Leslie Gonzalez
Web ProducerLeslie Gonzalez is a writer and editor from San Diego. Her fiction has been published in Mythos Magazine and Indie IT Press, and her editorial work has appeared in Locale, OK, Whatever and Flaunt.
Before working as a web producer for KPBS, Leslie served as the fiction editor for Kelp Journal and a blog editor for The Coachella Review. Her writing focuses on mental health, cultural adversity and identity, entertainment, fiction and commercial content creation.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in creative writing from California State University, Northridge, and a Master of Fine Arts in fiction from the University of California, Riverside’s Palm Desert campus.
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This week, we look back at San Diego FC’s inaugural season and its 3–1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps. Then, we examine a new report showing more first-year students are entering college without the math skills they need. -
Thursday on KPBS Midday Edition, we talk to a journalist about his new book on the history and significance of the tuba. Then, arts reporter Beth Accomando talks about picking out that special gift for your favorite cinephile. Finally, we ask arts and culture reporter Julia Dixon Evans the best places to visit this weekend (with a holiday twist). -
KPBS Midday EditionAbout 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. We hear from an advocate sharing his personal story, then a medical expert on what to know about detecting it and the treatment. -
As many San Diego households struggle to make ends meet, a financial planner shares practical tips on saving and managing money during tough economic times. -
Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time to honor and remember those we have lost, and welcome them back to visit the land of the living. San Diego will hold several events and festivities to commemorate the tradition, and KPBS found a list of places you can attend and enjoy. -
Thousands of people marched through downtown San Diego on Saturday morning as part of a nationwide “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump’s policies. Arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and rising health care costs were among attendees’ concerns.
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Halloween punk, "Rent," printmaking, wearable art, a Día de Muertos procession and more. -
The annual Día de Muertos altar at Mercado Hidalgo is a beloved Tijuana tradition honoring the deceased. -
Three events were planned for downtown San Diego on Saturday, along with more than a dozen others throughout San Diego County.
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