Brooke Ruth
Senior Producer of Audio NewsBrooke Ruth is the senior producer of Audio News. She previously served as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and a web producer. 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.
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A new state law lets people subdivide ADUs into separate properties and sell them. But the city would have to pass an ordinance to allow it. Then, MTS is planning to increase bus and trolley frequencies. Plus, KPBS staff give their picks for the top songs of 2023. -
Millions will be traveling throughout Southern California this holiday season, but a looming storm could complicate travelers’ plans in the coming days. Then, the Via Vera Cruz bridge opened Wednesday, allowing drivers to cross the creek between San Marcos Boulevard to Discovery Street, just in time for the holiday season. Plus, artists are already hard at work painting murals on the new border wall.
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Alaska Airlines flight attendants will be voting on whether or not to strike for fairer pay. Then, California is set to become the second state to approve rules for turning wastewater into drinking water. Plus, a new analysis maps out inequities in Chula Vista’s parkland.
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A trial court judge rejected the last legal challenge to a voter-approved initiative that removed the 30-foot height limit in the Midway District. Now a project that will bring 2,000 new affordable homes can move forward. Then, after 36 years serving San Diegans with HIV and AIDS, Auntie Helen’s will close at the end of the month. The reason is surprisingly good news. Plus, we revisit a story about a massive mosaic that brings undersea exploration to the land.
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A complaint filed with the federal government last week, alleges that Customs and Border Protection has separated more than 1,000 families along the San Diego border since September. Then, a delegation from UC San Diego attended the UN Climate Conference last week. Plus, we revisit a story about a San Diego drag queen who topped the iTunes Christian music charts this year.
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San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez has proposed a $500 million plan to modernize local jails over the next 10 years, but advocates say it will take more than money to create real change. In other news, some San Diego taxi drivers now have a ride hailing app. Plus, we have details on some weekend arts events happening in San Diego County this weekend.
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