Lara McCaffrey
Social Media StrategistAs social media strategist, Lara McCaffrey is responsible for connecting and engaging with our social media audiences. Prior to joining KPBS, Lara worked as a freelance journalist for San Diego CityBeat, HerMoney, OK Whatever, Out There podcast and more. She also interned for Psychology Today and reached millions of readers as a senior content creator at digital media company 101 Network. Lara has a master's in journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's in political science from University of California, San Diego.
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Local artist Evan Apodaca is accusing the San Diego International Airport of censorship. The airport often features San Diego art, but it has removed Apodaca’s “Monumental Interventions” from its walls. The piece criticizes the military presence in the region. Speaking of art, protesters created street artwork in front of Sempra headquarters to protest fossil fuels. And some Comic-Con attendees weren’t disappointed with the lack of Hollywood at the convention. Many production companies scaled back their presence due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes. -
The 2023 World Cup begins July 20 and runs through Aug. 20. -
The program has been so popular since its inception that 28,000 more free parking passes for state parks were added into circulation this year. -
San Diego is one of the top cities for multigenerational households in the country. There’s many reasons why two or more generations live under one roof, but in some cultures in the region, it’s the norm. Plus, federal agents said San Diego is the epicenter of the nation’s fentanyl crisis. On Tuesday, they announced the seizure of 4,721 pounds of fentanyl across the Southern and Central districts of California. Then, KPBS checks in with San Diego’s women soccer team, Wave FC, to see how its sophomore season is shaping up.
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Whitburn had been the acting board chair following former San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher resigning from the post. -
The services’ operator is currently in contract negotiations with Teamsters Local 542 which represents employees of these MTS transit options.
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The warrants also revealed that police were looking into two other men as possible suspects in the rape. -
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The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes held a team selection camp Oct. 27-30 at the Salt Creek Community Park Soccer Arena in Chula Vista.
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