
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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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.
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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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We trace the history of the cross-border sewage crisis in the Tijuana River Valley and round up the top stories from the week.
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We spotlight Hispanic Heritage Month with Teatro Las Hermanas, a local group blending theater, visual art and comic book storytelling to explore stories from the borderlands. Plus, the San Diego Italian Film Festival returns for its 19th year, celebrating cinema and community.
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Wildfires are common in California and can happen any time of year. A wildfire researcher at San Diego State University shares three ways to prepare.
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Firefighters have stopped forward progress on an 88-acre brush fire burning near Roadrunner Lane and Moonlit Trail Boulevard by Interstate 8.
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Local leaders to speak out after ICE agents arrested several workers at a South Park restaurant Friday.
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A wildfire that scorched 256 acres in San Diego and Riverside counties near the Pala Casino is 80% contained Monday, Cal Fire announced.
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A vegetation fire broke out Monday near the Rancho Bernardo community of San Diego. Ground and airborne crews have largely extinguished the flames.
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