Adam Solorzano
News ReporterKCBX reporter Adam Solorzano is working for KCBX News as a California Local News Fellow from 2024-2026. He received his master's degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in May of 2024. During his time as a graduate student, Adam focused on short-form documentary filmmaking.
Adam's interest in reporting on criminal justice, agricultural communities and education comes from his lived experiences growing up in California's Imperial County, a small agricultural border region.
He has also worked as an intern with the California Reporting Project, where he assisted in writing public record requests and sorting police data pertaining to officer-involved shootings, use-of-force and misconduct cases.
When he is not working, Adam enjoys spending time with his family, biking, going to the gym, hiking, and exploring and catching lizards and bugs with his children.
You can reach Adam at adamsolo@kcbx.org.
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Most of the workplace raids took place in Oxnard on Tuesday with one happening in Santa Maria.In those raids, a total of 40 people were taken to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Oxnard, according to the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, or CAUSE. -
Dozens of people have been detained due to immigration enforcement along the Central Coast since yesterday. -
A federal judge ordered the Trump Administration on June 5 to restore millions of dollars in AmeriCorps funding and volunteer workers to dozens of states across the country.One of those states is California. -
This week the board voted to reduce the amount of funding going toward cannabis-related programs for the next fiscal year, such as the sheriff’s cannabis enforcement team and public health education, to close a $1.2 million dollar overall budget deficit. -
A new nursing bachelor degree program is set to launch at the Santa Maria Hancock College campus in collaboration with Cal State University Channel Islands. -
The Grover Beach City Council unanimously voted to adopt a new ordinance regulating illegal fireworks, and will now hold property owners and tenants liable for any illegal firework activity on their property. -
The new rules include banning camping in tents or sleeping bags overnight, vehicle camping at night, and a time, place and manner restriction for camping during the daytime. -
The newly renovated Dog Park includes fencing around three acres of the property with separate areas for small and large dogs, new pathways, play structures for the dogs drinking fountains with dog bowls and upgraded turf areas. -
Memorial Day weekend signals that summer is on the horizon. That means an influx of park visitors and the beginning of a temporary ban on fires at Lopez and Santa Margarita Lakes. -
Every two years, United Ways of California conducts a Real Cost Measure Report by using census bureau information to tell the true cost of living in California.
