Carla Conner
Event SpecialistCarla is responsible for the planning and execution of KPBS events. She joined the marketing and communications department in 2009 and coordinates receptions, screening events, and KPBS staff events. In addition, she works on annual events such as the GI Film Festival San Diego, a multi-day event showcasing films for, by, and about the military and veteran experience, as well as KPBS' participation in Explore SDSU and quarterly member-only events. Carla started at KPBS in 2001 as a production coordinator in video production services where she assisted clients with video productions. She also managed production for station grant projects including Q Kids and The Mortgage Crisis. Carla earned her degree in filmmaking and child development from Hampshire College and began her non-profit career at Sesame Workshop (Children’s Television Workshop at the time) in their international production department. Born in South Africa, raised on three different continents, Carla has called San Diego home since 2000.
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In 1968, Montreal pulsed with global revolution. True North traces the Congress of Black Writers conference and the explosive student protest known as the Sir George Williams Affair. Through rare archives and firsthand testimony, this film previews a powerful story of resistance, repression, and Black liberation.
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Wildlife rehabilitation facilities in California before El Nino formed were seeing hundreds of emaciated birds brought in by people when the marine heat wave intensified this spring. -
In the past, more students have applied than funds can cover. This investment will close that gap. -
Approved by the San Diego City Council and signed into law by Mayor Todd Gloria last year, the ordinance raises the minimum wage for some hospitality workers in the city to $25 an hour, phased in over several years. -
The ruling allows states to ban transgender student athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s teams, but doesn’t require it. States like California can keep their current policies. -
Stream the series now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+. This docuseries profiles pioneering women who have revolutionized the arts throughout history. Through an intimate look at their creative processes and fearless defiance of societal expectations, the series celebrates the legacies these artists have created, which inspire future generations with their ingenuity, resilience and transformative impact on the cultural landscape. Hosted by award-winning journalist and documentarian Soledad O’Brien.
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