Gosia Wozniacka
@gosiawoz.bsky.social
Environmental reporter @Oregonian, previously staff writer @AP &
@civileats. Born in Poland, immigrant, world citizen. Email: [email protected]
@civileats. Born in Poland, immigrant, world citizen. Email: [email protected]
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...
Former Univision anchor fights ICE misinformation with newscast from a Portland basement
The need for balanced Spanish-language news has become pressing in recent months as masked federal agents have detained hundreds of people in Oregon, undocumented residents and U.S. citizens alike.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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...
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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:
ICE rumors multiply fears in Oregon amid Trump crackdown
Sorting fact from fiction is increasingly difficult as ICE tactics intensify and fear spreads.
www.oregonlive.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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...
‘An incredible privilege and a daunting task’: Oregon tribe harvests beached whale for the first time in generations
The Siletz tribe took apart the 20,000 pound humpback after it was euthanized Monday.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"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...
Portland grapples with how to shore up 1 high school without imperiling 3 others
As Portland Public Schools readies a massive renovation of Jefferson High School, the district faces some pushback against proposals to boost enrollment by ending a high school choice policy.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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...
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Abril Aldama’s anguished city council testimony is emblematic of the trauma immigrant families say is inflicted by ICE agents in Oregon and nationwide.
Oregon teen makes tearful plea after dad’s ICE detention
Abril Aldama’s anguished city council testimony is emblematic of the trauma immigrant families say is inflicted by ICE agents in Oregon and nationwide.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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...
Appeals court, in 2 to 1 split, puts hold on restraining order barring Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard
Senior Circuit Judge Susan P. Graber wrote a 35-page dissent.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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...
How secondhand furniture, home goods could help restore dignity for a Portlander in need
For more than two decades, this Northeast Portland nonprofit has been collecting donated items to help people furnish their homes.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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...
Minuscule test score gains signal Oregon faces years of digging out from its post-pandemic academic hole
Overall, the state’s students are still performing far below pre-COVID levels, according to results released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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...
Jane Goodall, legendary researcher and advocate for the planet, dies at 91
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research, has died.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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/...
Will Portland weaken its policy to phase out diesel, replace it with biofuels?
Portland’s Renewable Fuels Standards Advisory Committee is poised to recommend delaying the phase-out -- but the decision on how to move ahead will be made by city leaders.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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/...
How Oregon’s smallest city, population 0, keeps itself alive
Greenhorn needed a special state law to allow it to continue to have a city government.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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...
Amid the cacophony of Oregon's dangerous wildfires, the music of flames
Music of Flames I am standing next to a forest fire, waiting. The flames are no bigger than a campfire, something you could shuffle up to and warm your hands on. Not something that could crack your bo...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"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...
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There's a new effort in Oregon to replace offensive geographic names across the state. The to-do list is currently 91 names long.
91 offensive landmark names in Oregon will be replaced. Here’s how you can help
Oregon is in the process of renaming geographic places with "insulting and derogatory" words.
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September 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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.
I've been working on this story for months and today the first part is live! Will it give you nightmares? Maybe! But, ultimately, this is a solvable problem. www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
When the Cascadia earthquake hits, which Portland-area schools could crumble? Earthquakes and schools, Part 1
What will it take to make sure Oregonians don’t find themselves pulling children from crushing brick and concrete, desperately hoping for a miracle?
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September 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This series by @lizzyacker.bsky.social is definitely giving me nightmares. Must read.
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Whale (and bird, and people) watching on the Oregon coast.
September 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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/...
Oregon fights back after losing $86M in solar funding
The state has filed an administrative challenge to claw back the Solar for All grant award terminated by the Trump administration.
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September 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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/...
Map: These Oregon natural areas could be logged, developed if Trump rescinds roadless rule
Check out our map to find out what Oregon landmarks are included in the neary 2 million acres of Oregon wilderness that could open up to roadbuilding and logging.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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!
The massive drug bust that wasn’t: How 50 million ‘fatal doses’ turned out to be mostly water
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The massive drug bust that wasn’t: How 50 million ‘fatal doses’ turned out to be mostly water
It took a forensic chemist hired by defense lawyers to identify the actual amount of heroin in the seized barrels.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
fascinating story!
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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.
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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.
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Football made him a star. Poetry, and Portland, made him whole. | Bill Oram
After the world watched him suffer a career-ending injury, the former NFL draft pick says Portland gave him his life back.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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:
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 Qapqápa Wildlife Area would provide access to hunting and recreation, and would be managed for conservation of first food sources in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.
Oregon wildlife area would make history with tribal-state partnership on ceded lands
The proposed area would be open to hunting, wildlife viewing and managed for first foods.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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/...
Can Opal Creek, a treasured natural area devastated by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, come back to life?
Research at Opal Creek shows a new forest is growing where the fire severely damaged old-growth trees and plants. The public can soon see the recovery in real time.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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
“This mural honors Black residents that are still here. Tagging it is racist,” reads a sign on the mural.
After a torrent of graffiti and a provocative sign, what remains of this NE Portland mural?
“This mural honors Black residents that are still here. Tagging it is racist,” reads a sign on the mural.
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August 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
They are still here. Excellent story by @mkhaw.bsky.social
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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).
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Portland parks director resigns weeks after placed on administrative leave
Adena Long, the director of Portland Parks & Recreation, stepped down from her job Wednesday, weeks after she was placed on administrative leave.
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July 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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...
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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/...
AC requirement may hit rentals in Portland
The proposal is still in the early planning stages and would require landlords to install air conditioners or heat pumps in rental units to maintain a maximum indoor temperature during summer heat.
www.oregonlive.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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/...