David Washburn
Investigative/Enterprise EditorDavid has been KPBS' Investigations Editor since 2019. David has been practicing the art and craft of journalism for 25 years, always with an emphasis on investigative and explanatory news. He first came to San Diego in 2000 to join the San Diego Union-Tribune’s I-team. While at the UT, David produced award-winning stories on San Diego’s high rate of officer-involved shootings, corruption involving contractors in Iraq, and misuse of donor funds at the local Red Cross. In 2008, he joined Voice of San Diego, the pioneering local nonprofit news start-up, as a senior reporter and assistant editor. During his time there, David wrote and edited investigative pieces on San Diego City Hall, the local biotech industry, and charter school operators. He left VOSD in 2009 to help launch Voice of OC, an Orange County-based nonprofit newsroom. For eight years David supervised a team of staff writers and freelancers focused on investigating Orange County government and politics. Most recently, he’s worked at EdSource, a nonprofit newsroom focused on statewide issues in education. He produced an in-depth series on chronic absenteeism in rural school districts. Early in his career, David worked as an assistant producer for Dateline NBC. He earned a B.A. from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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The deadline to apply for aid from FEMA with short-term rental assistance, home repairs and other expenses related to the historic rains and flooding in January is midnight Friday.
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Premieres Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Hunting whales is a matter of survival for Alaska Native residents of St. Lawrence. A family is blindsided when animal activists target their son, the youngest ever to harpoon a whale for his village - a hunt that feeds the community through winter. Also included is the short film "Everything Wrong and Nowhere to Go." Exploring the field of "climate psychology," this is a candid and comedic self-portrait in which the filmmaker turns the camera on herself and goes in search of a cure for her crippling climate anxiety.
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Each year, families have to prove Medi-Cal eligibility or risk losing coverage. A San Diego assemblymember wants to take that burden away from families.
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Earth Day honors environmental achievements and brings awareness to protect the earth's natural resources for future generations. KPBS put together a list of local events you can attend to enjoy the annual celebration.
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Prop. 1 aims to create more mental health support and housing for adults experiencing homelessness. But some advocates fear the measure could divert funding from mental health support for kids.
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The unemployment rate in San Diego County decreased to 4.4% in March, up from a revised 4.8% in February and above the year-ago estimate of 3.5%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
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