Luz Pena
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
El Niño: SF declares local emergency to prepare for potential severe storms, coastal flooding
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a local emergency on Friday as the city prepares for potential severe storms and coastal flooding associated with El Niño this winter.
10 foot tides possible this El Niño season along San Mateo Co. coast, prompts emergency declaration
San Mateo County officials are preparing for potentially severe coastal impacts from El Niño as the county moves forward with an emergency declaration and Pacifica begins emergency stabilization work on its damaged Municipal Pier.
As ICE detentions ramp up, SF educators are now accompanying families to immigration hearings
Several times a week, educators step out of the classroom to accompany parents to appointments, including hearings at 630 Sansome Street, where many San Francisco immigration court hearings take place. This is as immigration enforcement operations ramp up nationwide.
Zombie shooting game set in San Francisco's Tenderloin taken offline after backlash
"It's vile. It's not representative of the Tenderloin." A video game portraying San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood as a zombie battlefield was taken offline Friday after drawing backlash from city officials and residents.
PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs leave Bay Area ranchers, residents frustrated
Planned PG&E power shutoffs aimed at reducing wildfire risk are drawing frustration from some East Bay residents, including a cattle rancher who says the outage could cost the life of a calf.
Tenant says landlord was armed before being fatally shot by San Jose police officers
According to the tenant who called 911, the "highly intoxicated" landlord allegedly threatened a female housemate with a gun after she fell behind on rent. San Jose police shot the suspect who brandished a firearm at officers, according to department officials.
Bay Area families on edge as schools respond to ICE activity in communities
A confirmed ICE arrest in Richmond on Thursday morning heightened concerns in the community. The West Contra Costa Unified School District said a parent was detained near one of its schools, though the person did not have a student enrolled in the district.
Woman charged with murder of SF Warfield Theatre security guard who was a father of 6, DA says
A 42-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of a fatal shooting outside The Warfield Theatre, along San Francisco's Market Street last weekend, police said Wednesday. Authorities identified the victim as 47-year-old Ulysses Tykee Davis, a Contra Costa County resident and father of six, also known as "Bear."
USPS worker who had just started job killed in Vallejo shootings, coworker says
Two shootings and one car crash within minutes of each other rocked Vallejo on Tuesday morning, leaving two people dead and two others injured. Police have not confirmed whether either shooting or crash are related.
SF home where man's torso was found in fish tank up for auction, current bid at nearly $1 million
Eight years after a man's torso was found inside a fish tank in a San Francisco home, the property is up for auction after neighbors say years of squatters, graffiti and homelessness-related issues followed the gruesome discovery.
