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Brooke Ruth
News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition
Brooke Ruth is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. She previously served as a web producer at KPBS.
Before joining KPBS, Brooke was a web editor for four newspapers and a local television station. She began her career in news at the Imperial Valley Press. She has also been part of the web teams at the Napa Valley Register, North County Times, and U-T San Diego. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at UCLA in psychology, she worked on the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin.
Recent Stories by Brooke Ruth
History Of Scripps Institution Of Oceanography Showcased In New Book
- July 28
- By Brooke Ruth, Emilyn Mohebbi, Jade Hindmon
The book is part of a series of books on the history of local places. It's called “Images of America: Scripps Institution of Oceanography.”
Rep. Levin Forms Nuclear Waste Caucus
- July 23
- By Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh
San Diego North County Congressman Mike Levin has announced the formation of a bipartisan congressional caucus to explore solutions to the spent nuclear waste problem.
Median San Diego Home Price Hits New Record: $750,000
- July 21
- By Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh
An extremely low inventory of homes for sale and low mortgage rates are two big factors driving prices up, but so is migration from buyers moving to San Diego from even higher-priced housing markets in California.
Former Museum Attendant Talks About Why She Is Suing The San Diego Museum Of Art
- July 20
- By Brooke Ruth, Cristina Kim
“I froze because I just wasn't, you know, like you don't expect to be inappropriately touched at your job,” Zelina Gaytan told KPBS Midday Edition through tears.
Measure B Author Applauds Proposal To Get Outside Legal Counsel
- July 19
- By Brooke Ruth, Cristina Kim
The San Diego City Attorney is proposing using outside legal counsel to help draft an updated ordinance that will create the city’s Commission on Police Practices.
Scripps Study: COVID Impacts Lasting Average Of 2-3 Months
- July 7
- By Brooke Ruth, Jade Hindmon
Scientists are using data from Apple Watches and Fitbits to measure the impacts of COVID-19 on the body.
The Need For Shade Trees On A Warming Planet
- June 29
- By Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh
A new article in National Geographic outlines both the necessity of shade for a warming planet and the unequal distribution of shady, tree-lined streets in our cities, including in San Diego.
Pandemic Expected To Bring Increase In Remote Work, But Not Huge Shift
- June 28
- By Brooke Ruth, Jade Hindmon
Forty percent of companies say they will offer remote work to at least one of their employees, one day per week. Prior to the pandemic that was 27%.
San Diego City, County Team Up On Latest Homeless Initiative
- June 24
- By Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh
The first phase of the effort, which launches on Monday, includes outreach to those living on the street and the reopening of some city-funded shelter beds closed during the pandemic.
Lincoln High School Now Has Two Principals
- June 10
- By Brooke Ruth, Jade Hindmon
Lincoln High School has been the center of much back and forth between a city of San Diego councilmember and a San Diego County School District board member. One of the topics of debate — leadership turnover at the southeastern San Diego school.
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