Katerina Portela
Investigative Student AssistantKaterina Portela is the investigative student assistant. She currently is studying journalism at San Diego State University and previously wrote for the Daily Aztec. Katerina hosts a weekly radio show at KCR.
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KPBS Midday EditionOn Earth Day, we sit down with local climate leaders to discuss federal threats to nonprofit status and funding. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe first annual Southern California Indigenous Culture and Art Festival is coming up in Escondido. Plus, where to find the best in Asian cinema and your weekend preview. -
The National Endowment for Arts had promised over $300,000 in grants to San Diego arts organizations. Now, those funds are on hold, leaving the future of many programs uncertain. -
This Valentine’s day, San Diego native Alison Hranek is celebrating the love she found in caring for the Alzheimer’s community. -
Parents are reporting long waitlists and miscommunications with little response from the district. -
At Comic-Con, thousands of cosplayers are expected to turn heads with their costumes. But for many, the dressing up is just the beginning.
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The law aims to prevent officers fired by one department for bad behavior from later finding a job in another. So far, 20 officers from local departments have been decertified for offenses ranging from sexual misconduct to domestic violence to dishonesty. -
Some attendees and vendors said the pop culture convention benefitted from the absence of studios and celebrities.
- Bob Filner, disgraced ex-mayor of San Diego, dies at 82
- Mild, warmer weather expected this week in San Diego County
- Firings and a ‘no confidence’ vote rock Imperial County government
- San Diego County releases dashboard compiling on South County sewage
- As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers