Amanda Quintana
Amanda has been at KTVU since the summer of 2021. Before starting at KTVU, Amanda covered the total solar eclipse from one of the first spots it made landfall in Oregon, protests following the killing of George Floyd in the Midwest, ICE raids, gaps in reading education, covid vaccine production and many snowstorms, including a polar vortex.
Amanda started her news career working behind the scenes at KPIX in San Francisco. Her first job in front of the camera was at KAPP/KVEW in the Tri-Cities in Eastern Washington. She then traveled to the Midwest to anchor and report at WISC in Madison, Wisconsin.
Amanda was raised in Hayward and went to school at Mercy Burlingame on the peninsula. She studied journalism at San Diego State University.
She's covered the Bay Area's reopening following the covid pandemic, multiple teachers' and nurses' strikes, the increase in highway shootings and the search for missing Oakley woman Alexis Gabe.
Amanda's favorite thing about the Bay Area is that her whole family is here. Her grandparents all have a deep-rooted history in San Francisco, even in news. Her grandmother was the first female newspaper engraver in Northern California. With dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins spread across the Bay Area, she has a team of supporters everywhere she visits. And every city holds a special family memory.
Amanda loves fashion and music festivals. Her favorite activity is walking along the Embarcadero with her giant chocolate lab Benni. And you can often find her cheering on her favorite teams, the Golden State Warriors and San Francisco Giants.
The latest from Amanda Quintana
High tides, coastal flooding, dangerous surf across Bay Area
High tides, coastal flooding and dangerous surf conditions are expected across the Bay Area beginning Tuesday, prompting a coastal flood advisory that will remain in effect through Sunday, forecasters said.
SNAP uncertainty: Bay Area families worried about 'food crisis'
Kelly Gonzalez and her father, Javier, were among the many shoppers at the Alameda Food Bank on Monday, worried about how they will put food on the table, since the Trump administration's announcement that it will partially fund federal food supplements, and then another bombshell that it wouldn't pay for SNAP until the federal shutdown ends, has left more questions than answers.
SNAP benefits latest: Emergency funding uncertain as shutdown continues, what about California?
The Trump administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will comply with court orders that it continue to fund the SNAP using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
Federal immigration agents headed to Bay Area, Alameda's Coast Guard Island
President Donald Trump and his administration have long threatened to send federal agents and national guard troops into San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Cyclists ride from Santa Rosa to San Diego to raise money for disabled athletes
More than 120 cyclists are making their way down the California coast to raise money for athletes with disabilities.
San Francisco students encouraged to walk or roll to school this week
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, or SFMTA, says it has already met its 2030 goal of reducing school-related traffic collisions by half. The agency reports there have been no school-related crashes in the past two school years.
Trump nixed Clean Air Vehicle program for half million Californians. What now?
The Clean Air Vehicle decal program is ending in California, which means those stickers will no longer allow electric vehicles in the carpool lane.
EV tax credit to expire September 30
In a major hit to the auto industry, the Trump administration's so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is killing the $7,500 federal tax credit on purchases of electric vehicles at the end of the month.
Hundreds of dads attend Fatherhood Summit in Oakland
The Alameda County Fatherhood Summit was held on Saturday, helping East Bay dads get the resources they need to be the best parent they can be.