Kitty Alvarado
General Assignment ReporterKitty Alvarado is a general assignment reporter at KPBS. Kitty is a Southern California native who has covered some of the Southland's biggest news stories including wildfires, drought, earthquakes and the pandemic. In her 16 years as a reporter, Kitty has worked for a local paper in Fallbrook and TV news stations KZSW in Temecula, Current TV in Culver City, and NBC Palm Springs.
She's a first-generation Mexican American and is fluent in Spanish. Kitty's husband and two sons are first responders, giving her a unique perspective and insight into fire and crisis coverage.
Kitty says she puts her heart into every story she's entrusted to tell and is excited to be a part of the KPBS News team and is honored to serve the people who live and work in San Diego County.
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Celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, are underway around the world. The House of Iran in Balboa Park marked the occasion with special traditions. -
The San Diego County District Attorney’s office is dealing with hundreds of requests for new criminal sentences, the result of new state laws aimed at criminal justice reform. But prosecutors said the move allows victims to be traumatized all over again.
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The Aztec women’s basketball team is doing something special Friday in their hometown that hasn’t happened in 10 years.
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At least 13 people have died since a series of storms hit. Officials are investigating the cause, but one resident feels the weather is to blame.
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Some residents said the response has been dismal, and that they are afraid for their most vulnerable neighbors.
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Cal Fire San Diego crews are in the San Bernardino mountains, helping rescue people who’ve been snowed in for nearly two weeks.
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A California appeals court has ruled companies like Uber and Lyft do not have to treat their drivers as employees.
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Jacqueline Ma was rearrested on additional felony charges as a result of more evidence gathered in the ongoing investigation, police said.
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A teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary in National City was arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old.
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