Gabriela Fernandez
KCBX News Reporter/Asst. News DirectorGabriela 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 two dogs, Cleo and Atlas, on long walks by the coast.
You can reach Gabriela at gabriela@kcbx.org.
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San Luis Obispo is highlighting progress on its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan at the city council meeting next week. -
A regional study is exploring whether ocean desalination could help protect Central Coast communities from future droughts. Cambria officials received an update this week on potential project sites across San Luis Obispo County. -
Santa Barbara city leaders are moving forward with a proposal that would create the city’s first rent stabilization program. The city council this week reviewed a draft ordinance and voted to release it for a 30-day public comment period. -
A citizen-led initiative aimed at limiting building heights in Grover Beach is headed to voters in November. -
The San Luis Obispo City Council has unanimously approved the city’s nearly $225 million budget for the next fiscal year. Officials say the spending plan avoids staff layoffs and major service reductions. -
Santa Barbara city leaders are moving forward with a proposal to revive a vacant shopping center in its downtown core. The plan would re-develop the Macy’s building into a local software company’s headquarters and the old Nordstrom space into housing. -
After hours of debate the Ojai City Council held off on a vote that would transition the city away from district-based elections. A new city report says demographic data shows Latino voters remain heavily outnumbered by white voters—even in the city’s largest Latino district. -
California Democrats are demanding answers from an oil company that overstepped state law to restart offshore oil production near Santa Barbara. -
A proposed music and cannabis festival in Guadalupe is no longer moving forward after a debate at this week’s city council meeting. -
At an offshore wind summit this week in Southern California, State leaders said the industry is still moving forward with development off the Central and Northern Coast despite political and legal pushback at the federal level.
