Brittany Hope is a general assignment reporter for NBC4 News. She joined KNBC in 2024. Hope’s reports can be seen weekdays on “Today in LA” from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. and during NBC4 News.

The DPI race featured incumbent Jill Underly and GOP-backed education consultant Brittany Kinser. The controversial overhaul of state testing benchmarks featured prominently in the race.