Alyssa Toledo
Freelance reporterAlyssa Toledo is an award-winning queer Latina writer, director, and editor from California's Central Coast. She came to KCBX in April 2024 as a freelance reporter, who focuses on covering the arts. After studying film at Allan Hancock College and Cal State Fullerton, she dove into the film industry, spending several years assisting on Netflix's hit series, "Outer Banks." Aside from reporting at KCBX, Alyssa is wrapping up her latest feature film, "Toledo," which draws from her own Latin upbringing on the Central Coast.
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This month, the Palm Theatre in downtown San Luis Obispo has become the SLO Film Center. The Theater has been a beloved independent movie house since it opened its doors in 1988. Now, the nonprofit San Luis Obispo International Film Festival is running the theater — leasing it from owners Jim and Patty Dee, who are retiring. -
A Chicano-band based in the Salinas Valley, called Flaco El Jandro, recently released recordings in hopes of winning National Public Radio’s 2024 Tiny Desk Contest. Winners of the contest have a chance to highlight their talent by going on a national tour. Flaco El Jandro didn’t win this year’s competition, but that isn’t stopping front-man Alejandro ‘Flaco’ Gomez from releasing more music. -
It's the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting in Isla Vista where gunman Elliot Rodger killed six people, injured 14 others and later killed himself. In a recent Mother Jones article titled, “Lessons From a Mass Shooter’s Mother,” reporter Mark Follman interviewed Chin Rodger, whose son perpetrated the 2014 attacks. KCBX’s Alyssa Toledo spoke with Follman to hear more about his reporting. -
An annual art-exhibit that highlights the talent of Cuesta College’s students is teaching them how to market and exhibit their art. -
Amidst the bustling streets of Salinas, a cultural oasis exists where the spirit of Mexico comes alive. At the Alisal Center for Fine Arts (ACFA), local dancers are preparing to perform folklorico, a traditional Mexican folk dance, across Monterey County.
