat www.politico.eu/article/trum...

If you're feeling particularly hopeless, I highly recommend this interview with environmental journalist Alan Weisman www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s office filed a federal lawsuit over the tariffs on Wednesday.

Under Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. Department of Labor threatens criminal charges for employees who talk to journalists. via @propublica.org www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

don't go around lying about your company’s illegal handling of hazardous waste.

the latest to give in to Trump, via @jonathanmbach.bsky.social Port of Portland rescinds social equity policy, citing Trump executive order and federal funding www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Portland moves to reject transmission project in its crown jewel, Forest Park. Another marathon council meeting. www.oregonlive.com/environment/...

The new numbers represent a more solid data system on which to build a more informed response to homelessness, county officials said.