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
Floating marine lab relocated to Treasure Island gives students unique learning opportunity
Dozens of young students enjoyed a day of sailing and learning about the marine creatures that inhabit San Francisco Bay with the help of a floating lab.
UC Davis student promotes suicide prevention by telling his story through humor
World Mental Health Day: Thorton McKay, one of the few people to have survived jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, hopes talking about it in his stand-up comedy act will help give hope to someone else struggling.
San Francisco Symphony chorus members go on strike, canceling weekend shows
If you have tickets to the San Francisco Symphony this weekend, the shows have been canceled. Union members of the chorus went on strike just two hours before Thursday night's show.
Digital CA driver's licenses and state IDs now available through Apple Wallet
You can now present your digital driver's license or ID at SFO through Apple Wallet on your iPhone or Apple Watch.
Will.i.am's AI radio station, Agentforce launch zone and more: A look at day 2 of Dreamforce 2024
Day 2 of Dreamforce kicked off Wednesday in San Francisco with some 45,000 people learning about the latest in artificial intelligence at Salesforce's annual tech conference.
'We're 100% back': Dreamforce kicks off in SF focusing on AI, expected to generate $93 million
Scheduled speakers for the conference include Jane Goodall, Matthew McConaughey, Ayesha Curry, and Kerry Washington with Pink and Imagine Dragons scheduled to perform at Oracle Park Wednesday night.
Oakland-native Stanford student starts nonprofit to help kids learn about science
Stanford student Ahmed Muhammad started the nonprofit Kits Cubed in his backyard four years ago to teach kids about science in a fun, affordable and accessible way.
Transamerica Pyramid Center in SF celebrates grand reopening after $1 billion renovation
After a $1 billion investment, San Francisco' Transamerica Pyramid and two adjacent buildings on Sansome Street were reimagined. Transamerica Redwood Park was also expanded.
2 separate overturned big rigs cause cleanup and traffic mess across East Bay highways
Early Wednesday morning a big rig carrying 30-40,000 pounds of lawn sod overturned in Oakland and a big rig hauling produce overturned and caught fire in San Leandro. Both incidents have caused major backups.
BurnBot unveiled in CA, controlled burn machine could reduce wildfire risk: See it in action here
The RX2, BurnBot's second generation-controlled burn machine, came into action as it burned a path through a grassy field in California. PG&E and CAL FIRE are testing it and show us how the machine works.