KCBX News Staff
KCBX News is led by News Director Gabriela Fernandez under the oversight of Programming and Content Director Marisa Waddell. Amanda Wernik and Sarina Grossi are the current reporters, with assistance from reporter/editor Kim Foster Carlson. Posts by "KCBX News Staff" reflect collaborative writing and reporting from multiple news team members and may include work from Fernandez, Wernik, Grossi, Carlson, Waddell and newsroom interns/volunteers.
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Ventura County has now joined other coastal counties including Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey and Santa Cruz in being eligible for FEMA assistance after the January storms.
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In today's KCBX News Update: CalTrans will conduct resupply convoys on Highway 1 in Big Sur, officials met at Cal Poly this weekend to announce new agriculture grants and there's a new Red Cross shelter in Morro Bay for residents displaced by the storm.
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In today's KCBX News Update: SLO County is closing several of its COVID testing sites, 40 Prado Homeless Services Center is opening its warming center tonight and local businesses are eligible for assistance after the winter storm.
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In today's KCBX News Update: Santa Barbara is cleaning up their waterfront after storm damage, and Goleta will review its housing plan at a public hearing on Jan 17.
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In today's KCBX News Update: San Luis Obispo's COVID testing location will move tomorrow, Highway 1 in Big Sur has temporarily reopened but is planned to close again tomorrow.
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In today's KCBX News Update: SLO County's District 2 recount has been terminated, and access to Oceano Dunes is restricted.
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In today's KCBX News update: KCBX Public Radio will end its FM broadcast into Santa Barbara but continue news coverage there, and Rep. Salud Carbajal announced new public health grants for the area today.
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The winter storm created major disruptions across the Central Coast this weekend, and there are ongoing warnings and advisories today even as the rain clears up.