Luz Pena | ABC7 KGO News Team
Luz Pena Bio

A notebook: blank pages waiting to be filled with ideas, stories, and memories. The medium remains constant, but with time the stories change. At age 11, the pages were filled with childhood memories from my hometown in Barranquilla, Colombia. At age 12, the memories and adventures stopped and were replaced with simple words and phrases: "Hello", "My name is Luz", "I'm from Colombia". My notebook became my tool to learn English as a young immigrant to the US. Today, my notebook is for our community, where each blank page is an opportunity to give someone a voice. What's your story?

I've worked in the NY, LA, and SF markets. In the Bay, I was a video journalist for Univision 14. In Los Angeles, I was a reporter, host and digital correspondent for Fox Spanish national network, and Fox Sports/Fox Deportes. In New York, I was a reporter for the FoxNews.com platform.

Throughout my journalism career, I've been honored with 9 Emmys, a Society of Professional Journalist - excellence in journalism award, a L.A Press Club Award, and named one of the top 40 Latinos in American Media by the Huff Post. I graduated from Hofstra University in New York with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science.

I'm thrilled to be part of the ABC7 news team and would love to tell your story! Reach out anytime on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Luz's Stories
Video shows SFPD officers chasing suspects minutes before car crashes into parklet, injuring 6
The first minutes of Sunday's San Francisco police chase that ended with suspects crashing into a restaurant parklet were caught on camera.
SF smoke shop owner grateful for another chance at life after being shot 7 times by stranger
It's been 10 days since Martin Olive was shot by a stranger outside of his San Francisco smoke shop, Vapor Room. But despite the pain, he is grateful to be alive and the support he has received.
Families in SF shelters afraid to end up on streets as the city implements 90-day stay limit
Families in San Francisco shelters are receiving letters to let them know they can't stay there longer than 90 days.
North Bay residents on high alert for flooding ahead of atmospheric river event
Ahead of Tuesday's atmospheric river event, Mill Valley residents are watching the creeks very closely as Marin County is on Flood Watch alert.
SF's international students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at risk of deportations
International students with F-1 visas who participated in pro-Palestinian protests woke up to a threat by Pres. Trump that they could be deported. "You can be deported for expressing your First Amendment rights - it's shocking," said USF student Jayden Joeckel.
SF supervisors unanimously reaffirm 1989's sanctuary ordinance as ICE raids intensify in the US
"We recognize your contributions to our city, and we stand with you. You belong here," San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said to the city's immigrant population as raids intensify throughout the country.
SF Unified breaks down protocol to protect students from immigration agents
Even before schools became a target for ICE raids, San Francisco Unified School District had been preparing.
Survivor of Half Moon Bay mass shooting honors farmworkers killed: 'We are still here'
A survivor, local leaders and a Half Moon Bay nonprofit for farmworkers are remembering the seven people killed in a mass shooting at two mushroom farms in 2023.
2 years later: Half Moon Bay promised farmworker housing after mass shooting. Where is it?
We went to 880 Stone Pine road in Half Moon Bay, the only site set aside for farmworker housing after the 2023 mass shootings.
Bay Area officials reassure immigrants they will be protected, despite looming deportations
"We will protect our immigrant families, and we will continue to thrive no matter who is president." Projected ICE operations led local and state leaders to join forces and reassure Bay Area immigrants that they will be protected.