Kendra Hanna
KCBX News ReporterKendra is a reporter and producer for KCBX News. Previously, she reported for public radio stations KDLG in Alaska and KUOW and KBCS in Washington State.
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Assistant City Manager Chuen Wu says they’ll be accepting applications until March 26. But, there’s no guarantee that the city council will pick someone from that application pool. -
An independent oversight team has found improvements in the quality of care provided to people incarcerated in Santa Barbara County jails, and also identified areas that still need work. -
A press release from the department identified 69-year-old Willie Felton Foster Jr. as the man who was shot and killed by an officer on February 28, near French Park in San Luis Obispo. -
In a phone interview with KCBX, Carlos Escobedo said he thinks people may make assumptions about the timing of his resignation. -
Audience members also chanted “shame” after the Santa Maria City Council voted against creating an ad hoc committee on immigration issues. -
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the license for a music festival scheduled for the same weekend as Deltopia. -
On Saturday afternoon, a San Luis Obispo police officer shot and killed a man holding a replica handgun near the intersection of Poinsettia Street and Bluebell Way. Bonta said his office will review the shooting. -
Now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a federal agency, is expected to give Diablo Canyon a license to operate until 2045. That’s 15 years longer than what state law has approved. -
The topic of gender-specific spaces and the participation of transgender students on sports teams has come up during previous meetings, but Board President Joel Peterson said this was the first time these issues were added to the meeting’s agenda. -
The board will decide the fate of a certificate that would allow a federal agency to renew the plant’s license until 2045.
