Jose Luis Jiménez
Social Media/Web EditorJose Luis Jiménez joined KPBS in August 2010 as the Social Media/Web Editor for Fronteras: The Changing America Desk. His duties include using social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, to distribute print stories, audio tales and videos produced by Fronteras reporters to as wide an audience as possible. He also uses these platforms to identify communities on the Internet to engage in a conversation about what is happening along the U.S.-Mexico border and in the Southwest. The social media platforms are also used to help reporters find sources and ideas for stories. Jose has been a journalist since 1993, starting his career at media outlets in Florida before moving to California in 2000. Prior to joining KPBS, he worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune covering numerous beats, including the border region and Mexico. His last assignment at the Union-Tribune was as an editor for both the daily newspaper and the website. When not working, he volunteers with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and serves as treasurer for the local chapter of CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California. One of the group’s main projects is to host an annual media workshop that teaches high school students about journalism and encourages them to enter the field. Jose was born and raised on the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands and graduated from Florida International University with a double major in journalism and political science.
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Residents of Niland, a small town in rural northern Imperial County, have been cut off from daily access to the mail since their post office burned down in early 2022.
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Analysis of the scene of the blaze, which gutted a vacant restaurant building and a snack shop after erupting shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, points to an accidental cause of some sort, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.
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Residents on this island are part of a growing trend of unhoused people flocking to the riverbed and canyons in the wake of a camping ban.
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San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas Monday announced she has developed nodules on her vocal cords and will rest her speaking voice for what could be several weeks.
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KPBS Midday EditionThird places are for connecting with others and leaning into community. For an upcoming show, KPBS Midday Edition wants to hear from you: what is your third place? What makes it special to you?
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