Elaine Alfaro
Gloria Penner FellowElaine Alfaro is the KPBS Gloria Penner Fellow. She's honoring the legacy of senior political correspondent Gloria Penner through producing and reporting on topics related to democracy, politics and civic engagement.
She recently 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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KPBS Midday EditionThe World Design Policy Conference is coming up. We hear more about the event and its impact on San Diego. -
Local students get their chance to share the films they created through the Reel Voices program on the big screen. Plus, a hometown filmmaker returns to showcase his own movie. -
KPBS Midday EditionFor the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons, we highlight a brewery that has become a hub for the game. -
KPBS Midday EditionOn Midday Edition, we look at how local, statewide and national election outcomes will impact San Diegans. -
Students at San Diego Unified’s Language Academy participated in a classroom election and learned about the tangible impact of their votes. -
As the election approaches, San Diego Unified School District created the SD Unified for Democracy project to promote civic discussion and engagement.
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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.
- 60,000+ march through downtown for 'No Kings' Day protest, other rallies planned throughout the county
- 3 takeaways from the military parade and No Kings protests on Trump's birthday
- Food worker with 'fantasy' of security career sought in Minnesota political shootings
- Advice for trying GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from a doctor who's been there
- Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?