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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Central Coast Congressman Salud Cabajal has re-introduced a bill that allows DACA recipients to enroll in the military.DACA is a program that allows undocumented children who were brought to the U.S. at a young age to temporarily stay and work here. -
The Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors are dedicating more money to support immigrants affected by the ICE raids and demanding more answers from the Department of Homeland Security. -
Immigration advocates are calling on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to join an ACLU lawsuit that aims to stop the Department of Homeland Security from targeting people because of their race and the language they speak. -
Jaime Alanis Garcia worked for the cannabis grower “Glass House Farms” for about 10 years. During the raid, he fell 30 feet and suffered a broken neck, fractured skull and a severed artery. -
Representatives from Mothers for Peace on Friday requested a public hearing before the California Coastal Commission and an analysis of all environmental risks stemming from the Diablo Canyon nuclear power facility. -
CenCal Health is the Medicaid managed care plan for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.Two new mandates include: a work requirement of 80 hours per month, and a requirement to requalify for Medi-Cal eligibility every six months. -
CalTrans reopened SR 166 to commuter traffic on Tuesday evening.Fire officials say that favorable weather conditions and no new fire activity helped them determine that the 166 is now safe for travel. -
The Museum’s operating budget is being slashed by about $110,000 dollars, according to museum staff. Researchers may lose unique opportunities to conduct local genealogical research and look up property histories due to limited access to the museum's archives. -
A custody deputy discovered the body of 54 year old Juan Lara during a welfare check on Saturday, June 28th.The Santa Maria resident had been arrested last Thursday for being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of narcotics and two prior felony convictions. -
According to The Congressional Budget Office, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would reduce federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $793 billion-dollars over the next ten years, which would affect CenCal Health, the Medicaid managed care plan, that supports over 242,000 low-income people in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.
