Marielena Castellanos
Assistant ProducerMarielena Castellanos served as the Gloria Penner Political Fellow, assisting in coverage of news, politics and policy for KPBS Evening Edition and KPBS Midday Edition. Marielena was born and raised in Chula Vista, and is bilingual and bicultural with a background in communications. She worked as a press secretary for more than 10 years for several elected officials at the local and federal levels before transitioning into journalism. She specializes in multimedia and video production. Marielena holds two degrees from UC Berkeley in English and ethnic studies. She is Vice President of the local San Diego/Tijuana student chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and was recently selected for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Student Project.
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Educators in San Diego and around the state say that diversity should be reflected by teaching ethnic studies in California high schools. -
The Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to divide the city into four new council districts.
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As Aztec Printing closes its doors, the pictures on its walls tell a story of struggles, protests and victories in the Chicano Movement in San Diego.
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More than 200 people attended the vigil at Balboa Park's House of France Thursday night.
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The removal of the palm trees from San Diego's Shepard Canyon was part of an effort to preserve the habitat.
