Elaine Alfaro
ReporterElaine Alfaro is a reporter at KPBS and part of the California Local News Fellowship program. She primarily covers San Diego's East County and specializes in investigative and accountability journalism.
Elaine graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a degree in multimedia journalism. At PLNU, she served as the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper.
As someone who grew up in San Diego, Elaine cares deeply about storytelling that reflects the local community. She's covered the San Diego community through her freelance work and internships at a variety of publications including the San Diego Community News Group, the Filipino Press, NBC7 and the PB Monthly.
In her free time, you can usually find her hiking local trails, checking out bookstores or trying a new recipe!
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To help meet state and local renewable energy goals, county leaders have approved a series of clean energy projects in East County. But the communities in Jacumba, Boulevard and elsewhere are wary. -
San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre is calling on her fellow SANDAG board members to officially deny ICE agents access to the controversial ARJIS database. -
The city will gather community members’ feedback on a potential tenant protection ordinance later this month and in April. However, council members remain divided on the issue. -
Lemon Grove City Council members on Tuesday night celebrated the “Lemon Grove Incident,” which was a precursor to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case. -
Since 2023, a rising number of Sprinter and Coaster riders have evaded fares on the trains. This spike coincides with the rollout of the district’s hands-off enforcement policy, which came in response to a surge in assaults. -
Kendrick spoke with KPBS reporter Elaine Alfaro about how the GOP has changed over the decades.
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A look back at SDCC 2025's highlights and tips for celebrating pop culture all year long. -
In recent years, dozens of officers worked more than 1,000 hours of overtime annually. Experts say these levels of extra work can lead to accidents and poor decision making in use of force situations. -
The San Diego State men's basketball team will play the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Spokane, Washington, on Friday.
- Navy 'looking into' Campa-Najjar's use of military status in campaign
- Unpaid TSA workers staff San Diego airport as paid ICE agents arrive at others
- East County green energy boom sparks concern over impacts to natural landscape, cultural sites
- SD County supervisor proposes first-time homebuyer program
- With help from California’s climate fund, Nestor is finally getting a new park