Meet the Team

Lara McCaffrey

Social Media Strategist

As 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.

MORE STORIES BY THIS AUTHOR

Local

EPA follows California on emission limits

Lara McCaffrey

Brooke Ruth

Debbie Cruz

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed standards that could require electric vehicles to account for two-thirds of new car sales in the U.S. by 2032. Local experts said these goals are more ambitious than California’s current plan to reduce carbon emissions from cars and trucks. Then, former San Diego congressman Duncan Hunter is facing renewed scrutiny over his actions while serving in Iraq in 2004. Plus, tax deadlines have been extended, but local nonprofits are encouraging low-income families to seek free tax assistance now.
Supervisors ask Fletcher to resign immediately

Brooke Ruth

Debbie Cruz

Lara McCaffrey

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve a resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Supervisor Nathan Fletcher before his scheduled resignation on May 15. Then, a longtime San Diego police officer tells our partner inewsource, that he’s faced discrimination and retaliation during his 28 years in the department. Plus, how delays in federal funding are impacting local child care providers.
Supervisors to call for Fletcher’s resignation

Joe Guerin

Debbie Cruz

Lara McCaffrey

San Diego County Supervisors are meeting Tuesday to call for Supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s immediate resignation. The meeting follows a lawsuit filed by a former MTS employee accusing Fletcher of sexual harassment and assault. Then, why California paused a $300 million home buying assistance program less than two weeks after its launch. Plus, we look into how tech layoffs in the U.S. are impacting Tijuana.
Pageant seeks 'Miss California Extraordinaire'

Erik Anderson

Brooke Ruth

Lara McCaffrey

The new Miss California Extraordinaire Pageant, which aims to give "contestants with disabilities an experience of a lifetime," launches in July. Then, Gov. Gavin Newsom wrapped up a five-day tour of the state to highlight major policy goals in place of the usual State of the State address. And 20 years ago, the U.S. and allied forces launched an invasion of Iraq that would lead to more than 4,500 American military deaths and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi deaths.
Local

Energy saving tips: What works and what doesn’t?

Lara McCaffrey

While the main issue is that energy prices are high, some consumers might wonder if there’s anything they can do to lower their bills.
National

Department of Defense drops COVID vaccine mandate

Lara McCaffrey

Commanders are still allowed to consider how and whether to deploy unvaccinated troops.