Ebone Monet
Speak City Heights ReporterEbone Monet is a San Diego native and University of California, Los Angeles graduate. Ebone is veteran journalist who came to KPBS from RTV6 in Indianapolis, Indiana. There she covered major international events such as the Indy 500 and Super Bowl XLVI. She also reported extensively on the Circle City's rising murder rate. Ebone Monet was on the ground reporting as hundreds of people evacuated the Richmond Hill subdivision following a deadly home explosion. Prior to her work in Indianapolis Ebone was a reporter for KTHV in Little Rock, Arkansas. Some of the major stories she covered included devastating natural disasters, search-and-rescue effort following the 2010 flash floods that killed 20 people in the Ouachita National Forest. In addition Ebone reported on the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak and recovery efforts.
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Star Wars Galaxy's Edge is opening soon in Disneyland, California is banning the sale of fur, and Morgan Stanley says the US should be on recession watch. -
Learning Policy Institute studied San Diego Unified School District and Chula Vista Elementary to find out how these schools have encouraged high achievement among students, including students of color. -
SeaWorld is seeing big crowds six years after the debut of "Blackfish," millennials are hitting a middle age financial crisis, and the "Campus At Horton" project hopes to revitalize the downtown area. -
Meet the men behind Cinema Under The Stars, an outdoor theater providing the summer movie experience in Mission Hills. -
Downtown San Diego Partnership talks about why it believes the newly approved “Campus At Horton” is right for downtown San Diego. -
A Parent's Guide to Success is a one day course that's designed for parents of students who are enrolled in the Sally Ride Science Junior Academy and affiliated programs.
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KPBS Midday EditionGov. Gavin Newsom joined Senate President pro tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, and 100 volunteers downtown Thursday in a federally mandated effort to count the county's homeless population. -
A series of local ordinances were proposed Thursday to combat a spate of San Diego County vaping-related illnesses and injuries. -
California Attorney General Kamala Harris continues to hold a big lead in the U.S. Senate race over Rep. Loretta Sanchez. The new California Counts poll also shows strong support for a ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana.
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