ListenIn 2006 Ana Tintocalis joined the KPBS radio news team as a reporter. Previously, Ana was a producer for These Days since May 2002. After graduating from California State University, Long Beach with a journalism degree, Ana began working as a field reporter and anchor at KLON Radio 88.1 FM in Long Beach, covering breaking news in Orange and Los Angeles counties. During that time she also freelanced for other print and broadcast news organizations, such as Metro Networks, the Associated Press, and Santa Clarita Our Times. Ana first began working as an associate producer on These Days in January 2001. She left the station briefly, traveling for more than three months in Cuba where she produced a radio series focusing on the street music in Havana. Upon returning from her three-month journey, Ana also freelanced as a reporter covering court cases for the Antelope Valley Press, a newspaper based in Palmdale, California.
Recent Stories
Two S.D. Teachers Named California's Best
Two San Diego County teachers are among California's best for 2010. They were picked yesterday to be California Teachers of the Year.
University Students Continue To Rise Up Against Budget Cuts
Several hundred San Diego State University students rallied today against deep budget cuts to the California State University system. One part of the rally included a student walkout.
S.D. Unified Wants More Solar Roofs
San Diego Unified district officials say they would like to use federal bond money to build more solar rooftops at local schools.
School Clinics Could Open As Early As Next Week
San Diego County education officials say H1N1 school clinics might open sooner than later. That's because the county received an unexpected shipment of the swine flu vaccinations last week.
Local Professors Focus On Budget Solutions
San Diego County college professors and public school teachers marched through downtown San Diego yesterday demanding legislators adopt budget reforms and new taxes to preserve education.
Local Professors Protest Budget Cuts To Higher Education
College and university professors from North County to the South Bay are staging a large-scale rally today in downtown San Diego. They say budget cuts to higher education have to stop.
California Experiences Charter School Boom
New data shows there's a charter school boom in California this year with roughly one in five students attending a charter school in the Golden State.
H1N1 School Clinics Approved
San Diego County's Health and Human Services Agency got the OK to set up H1N1 clinics at San Diego public schools yesterday.
S.D. Unified Mandates Spending, Hiring Freeze
Spend less money, hire fewer workers. That's the mandate the San Diego Unified School Board handed down to district employees yesterday.
S.D. City Council To Vote On Library Plan
Plans for a downtown main library in San Diego might get a big push on Tuesday as the city council considers whether to put the project out to bid.
