Diana Crofts-Pelayo
Newsroom InternDiana recently graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in jounalism and Spanish. She served as a convergence newsroom intern at KPBS, covering and writing for the radio, television, and the web. She is bilingual in Spanish and English. Diana was raised in a Hispanic household, but also studied it extensively in school. In the future she hopes to continue working in television broadcasts news, working as an international correspondent.
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San Diegans are stepping out in the thousands to support tomorrow’s Creek to Bay Cleanup around the county. So far there are 5,500 registered volunteers that will be participating in the 10th annual I Love a Clean San Diego cleanup. -
KPBS Midday EditionSolana Beach is the latest city to look at issuing a letter of concern regarding the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant. The city of Irvine voted to sent a letter to federal regulators. We take a look at the current movement underway. -
The campgrounds at Palomar State Park opened today after being closed for six months due to state budget cuts. A fundraising campaign launched by Friends of Palomar Mountain State Park allowed the park to open. -
Officials from the USS Midway Museum have raised over half the funds necessary to build a permanent version of "Unconditional Surrender," aka the "kiss statue," in the same spot along the Embarcadero where the current version stands. -
Keepers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are desensitizing two male Sumatran tiger cubs from human touch in order to easily handle them for veterinary care. -
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first gift of cherry trees from Japan to the U.S., the Port of San Diego is dedicating 15 cherry trees near the USS Midway Museum on Harbor Drive. They were a gift from the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles.
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KPBS Midday EditionToday, the Padres formally introduced the team's new owners in a news conference at Petco Park. Members of the O'Malley group offered guarded answers to questions about investing in players.
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- DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
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