Emilyn Mohebbi
Podcast ProducerEmilyn Mohebbi is a former KPBS staff member.
Emilyn Mohebbi is the “KPBS San Diego News Now” podcast producer. She was previously a producer for “KPBS Midday Edition” and a Gloria Penner Fellow working with the "KPBS Evening Edition" team. Her other professional experience includes working at NBC 7 as a story producer, where she produced, wrote, edited video and prepared story segments for morning television broadcasts. Emilyn earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from SDSU. She has a passion for news and storytelling. She hopes to eventually become a reporter and anchor.
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The shocking events over the weekend hit close to home for San Diegans on both sides of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In other news, a growing number of American residents are going to college in Tijuana. Plus, KPBS is hosting a digital community ofrenda, where you can celebrate a loved one who has passed away. We have details on how you can share your photos and memories. -
A key support center for migrants passing through San Diego County has ceased operations. In other news, California regulators are poised to shake up the solar market for apartments, schools and farms. Plus, a San Diegan will soon lead the American Psychological Association.
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State funding has been secured for San Diego’s homeless outreach programs. In other news, we look at how a community garden in City Heights is healing a patch of land and the people who tend it. Plus, a street in Barrio Logan will be renamed Saturday after the neighborhood’s priest Father Brown, who died in 2020.
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There have long been calls to add affordable housing to the three-acre lot the Hillcrest DMV sits on. We take a look at where that project stands. In other news, an idea to house homeless people on military land received bad news this week. Plus, more than 20 inmates graduated with associate degrees from Southwestern College.
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A migrant aid center in San Ysidro may have to shut down because of a lack of funding. Then, the battle over a biodiesel factory in Barrio Logan that is pitting industry against neighbors. Plus, California State University student workers have been given state approval to vote to unionize.
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More than 75,000 Kaiser workers nationwide could walk off the job Wednesday, including a few thousand in San Diego. Then, for the next installment in our public art series, we take you to a giant mosaic. Plus, October is the month for kids to get in free at dozens of museums and attractions around San Diego County. We have details on what's included in “Kids Free San Diego.”
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At least three San Diego County residents have died of COVID-19 after being vaccinated, according to county officials and medical examiner records. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn investigation by CapRadio and NPR's California Newsroom has found that Gov. Newsom overstated, by an astounding 690%, the number of acres treated with fuel breaks and prescribed burns in forestry projects aimed at protecting the state’s most vulnerable communities. -
Two wildfires started over the weekend in two different parts of East County. As of Monday afternoon, the Overland Fire in Canebrake was 25% contained and the Clevenger Fire in the San Pasqual area was 50% contained.
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