Gloria Rodríguez
I'm originally from Palm Springs and just came from our sister station in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Before working in Raleigh, I anchored and reported for my hometown station in Palm Springs and reported in Fayetteville, Arkansas prior to that.
I taught media courses at a community college in the Coachella Valley and ran a scholarship organization for low-income, Mexican-American students.
I attended USC, where I covered the football and basketball teams for the Daily Trojan. Of course, I root for the USC Trojan football team. And the Dodgers, too! I received my Master's degree in broadcast journalism from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
During my time in college, I served internships at The New York Times, The Boston Globe and St. Paul Pioneer Press.
I feel passionate about telling people's stories and highlighting important issues.
In my spare time, I enjoy hiking with my husband and rescue Shih Tzu-poodle mix, Bubba, spending time with family, and trying out new restaurants. Feel free to send me your suggestions for the Bay Area!
My parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico and taught my siblings and me to strive for the American Dream.
I feel I am living my dream reporting on important stories in the Bay Area.
Gloria's Stories
How Bay Area prom dress recycling business is empowering students, helping environment
The owner of 'Say Yes to a Prom Dress' in San Mateo County collects prom dresses and gives them away to high school students at a try-on event, featuring hundreds of dresses and even jewelry.
Oakland First Fridays returns after months on financial hiatus, weather postponement
The event takes place on Telegraph Avenue between 22nd and 27th Streets in Oakland and sees about 30,000 people in attendance.
'It's emotional': Veterans depart SFO for Washington D.C. on 1st honor flight of the year
"We had a Vietnam veteran who said he went to therapy for four years. The Honor Flight trip of three days cured him more than therapy for four years."
Urgent search for entangled whale continues in Bay Area waters as rescue crews rush to free it
The goal is to put a satellite tag on the whale so crews can keep track of it and eventually untangle it. They hope to put that tag on before the bad weather rolls in the Bay Area this weekend.
More e-bikes, docking stations coming to East Bay cities
More e-bikes are on the way! A news conference was held in Oakland announcing the East Bay expansion of next generation e-bikes and new docking stations.
SF supervisors overrule Mayor Breed, uphold restrictions on housing development in historic area
This veto overrule is technically putting the brakes on the construction of high-rise developments along the northeast waterfront and in Jackson Square -- two historic areas in the city.
Hayward elementary students get new shoes donated from FedEx, nonprofit
More than 280 Hillview Crest Elementary students in Hayward got new pairs of shoes from FedEx Care and nonprofit Operation Warm, along with pairs of socks and backpacks with pre-packed food.
Suspects break into East Bay shop before causing deadly wrong-way crash near Bay Bridge
"Scumbags decided to be scumbags." An East Bay tobacco store owner is devastated after suspects reportedly broke in, stole what they could, led police on a chase, and were involved in a wrong-way crash near the Bay Bridge that killed another driver.
Hundreds attend vigil for parents, child killed in SF West Portal crash
Hugs, among community members dealing with heartbreak after the loss of a mother, father, and their toddler in a car crash. Hundreds of San Franciscans attended a vigil for the family Monday night in San Francisco.
BART recognized by Biden administration for Narcan deployment, training in drug overdose reversal
The Biden administration launched a nationwide call to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications, saying BART is one of the organizations across the country already stepping up.