Brenden Tuccinardi
Web ProducerBrenden Tuccinardi is a web producer at KPBS. He is responsible for writing web stories, copy editing, updating the station’s website and producing content for social media. Prior joining KPBS, Brenden was an assistant English teacher in Madrid, Spain. Before that, he served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Aztec, San Diego State’s independent student newspaper.
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The advisory board tasked with reviewing San Diego’s use of surveillance technology, can’t meet because more than half of its seats are vacant. Also, county officials are reminding people to get vaccinated for MPOX. And, it’s been 40 years since a gunman killed 21 people at a San Ysidro McDonald's. We check in with survivors. -
A new report criticizes the real estate deal behind San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed 1,000-bed homeless shelter. Also, a Supreme Court ruling is likely to reshape how many cities regulate homelessness, particularly in the South Bay. And, UC San Diego is seeking approval to spend $2 billion to address its student housing shortage.
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San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer is proposing legal action against Blackstone, a private equity firm that owns thousands of local units. Also, the board that manages the Del Mar Fairgrounds is opposing a plan to re-route the train tracks through the fairgrounds. And, North County lifeguards got much-needed skin cancer screenings.
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Sheriff's deputies, contractors and professional visitors such as attorneys will soon face random and unannounced screenings for drugs and other contraband. -
San Diego Fire-Rescue crews worked to put out a brush fire near Torrey Pines State Beach. -
The fire was reported just before 1:30 p.m. near the 9700 block of Arapaho Street, near Jamacha Boulevard.
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As of 11:40 a.m. Friday, the Border 2 Fire had burned 5,389 acres and was 10% contained, according to CalFire. -
A hillside brush fire ignited Tuesday afternoon near Avenida De Las Tiendas in Mission Valley. -
Major fires across Los Angeles this week have killed at least 10 people, forced 180,000 to flee their homes, and destroyed thousands of structures. Here are some of the organizations, including some in San Diego, accepting support for those impacted.
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