61° Mostly CloudyBrad Racino
Investigative Newsource, Multimedia & Data-Based Reporter
Brad Racino is a multimedia-based investigative reporter with Investigative Newsource, a nonprofit journalism enterprise embedded in the KPBS newsroom. Together they produce investigations and data analysis.
Racino's previous work revolved around photography, videography, editing and production. His journalism work has won multiple awards and been published throughout a variety of outlets, including the Washington Post and MSNBC.com.
Brad is a New York transplant and received his master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
Recent Stories
inewsource Responds To NCTD
For the second time in less than a month, NCTD has sent inewsource and KPBS a letter demanding retractions. We have responded.
Transit Agency’s Revolving Door Costs Big, Causes Turmoil
Twenty-one of the agency's top 25 positions have turned over since 2009 when Executive Director Matthew Tucker arrived. Some of the positions revolved as many as five times in three years.
North County Rail And Bus Service Suffers Without Contract Oversight
In its ongoing investigation of the North County Transit District, inewsource has found that decisions made at the top have had serious consequences on the ground.
SPRINTER Funds Used For Buses — And Studies
North County Transit District's Capital Improvement budgets show funding for the SPRINTER was set aside in 2012 -- and cut this year.
Universal Executives See Different Agency Reactions To Investigation
Executives from Universal Protection Service watched last week as San Diego's transit agencies reacted to a recent KPBS & inewsource investigation.
Audit Confirms Questions About Transit Cop Training
An audit, prompted by an inewsource and KPBS investigation, raises questions about transit security.
Transit Cop Quits Over Security Concerns
Security guards who patrol San Diego’s train stations and trolleys say their concerns about safety are being ignored by their employer.
Emails And Interviews Offer Insight Into SPRINTER Shutdown
The brake problems were known to some employees as far back as 2009 -- just one year after the SPRINTER began service.
Chula Vista Train Station Shooting Friday Night Directed At Trolley Cops
A security guard present at Friday night's shooting tells a different story than the one detailed in a Metropolitan Transit System memo to its board.
SPRINTER Rail Service To Shut Down Due To Bad Brake Rotors
North County Transit District's SPRINTER rail line, which runs between Escondido and Oceanside carrying 7,800 passengers a day, will be taken off the tracks to replace worn brake rotors.
