Bilingual reporter / assistant editor
As someone who grew up in Downtown Santa Cruz, I find it odd when people call it a “small town” — we face many of the challenges of a big city. Complex problems deserve nuanced attention and as Santa Cruz Local’s bilingual reporter and assistant editor, I strive to bring that level of attention to all of our reporting.
I graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in Latin American and Latino Studies in 2023. My journalism background is in radio, data and open-source research. Some of my reporting interests are climate, migration, housing, health care and incarceration. I live in Oakland and visit Santa Cruz County often.
Have a question you want me to answer? Reach me at [email protected].
Recent stories by Nik Altenberg
PVUSD hired a bond facilities consultant last year with prior violation for bidding fraud
Consultant paid $50,000 to settle 2016 administrative order
Why is PVUSD paying a consultant $200,000 for advising amid budget troubles?
Contract approved by board without discussion
Inside Renaissance High: students photograph their school amid threat of closure
Students share why the continuation school is critical to their success
Local volunteers patrol schools for ICE agents. They need more help.
Your Allied Rapid Response seeks volunteers
Palomar Inn tenants to receive a three-month reprieve from rent hikes
Rent hike notices to be reissued as required by state law
‘Everything’s getting taken away’: PVUSD could close two schools this summer
Renaissance High could move to Duncan Holbert campus, displacing students
‘Nowhere to go’: Palomar tenants decry rent hikes, cockroaches
Tenants Association says landlord failed to give required notice
Santa Cruz residents make bid to purchase Catalyst building as community-owned venue
More than $500,000 pledged in first 48 hours
Tenants set to be displaced by new affordable housing in Downtown Santa Cruz
102-unit building approved by planning commission
Monterey County officials delay report on Pajaro flood money, again
Spokesperson confirms all $20 million was spent by deadline
Watsonville utilities rates could go up July 1
Fee hikes needed to make repairs, comply with state law
279 below-market-rate apartments on tap in Santa Cruz
Center St. proposal switches from market rate to affordable
As Watsonville Hospital relies on loans to stay afloat, long-term fix still unclear
Plus: Hospital moves to limit immigration enforcement access
Santa Cruz County eyes potential half-cent sales tax hike to offset federal cuts
Local taxes could be as high as 10.25% if adopted by voters
Mental health clinicians at PVUSD speak out: cuts will be ‘devastating’ for students
As layoffs loom, some clinicians are leaving the district early