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 US Air Force wants to double the number of annual SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The agency has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement and some Central Coast residents are pushing back. -
San Luis Obispo County is working to close a more than $35 million budget deficit heading into the 2025-26 fiscal year, prompting proposed service cuts across several departments. -
Protests are continuing in Los Angeles in response to immigration enforcement operation and community leaders along the Central Coast are paying attention. Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse talks about how local families can prepare. -
The Los Osos Groundwater Basin—the sole source of water for the community—has been under pressure for decades, challenged by overuse, seawater intrusion, and California’s persistent droughts. This week, local officials took stock of the situation as the District released its annual water report. -
Five pro-Palestinian activists vandalized parts of the Cal Poly campus this week—that’s according university officials. It’s the latest incident as tensions rise on campus over Israel’s war in Gaza. -
The City of Goleta is moving forward with a new tool to help manage emergency evacuations. This comes after the City Council unanimously approved a partnership with Santa Barbara County on Tuesday. -
Public transit in Northern Santa Barbara County is getting a major boost. Guadalupe’s bus service will soon merge with the Santa Maria Regional Transit system (SMRT). -
The City of Salinas is taking new steps to address prostitution and human trafficking—issues that have drawn complaints from hundreds of residents over the past several years. -
National Public Radio and three of its Colorado member stations are suing the Trump Administration over an executive order that would cut off federal funding for public media. -
All flights at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport are delayed until Friday evening following a plane crash on the runway in the morning.
