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 State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates.
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Hundreds of broken streetlights in Balboa Park are waiting for repairs, which will likely come much faster once the city's paid parking plan is in effect.
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Two brothers had a mission to deliver resources to their North County communities — first with trucks and trailers, but their goal was always to establish a community center. That dream is now a reality.
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