Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Race & Identity Reporter
About
Gustavo covers the intersection of race and identity for KUOW, writing stories that center voices often not catered to in typical news. Previously he was at KUNR in Reno as a Bilingual Reporting Fellow focusing on Indigenous and Latine communities where he's covered topics about MMIWP, voting access, language justice, food sovereignty, food apartheid, indigenous boarding schools, and the effects wage disparities for Latinos, to name a few topics. He's most interested in covering how communities effect the levers of power they hold to affect change.
Before finding his way into journalism he spent nearly a decade in the restaurant industry, from busboy at a buffet to a line cook in nationally and internationally known establishments. Now all the cooking he cares about is making the perfect pot of beans and grits. Always on the hunt for a solid plate of hashbrowns or a solid bowl of menudo, let him know if you have a spot to recommend.
You can contact Gustavo on his work cell at 206-960-3698. Follow Gustavo on Instagram at @gus.chavo.
Location: Seattle
Languages: Spanish, English
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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'From the Central to the south,' Seattle neighborhoods ask for an engaged police force
This week, we're examining the Seattle Police Department and the communities they serve. And that relationship with people in the Central Area and Rainier Beach has been complicated. With or without the police, people have taken positive steps to improve safety in their neighborhoods.
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Environment
'They're our relatives.' Samish Indian Nation prepares to welcome new orca calf to Puget Sound
Since the recent birth of a southern resident orca calf, Coast Salish tribes have begun preparing for the naming ceremony that will officially welcome their new relative to the community.
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'This is everybody.' Residents of Seattle's Central District band together to tackle public safety
Seattle’s Central District has started to see small changes in the neighborhood after local government officials started attending monthly, community-led meetings. The goal for the meeting's organizers is to make residents feel more safe.
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Monday Headlines
Microsoft teams up with organized labor around artificial intelligence, Inslee wants $900 million more for climate projects, and Seattle leaders call on Hyundai and Kia to do more to prevent theft. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.
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Education
Seattle nonprofit brings back in-person foot patrols to Central District
Starting this week, the nonprofit group Community Passageways will bring more foot patrols to Seattle’s Central District neighborhood during peak school commuting hours.
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Crime
Kids at gunpoint, casino casings: How south Seattle Asian immigrants became the target of home invasions
At least 14 homes were broken into during a two-months long run of violent robberies targeting Asian immigrants in south Seattle and nearby suburbs. These break-ins bore marks of unusual cruelty: guns shoved in mouths, jewelry roughly grabbed off victims, children led through their homes at gunpoint until they could produce cash and luxury handbags.
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Crime
Anti-Asian hate is underreported in King County. New community gatherings aim to change that
Federal and local prosecutors and advocates for the Asian American community are encouraging crime victims to come forward and file reports, with the goal of reducing hate crimes.
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The number of migrants at a Tukwila church grows, as cold weather sets in
Around 350 migrants have camped out in front of Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila. That’s a number that has nearly doubled in size as asylum seekers continue to find their way here since the city announced a state of emergency last month.
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Politics
Seattle area faith leaders call on WA Congress members to back a ceasefire in Gaza
Close to 200 Seattle area faith leaders from different backgrounds have signed onto a statement outlining a plan to address the rising death toll in Gaza, which has now surpassed 11,000. A portion of those faith leaders gathered in front of the Jackson Federal building on Thursday morning, looking for the attention of U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, and other federally elected officials.
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Crime
Washington state sees rise in anti-Arab, anti-Jewish hate incidents amid Israel-Hamas War