Kyla Calvert
Education ReporterKyla Calvert is the education reporter forKPBS, producing multimedia content for radio, television and the Web. Kyla began producing web content while working in marketing in San Francisco. She decided to change careers and received a master’s degree in journalism with a concentration in digital media from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2009. While in school she freelanced for City Hall and The Capitol newspapers covering New York City and state politics and policy. After completing her degree, she worked as a fellow for Hearst Newspapers on “Dead By Mistake” a nationwide investigative project about medical error. The project received the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. Kyla moved to San Diego from Beaufort County, South Carolina where she covered county government for The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette.
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Data shows one of the most common reasons LGBTQ+ youths end up on the streets is family rejection.
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Sophomore students at Hoover High School held a self-care fair Wednesday to promote mental health therapies for childhood anxiety, depression, and isolation.
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A California judge found that attorney John Eastman committed "exceptionally serious ethical violations" in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and recommended disbarment.
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The final design for a newly renovated Ocean Beach pier will be unveiled at an upcoming community workshop as part of the city of San Diego's Ocean Beach Pier Renewal Project.
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Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Morgan Bolling makes host Julia Collin Davison Smoked Citrus Chicken, and Toni Tipton-Martin shares the origins of Key Lime Pie. Christie Morrison makes host Bridget Lancaster Really Good Key Lime Pie.
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San Diego officials advised visitors to downtown and the Barrio Logan neighborhood Wednesday that an underground sewer project along Harbor Drive would be impacting traffic for the foreseeable future.
- Scattered along San Diego’s highways, remnants of a decades-old program are abloom
- With 'Blueprint SD,' San Diego aims for faster response to housing, climate crises
- 5 plays to see in San Diego this spring
- More migrants are drowning in the Pacific Ocean, prompting lifeguards on both sides of the border to respond
- Escondido doctor a plaintiff in abortion medication lawsuit before US Supreme Court