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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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. -
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.
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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.
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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. -
Commanders are still allowed to consider how and whether to deploy unvaccinated troops. -
Some of the biggest stories on readers’ minds: housing, the Midterm Election and gas rebates.
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After two months of closure, rail service between Orange County and San Diego County resumed Monday on both Metrolink and Amtrak lines. -
The group Students for Justice in Palestine organized what they said would be the biggest protest in the history of the campus. -
Many are still staying in hotels and said those accommodations will expire in the next day or two.
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