Debbie Cruz
Afternoon News Anchor & HostDebbie Cruz is the local anchor for All Things Considered and the host of the San Diego News Now podcast. Debbie was born and raised in Southern Arizona where she began her journalism career in 1997 as the afternoon anchor at Newsradio KNST in Tucson. Debbie moved with her family to San Diego in 2004 where she continued to enjoy her passion for newsgathering and storytelling as a regional news writer and reporter/anchor at Metro Networks. Debbie most recently worked as the morning news anchor for 24/7 News and 760 KFMB.
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Law enforcement unions have funneled more than $160,000 into the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 race and some of that money is being spent on misleading ads. In other news, the Trump indictments are making history in real time, causing plenty of discussion on school campuses. Plus open-air cars carrying tourists, taking in the sights and learning about the city started buzzing around San Diego 27 years ago. We learn what tourists get to see and hear during their rides. -
We often hear about the dangers first responders face on the job, but in recent years, more of them are dying by suicide than in the line of duty. In other news, the San Diego City Council Monday approved spending money earmarked for park improvements on a freeway exit. Plus, did you know there are current or former police officers with special jobs at baseball games? They're not there as security, but checking balls, bats and other items from the games.
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San Diego County's top transportation official is stepping down at the end of the year. In other news, enforcement of San Diego's recently passed Unsafe Camping Ordinance is now in effect. Plus, the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park is starting a new program to reach families in underserved neighborhoods called Community Mornings.
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California’s power grid is showing a little more stress this week during a persistent hot spell. In other news, a small group of indigenous athletes in San Diego are working to bring back one of the oldest team sports in history, called Ulama. Plus, we have details on some arts events happening this weekend in San Diego County.
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San Diego Police can begin enforcing the city’s unsafe camping ordinance on Sunday. In other news, San Diego's largest community power agency is handing out its first public grants since the agency started buying power for about a million electricity customers in the spring. Plus, we learn about a summer camp giving kids a chance to ride the waves.
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A relatively unknown contract that gives Customs and Border Protection access to San Diego County’s crime data has advocates worried. In other news, a North County private school just received millions of dollars that will go towards affordable housing for its teachers. Plus, researchers at San Diego State University have identified 60 chemical compounds in tire waste, and some of them are toxic.
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