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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Those living closest to the more than 600-acre project are seeing and feeling the effects of the construction. Residents also question the developer’s compliance with dust mitigation guidelines. -
The policy update follows months of discussion among board members regarding how the district should respond to ICE enforcement. -
Leaders from the Manzanita band of the Kumeyaay nation said the county had an obligation to include them in the monitoring of the site of a more-than-600-acre solar project. -
The county planned to rent the Caltrans land for $1 a month, but the Trump administration scuttled that deal. Now, the property will cost a lot more. -
The city is hiking the hourly parking meter rate for the first time in two decades. -
KPBS obtained a letter from Rachael Borrelli, the assistant director of San Diego County Animal Services, in which she apologized for an obscene recording of her calling for more dogs to be euthanized.
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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.
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