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Marissa Cabrera
News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition
Marissa Cabrera is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and had previously served as a Newscast Producer for KPBS' Morning Edition.
Before joining KPBS she reported on Vatican affairs, social, and cultural issues in Rome, Italy. She also contributed to a documentary on sex abuse in the Catholic Church.
Marissa has worked as a multimedia journalist at various news stations in San Diego and Monterey as well as Columbia, Missouri.
Marissa graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
Recent Stories by Marissa Cabrera
San Diego Homeless Task Force Leader Reflects On First Year On The Job
- Aug. 20
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Gordon Walker took over as head of San Diego’s Regional Task Force on the Homeless in 2017. The task force oversees the annual homeless census and is responsible for coordinating homeless resources in the county.
Report: Minor Mistakenly Convicted Under Operation Streamline
- Aug. 13
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Operation Streamline, which fast-tracks the prosecution of immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally, has been in effect in San Diego for more than a month.
Quaker Organization Marks 100 Years Of ‘Waging Peace’
- Aug. 9
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
The American Friends Service Committee is marking its centennial with a traveling exhibit that showcases the group’s work in past and present social justice movements. The exhibit is on display now through September 30 at the New Americans Museum in Liberty Station.
Losing Earth: How We Almost Solved Climate Change
- Aug. 6
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
The New York Times Magazine recently published a history of national efforts to avert a climate change disaster and how it could have been stopped in the 1980s.
NPR's Sam Sanders Discusses Intersection Of Politics And Pop Culture
- Aug. 2
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
NPR's Sam Sanders recaps the week's news with pop culture features and interviews in the show "It's Been A Minute." The program will air on KPBS-FM Saturday mornings starting August 4.
San Diego Rep Latinx New Play Festival Returns
- Aug. 1
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
The second annual Latinx New Play Festival celebrates new works by Latino playwrights. The festival runs August 3-5 at the Lyceum Space.
Frontline Documentary Explores Impact Of Family Separation Policy
- July 31
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
"Separated: Children At The Border," which looks at the current U.S. immigration policy, airs Tuesday at 10 p.m. on KPBS television.
San Diego City Council Takes Up Proposal To Ban Discrimination Against Section 8 Renters
- July 30
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
The council will consider the proposed ordinance Tuesday. Proponents say it will help ensure low-income San Diegans have access to housing throughout the city. Landlords say the Section 8 housing assistance program is administratively cumbersome.
San Diego Rabbi Explores 'The Blessing Of Sorrow' In New Book
- July 26
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Rabbi Ben Kamin will discuss his new book, "The Blessing of Sorrow: Turning Grief Into Healing," Thursday on Midday Edition.
Feinstein Calls Out 'Sub-Standard' Conditions At El Centro Border Patrol Facility
- July 25
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, Feinstein said her staff found children sleeping on concrete floors, inadequate access to drinking water and lack of basic hygiene products at the El Centro Border Patrol station. Feinstein is calling on the department to immediately attend to "claims of mistreatment of migrants in DHS facilities" along the U.S.-Mexico border.