Rachel Showalter
Reporter/Staff AnnouncerRachel Showalter first joined KCBX as an intern from Cal Poly in 2017. During her time in college, she anchored and reported for Mustang News at Cal Poly's radio station, KCPR. After graduating, she took her first job as a Producer at KSBY-TV. She returned to the KCBX team in October 2020 and now reports daily for KCBX News. Rachel spends her off-days climbing rocks, cooking artichokes and fighting crosswords with friends.
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Bike events during the entire month of May are meant to encourage community connection and alternative carbon-free transportation. -
January through March of this year were the driest of those months on record in California. And March 2022 was both warmer and drier than March of 2020.
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Existing code language on prohibited structures in public parks has always been interpreted to include tents, but was not specifically defined.
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The village is expected to have about 20 tiny homes built with sustainability and community in mind.
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Jenna Tosh, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Central Coast says if the draft is finalized, 36 million people across 26 states are either certain or very likely to lose the right to receive an abortion. But, Tosh says, abortion services in California will not end.
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Governor Gavin Newsom said he’s worried about energy shortages when Diablo goes offline and he may consider trying to delay the closure.
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The building will eventually be powered entirely by solar panels. The facility will also power at least 80 all-electric vehicles by 2040.
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Governor Gavin Newsom told the L.A. Times that he’s planning to ask for a share of the $6 billion in federal funds President Biden announced this month, which are meant to save nuclear plants at risk of closing.
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The latest national report on sea level rise projects the San Luis Obispo coastline will see anywhere from one to seven feet of rise by the year 2100.
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Pacific Wildlife Care helps rehabilitate birds and other wildlife injured or abandoned due to tree trimming during the spring and summer.
