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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KCBX News Update: Nonprofit secures loans for new SLO County housing, Newsom proposes beaver fundingIn today's KCBX News Update, Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing funding to support what he calls a “creative climate solving hero” – the North American Beaver. And, a housing nonprofit has secured loans for new development in SLO County.
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In today's KCBX News Update: Santa Barbara County seeks poll workers for the June primary, and California has postponed a COVID-19 vaccine requirement in schools.
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Santa Barbara County officials are working to reduce crowd sizes this weekend by limiting beach use, parking and overnight stays on the UC Santa Barbara campus.
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In today's KCBX News Update: There are changes this week at SLO County COVID testing sites, and Governor Newsom is urging water conservation as the state continues to experience drought.
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In today's KCBX News Update: SLO County COVID-19 testing sites will soon offer antigen tests along with PCR tests, and rent relief programs will expire in California next week.
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In today's KCBX News Update: the SLO County COVID case rate remains stable, and local gas prices keep rising despite a slow decline in prices elsewhere in the nation.
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KCBX News Update: Carbajal pushes maritime safety, and SB County to roll back mobile vaccine programIn today's KCBX News Update: Santa Barbara County will roll back its mobile vaccine program after the end of March, and Rep. Salud Carbajal pushed for new maritime safety rules this week.
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In today's KCBX News Update: Former SLO Mayor Dave Romero has died, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's race is heating up, and two infrastructure projects are moving forward on the Central Coast.
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In today's KCBX News Update: A missile test launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base has been postponed, and Santa Barbara County is seeking mental health proposals after a community survey highlighted the toll of COVID-19 on county residents.
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In today's KCBX News Update: SLO County's coronavirus state of emergency in place since 2020 has been lifted, and a Carbajal bill to improve safe parking programs has been introduced in Congress as part of of a larger bill.