Dara Joan Dela Cruz
Accounting & Finance AssistantDara Joan Dela Cruz formerly worked in the KPBS newsroom as an assistant and call screener for Friday's Midday Edition. Dara attends San Diego State University where she plans to graduate with a business degree in accounting. She is a current member of the University Honors Program, which has encouraged her to also pursue a minor in interdisciplinary studies. After graduation, she later hopes to obtain an MBA, become a certified public accountant, and eventually manage her own firm. Before coming to San Diego, Dara lived in the Silicon Valley, where she grew up and graduated from Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California. In her spare time, Dara likes to explore the city, watch films, and play the flute, as she is also a member of the university's wind symphony.
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The Trump administration has reversed a rule that allowed undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as kids to buy health insurance on Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
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En todo el estado, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) ha detenido a numerosas personas, dejándolas con dificultades para pagar el alquiler mientras que sus familiares lloran la ausencia de sus seres queridos
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The weapons include U.S. missiles for Patriot air defense systems already in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said he had a "productive" call with President Trump.
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The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020. It is the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C.
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The Social Security Administration has conceded an issue with phone service, after denying it to NPR, and has announced a fix.
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Combs was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation for prostitution. The music mogul had filed a request to be released on bail before his sentencing, which is scheduled for Oct. 3.
- San Diego Unified responds to ICE arrest outside Linda Vista Elementary
- Encinitas City Council advances homelessness restrictions
- USS Carl Vinson returns to San Diego after extended deployment
- Through dorms and density, more homes could be coming to the College Area
- California’s last beet sugar plant is closing. Can Imperial County keep the industry alive?