Elaine Alfaro
East County 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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Last week, the foundation hosted a two-day series of workshops at the Barona Community Center that engaged students in arts and Indigenous culture. -
A new SANDAG study provides a rundown of how La Mesa’s downtown trolley infrastructure might change in the decades ahead. -
Illustrators Patrick Ballesteros and Genevieve Santos collaborated on a Comic-Con print that reimagines beloved characters through the traditional Filipino dance tinikling. -
Lemon Grove City Council on Tuesday moved forward with an ordinance that, among other things, more specifically defines “substantial remodel.” -
Starlight Solar is one of the latest renewable energy projects in the backcountry that would help the region meet statewide clean energy goals, but the plan has faced pushback from residents. -
An outside animal welfare consulting firm reviewed the county’s two animal shelters. Key recommendations include improving staff support and clarifying certain shelter policies.
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The fatal entanglement is raising alarms among wildlife experts who say the concertina wire poses a threat to regional biodiversity. -
County-run animal shelters saw a spike in dog euthanasia rates and high staff turnover in recent years. Those numbers have gotten better — but dogs continue to endure substandard conditions at one shelter. -
Of the more than 16,000 removals by ICE, 10,847 were Mexican nationals, 996 from Guatemala and 544 from Venezuela with smaller figures from 116 other countries.
- Cooling trend coming to San Diego area mid-week
- San Diego Unified hopes to boost college and career prep this year
- One of the nation’s largest battery storage facilities opens in Poway
- City, SDUSD begin pilot program to reduce dog waste on joint-use fields
- Clade I mpox case diagnosed in San Diego County after travel abroad