Manuela covers California, immigration and housing for NOTUS.
She received her bachelors degree in Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures and Spanish and Latin American Cultures from Barnard College in May 2025. In college, she was the City News editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator, and interned at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, the Futuro Media Group and the Bronx Times.
You can message Manuela on Signal at manuelas957.54