Gabriela Fernandez
ReporterGabriela Fernandez came to KCBX in May of 2022 as a general assignment reporter, and became news director in December of 2023. In September of 2024 she returned to reporting full time.
Gabriela graduated from Sacramento State with a BA in Political Science. During her senior year, she interned at CapRadio in their podcast department, and later worked for them as an associate producer on the TahoeLand podcast.
When she's not writing or editing news stories, she loves to travel, play tennis and take her 140-pound dog, Atlas, on long walks by the coast.
You can reach Gabriela at gabriela@kcbx.org.
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The Grover Beach City Council has approved changes to its homeless camping ordinance to shorten notice periods to clear encampments from three to two days. City officials say the change will speed up response times, but not everyone agrees. -
The San Luis Obispo City Council has upheld the Planning Commission’s decision to revoke a permit from a Cal Poly fraternity that allowed them to operate in local neighborhoods. -
San Luis Obispo County is extending its shelter crisis declaration—a move that lets the county keep emergency shelters open and speed up new projects. -
Saturday, millions of people returned to the streets in cities across the nation for what organizers called the “No Kings” protest. In San Luis Obispo thousands filled the streets in front of the county courthouse. -
A California judge has sided with state regulators in the fight over restarting the oil pipeline that ruptured at Refugio Beach in 2015. -
Santa Barbara took another step towards addressing the city’s housing crisis at this week’s city council meeting. -
A new health plan is launching on the Central Coast just before federal lawmakers move forward with major cuts to Medicaid, a change that could affect how some seniors and people with disabilities access care. -
Santa Barbara County might soon have to change the way it runs its public health clinics. The move could potentially affect local immigrant families that rely on them. -
The Trump Administration is offering some unaccompanied migrant children $2,500 to voluntarily return to their home countries—a move that’s sparked concerns with Central Coast immigration experts. -
San Luis Obispo County voters are starting to receive their mail-in ballots for the November 4th special election.
