Gustavo Solis
Investigative Border ReporterGustavo became the Investigative Border Reporter at KPBS in 2021. He was born in Mexico City, grew up in San Diego and has two passports to prove it. He graduated from Columbia University’s School of Journalism in 2013 and has worked in New York City, Miami, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In 2018 he was part of a team of reporters who shared a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. When he’s not working - and even sometimes when he should be - Gustavo is surfing on both sides of the border.
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As the year draws to a close, the increased militarization in Tijuana has so far done little to slow the violence. -
Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom boasted that California’s economy had fully recovered from the pandemic. That’s not the case in the border community where thousands of jobs haven’t come back. -
While the U.S. and Mexico teams are seen as fierce rivals elsewhere, the vibe is different here. It’s not uncommon for fans in San Diego to support both teams. -
Chula Vista’s city attorney race got an unusual amount of attention this year — mainly because the San Diego County Democratic Party continued to endorse and promote Simon Silva after he died. -
McCann, a Republican, is leading with 54% of the vote over Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar. -
Democrat Simon Silva’s name is still on the ballot and the campaign for him continues.
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A father and son were reunited in San Ysidro after being separated for nearly two decades.
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