Joe Hong
Education ReporterJoe Hong covered education stories across KPBS platforms. Prior to joining the KPBS newsroom, he covered three school districts for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs. He has written about school finance, negligence in special education, and school board misconduct. Previously, he covered equity issues and historically black colleges and universities for Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine based in Fairfax, Virginia. Before a career in journalism, he was pursuing a doctorate in comparative literature at Rutgers University. He pivoted to journalism in 2016 and earned a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017, specializing in investigative reporting. In September 2019, he completed The Data Institute, a two-week workshop for journalists of color taught by ProPublica in collaboration with the Ida B. Wells Society.
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La Mesa police Chief Walt Vasquez announced after a full review of the evidence, the police department will not pursue prosecution in the case of Amaurie Johnson, a 23-year-old black man arrested on May 27 at an apartment complex near the Grossmont Trolley Station. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe new footage from an incident that sparked outrage doesn’t reveal new details in a man’s encounter with police officers. -
During the last few days of May, San Diego, in solidarity with the nation, erupted in outrage and protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the legacy of police brutality. -
A GoFundMe page for downtown business owners has raised nearly double its original goal. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe coronavirus pandemic has laid waste to end-of-the-year events for high school seniors. So valedictorians will have to impart their wisdom online. -
A spokesman for the Sweetwater Union High School District said the administration is still finalizing any eliminations. The teachers union president says it’s possible to save some librarians.
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Gusty winds are expected in San Diego County Monday and could prove hazardous for high-profile vehicles traveling through mountains passes, according to the National Weather Service.
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- Veterans begin cross-country relay from San Diego
- English language proficiency requirement creates fear among Mexican truck drivers
- Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
- Captive-bred axolotls thrive in Mexican wetlands, researchers find