Amal Younis
Assistant News Producer and Gloria Penner FellowAmal Younis served an assistant news producer and was the Gloria Penner Fellow at KPBS. In her role, she helped with KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Roundtable production and editing. She was also the multimedia editor for The Daily Aztec at San Diego State University and was previously a video editor for One America News Network. Amal is Egyptian, born and raised, and moved to the United States as an international student to attend SDSU. She is currently a journalism senior who started her journalism journey in 2017 and has found a passion for broadcast journalism ever since.
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Supervisor Greg Cox said county leaders would make significant announcements about the relaxation of health orders on Thursday. He didn't share any additional details, but the county's public health officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten, said public health orders would be extended indefinitely — in line with Gov. Gavin Newsom's orders. -
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