Helen Hawes
News AssistantHelen Hawes has a degree in English from the University of South Carolina. After a successful career in sales and marketing, Helen started her own business, Bowl of Cherries Art. She is commissioned to create murals and paintings for clients in San Diego as well as around the country and across the globe. She has contributed work to several nonprofits for charity. While her art career blossomed, Helen’s love of story was reignited. She studied Creative Writing at Grossmont College where she received the Editor’s Choice Award for Fiction in the Acorn Review. Because she wants to use her skills to illuminate issues for the public good, she is currently studying Broadcast Communications at City College.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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With recent closures of hospital birthing wards, the role of birth centers has become increasingly essential, especially for women of color.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore artisan craftsmanship and hidden treasures in one of the world’s most beautiful countries. Meet the skilled watchmakers, weavers, bookbinders and roof thatchers who teach hands-on skills to the next generation of apprentices.
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Friday, May 17, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Enjoy Broadway hits and more performed by the six-time Tony Award winner including "I Am What I Am," "Climb Every Mountain," "Summertime," "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and many more.
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Credit card delinquencies rose in the first three months of the year. That's a sign of the growing financial stress that some families are feeling in an era of rising prices and high interest rates.
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The Biden administration is quadrupling tariffs on China-made EVs. The tariffs are part of a broad swath of protectionist policies first imposed by former President Trump.
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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria released his updated budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 on Tuesday, still reflecting a $172 million deficit but featuring fewer cuts to services than the previous spending plan.
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