Danielle Chiriguayo

Los Angeles

Digital News Producer at KCRW-FM (Santa Monica, CA)

Award-winning reporter, producer, and fill-in anchor @KCRW. Proud @wemakeKCRW steward. Born and raised in LA. Formerly: @Marketplace. she/her.

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Articles

No soil testing in burn scars leaves homeowners out to dry

6 days ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

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SoCal sea life faces deadliest toxic algae bloom in history

1 week ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

The Southern California coast could be experiencing one of the worst toxic algae blooms in history. So far, the natural phenomenon has killed hundreds of sea lions, dolphins, pelicans and at least two whales since February. Now, marine life experts say these blooms are becoming more common and more deadly. The toxic algae forms when there's low water circulation during warmer months.
LGBTQ+ suicide hotline at risk amid federal funding cuts

1 week ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

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LA Metro CEO says the system is in a 'rail revolution'

3 weeks ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

Los Angeles Metro is expecting to significantly grow its system over the next few years. Several stations are set to open this year, including three stations of the D Line Subway Expansion Project into the Westside as well as the long-awaited LAX station. This growth comes as the agency is reexamining public safety on its system after a handful of high-profile violent crimes on its rail and bus lines last spring.
LA Metro D Line Extension: A tour of Wilshire/La Brea

3 weeks ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

It can be hard to wrap your head around how much has happened since LA Metro broke ground on the D Line Subway Extension Project in 2014. The agency welcomed a new CEO, residents voted in a new mayor, the City of Los Angeles earned the host city title for the 2028 Olympics, and a pandemic swept the globe. Now, the agency is reaching a new milestone. By the end of 2025, Phase 1 of the D Line Extension Project will be complete.
Squash at Universal, Swimming at SoFi. LA Olympics venue list is out

3 weeks ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

With just over three years until Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, the event's venue lineup is here. LA28, the Games' organizing committee, released the nearly-complete roster this week, after it was approved by the International Olympic Committee. The committee has long touted this as a "no-build Olympics," meaning the host cities are not constructing arenas or stadiums just for the Games.
What's in store for the 50th Long Beach Grand Prix?

1 month ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo
Can UCLA women turn a historic March Madness run into a win?

1 month ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

The Final Four NCAA women's basketball teams are duking it out for the conference championship title this weekend. On Friday, the number-one seeded UCLA Bruins face the number-two seeded University of Connecticut Huskies. The match's winner will head to the finals in Tampa, Florida. How will the Southern California team fare against the East Coast women's basketball powerhouse? KCRW talks to Sally Jenkins, a sports columnist and feature writer at The Washington Post.
Millions more acres of CA land now under 'high' fire risk: CalFire maps

1 month ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

CalFire released the last of its updated fire hazard severity maps on Monday, showing a 3.5 million acre expansion of Southern California's zones. The largest increases were in the Antelope Valley and the Inland Empire. It's the first update to these hazard zone classifications since 2011. The Golden State's top fire agency published the color-coded maps to show how much of the state is fire-prone and how intensely a fire might burn.
A lasting 'public health crisis' after pandemic

2 months ago | kcrw.com | Danielle Chiriguayo

Five years ago this week, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Half a decade later, COVID has transformed - for many - into a much more acute infection. But a chronic condition that develops out of the virus - long COVID - has continued to evolve and infect people, confounding doctors and researchers. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that one in nine people who caught COVID saw it progress into long COVID.