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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KPBS Midday EditionIn 1963, as many as 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand voting rights, fair wages, economic justice and more. Thousands again converged on Saturday for the March on Washington's 60th anniversary. -
Planned Parenthood officials say the cause of the fire is uncertain. -
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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The study from UC Merced shows that the decline in labor participation during a week of aggressive enforcement was similar to the first month of the Great Recession. -
The funding bill allocates $75 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis spoke with Adam Isacson from the Washington Office on Latin America about how that could impact ICE arrests, detentions and deportations. -
KPBS Border Reporter Gustavo Solis hosted Kathleen Bush-Joseph from the Migration Policy Institute for a brief conversation about immigration cases in the Supreme Court.
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- City Council clears way for tiered parking rates at San Diego Zoo
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