Amanda Wernik
ReporterKCBX Reporter Amanda Wernik graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2022 with a BS in Journalism and came to the KCBX Newsroom soon after receiving her degree.
In 2023 Amanda completed a data fellowship with the USC Center for Health Journalism, that resulted in a news feature series called "Breaking the Cycle" about the connection between PTSD and homelessness in San Luis Obispo County.
In her free time, she enjoys surfing, listening to podcasts, taking her dog on long walks, and fronting her own rock band, Kiwi Kannibal. Amanda is studying to attend law school.
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New data shows that San Luis Obispo County schools do better than their peers statewide in areas such as absenteeism and college readiness. However, local schools still lag behind where they were before the pandemic. -
With several days of rainy weather expected, San Luis Obispo County officials are making preparations. -
Only 400 Western Monarch butterflies were counted at the Pismo Beach Grove during a recent survey—thousands less than usual. The low numbers in Pismo this year parallel a decline in monarchs around the state. -
The Paso Robles city manager is back at work after taking medical leave for health issues he claimed were caused by workplace harassment. -
A Central Coast energy agency is partnering with the City of Atascadero and the County of San Luis Obispo to expand clean energy access. Starting in January, electricity customers in Atascadero and unincorporated areas in the county will switch to renewable energy through 3CE. -
It’s a new tactic in the city’s effort to stop a proposed battery facility on the site of a shuttered power plant. -
You don’t need to tell San Luis Obispo residents that rents are high, but a new report finds that they are among the most expensive in the entire country for cities of comparable size. -
A federal judge has sentenced a San Luis Obispo real estate executive to five years in prison for bribing a County Supervisor. Ryan Wright pleaded guilty in September to bribing the late supervisor Adam Hill with over $95,000 in gifts and cash. -
The company responsible for the 2015 Refugio spill has agreed to a settlement that will pay the state tens-of-millions of dollars for cleanup costs. -
The Environmental Defense Center filed the appeal after the Planning Commission voted to transfer permits for an oil operation on the Gaviota Coast to a new company, called Sable Offshore.
