Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Sr. Education Reporter
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Adolfo Guzman-Lopez is KPCC's lead education reporter. He's been a reporter at the station since 2000.
After college, in the mid-1990s, Guzman-Lopez began reporting freelance arts and culture stories, mostly about the red-hot rock en español scene, to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Chicago Tribune, and the Tijuana newspaper La Tarde. He got his first public radio job at KPBS-FM in San Diego in 1996 as a news talk show producer. He freelanced radio features to Latino USA, Marketplace and other national shows. At KPBS he hosted and produced a daily, Gen-X arts and culture show called "The Lounge" which featured in-studio performances by Howard Jones and Sean Lennon with the band Cibo Matto.
Guzman-Lopez's reporting at KPCC has included the South Gate city hall corruption scandal; the L.A. mayoral campaigns of James Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa; the SB1070 protests in Phoenix, the 2007 May Day melee; and coverage of L.A. Unified Superintendents Roy Romer, David Brewer, Ramon Cortines, and John Deasy.
Guzman-Lopez was born in Mexico City and grew up in Tijuana and San Diego.He now lives in Long Beach with his wife and two kids and is always open to hear traffic tips for the 110, 710, or the 5 freeways to downtown L.A.
Stories by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
¡Ban This! anthology gathers many SoCal Chicano writers
Southland authors respond to Arizona's ban of a Mexican American studies program in the Tucson Public Schools.
L.A. Unified board member says more charter scrutiny needed.
An L.A. Unified board member wants to put new charter school approvals on hold while a commission is formed to more closely scrutinize the campuses.
Funding cuts lead Santa Monica College to cut winter classes
Santa Monica College administrators voted Thursday night to eliminate the 6-week winter session in order to save $2.5 million.
Lawsuit alleging clergy sexual abuse abuse follows court ruling
A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday by an alleged victim of Catholic priest abuse is just the first of many, activists say.
Many UC, CSU students aren't ready for college-level writing
Many incoming college freshmen at UC and CSU aren’t writing at the college level. For a decade, a USC program has tried to make a dent in the problem.
Inglewood Unified considers drastic budget cuts
Inglewood Unified staff recommends big cuts to avoid bankruptcy and state takeover, including 20 furlough days for employees and district land.
Long Beach school board could revoke 12 year old charter
New City School in Long Beach has made a big ruckus in the last year as Long Beach Unified has moved to close it for poor performance and financial problems.
Inglewood Unified board attempts to avoid bankruptcy
An exodus of students, deferred payments from the state, and funding cuts have pushed Inglewood Unified’s budget $9 million into the red.
Some districts cut, others keep 180 teaching days
As the academic year begins, students in the Southland will attend public schools with significantly unequal instructional calendars.
LA Unified elementary students got most out of new schools
UC Berkeley researchers have found after a four year study that elementary school students benefitted the most from the new school construction.
UC Irvine's Luce broke ground in mathematical psychology
In a career that spanned more than half a century, Robert Duncan Luce applied the power of mathematics to describe human behavior.
Some Olympians succeed, others struggle after games
The Olympics wrap up on Sunday. For those athletes whose competitive careers may be ending, they’ll all have to answer the same question: what now?
Southland Olympian combats coach abuse of athletes
Experts say the power of an amateur sports coach, those outside schools, goes largely unchecked by governing bodies or other people around.
AIG settles with LAUSD for toxic site cleanup at schools
Insurance giant AIG has agreed to a $78.8 million settlement with the Los Angeles Unified School District over claims of toxic pollution at school sites.
Southland Olympians rack up medals in London games
Dozens of London Olympians have Southland roots. If Southern California were its own Olympics team, it would be ahead of many countries in the medal count.
