Ashley Rodriguez
Diversity, Engagement, & Grants CoordinatorAshley Rodriguez is a coordinator in KPBS’ Diversity, Community Engagement and Grants department, tasked with building relationships with diverse communities and leaders in San Diego. In collaboration with community organizations, schools, and other public media stations, Ashley coordinates events tied to KPBS and PBS programs such as Not In Our Town and Freedom Riders. She also coordinates engagement activities for the multi-station collaborative Fronteras: The Changing America Desk. Ashley began working at KPBS as a part-time assistant while attending San Diego State University. In 2011, Ashley was awarded the Susan and Stephen L. Weber Education and Community Engagement Fellow and graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in international security and conflict resolution.
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A fringe candidate who's never been to Alaska and is currently in federal prison in New York is set to appear on the general election ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, after a judge’s ruling. -
Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace, has died. He was 86. -
The Airport fire is burning north of the San Diego County line, but the impacts are felt throughout the area. -
Over the next year, San Diego engineers will work with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers on finalizing an agreement for the terms of the loan. -
Cameron Lewellen of Georgia headed into Tuesday's debate one of the small but potentially key slice of voters who are undecided about the presidential election. After, his vote is in sharper focus. -
Following a lithium battery fire in Escondido, county supervisors approved regulations for new energy-storage sites in unincorporated areas but stopped short of imposing a moratorium.
- Cross-border sewage: Officials call for state of emergency amid toxic gas concerns
- Scientists reveal how the gut talks to the brain during fasting
- Preserving history: Efforts to save iconic Encinitas Boathouses from falling apart
- San Diego Kate Bush-inspired band Baby Bushka play their last shows
- Toxic gas detected near Tijuana River