Emily Burns
Assistant ProducerEmily Burns is a Gloria Penner Political Fellow, assisting in coverage of news, politics and policy for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Midday Edition. Emily graduated from SDSU with a bachelor's degree in journalism. During her studies, she focused most of her projects on public safety. While attending SDSU, Emily served KPBS as a production assistant. She also interned with San Diego Magazine. A San Diego native, Emily spent time in Washington, D.C. while completing undergraduate coursework. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, watching crime and legal dramas, and trying new restaurants.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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The group says the sudden departure of Paul Parker, the Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board’s former executive officer, is a wake-up call for the county.
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While more people entered homelessness than found housing in March — for the 24th month in a row — the gap between the two has been narrowing.
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California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich."
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A bill written by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D- Encinitas, to ban plastic bags at grocery store checkouts passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee Wednesday.
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: a major exhibition of Caribbean art; Disco Riot artists-in-residence; a musical based (however loosely) on "War and Peace"; The Old Globe celebrates Shakespeare's birthday; Chicano Park Day; plus live music picks and more arts and culture this weekend.
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The San Diego Public Library has started a program offering one-time forgiveness for young people who have had their accounts suspended for unreturned items, it was announced Wednesday.
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