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Marissa Cabrera

News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition

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Marissa Cabrera worked as 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.

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KPBS Midday Edition

San Diego Author Explores The ‘Lives’ Of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

The new biography, “Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death,” comes out on Harvey Milk Day, May 22, which would have also marked his 88th birthday.
KPBS Midday Edition

San Diego City Council Considers Banning Motorized Scooters Along Mission Beach Boardwalk

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

Councilwoman Lori Zapf says she is proposing the ban after a series of collisions between pedestrians and people on scooters. If approved, motorized scooters would be banned on the boardwalk in Mission Beach and Pacific Beach.
KPBS Midday Edition

Here's What You Should See, Taste And Drink In San Diego This Summer

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

From summer concerts to outdoor movie venues and the best places to snap a selfie, we review San Diego CityBeat's 2018 Summer Guide.
KPBS Midday Edition

San Diego County Voter Registration Hits Record High

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

There’s a record 1.6 million registered voters in San Diego County. The county’s latest voter registration data also shows independent voters, or voters who don’t belong to a political party may soon outnumber registered Republicans.
KPBS Midday Edition

‘The Madres’ Pays Tribute To Argentina’s Mothers Of The Plaza De Mayo

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

"The Madres" chronicles a mother's quest to find her pregnant daughter amid Argentina's dictatorship in the late 1970's when thousands of citizens disappeared. The play runs Mother's Day through June 1 at San Diego's Moxie Theatre.
KPBS Midday Edition

Sheriff Gore Defends Response To Jail Suicides, Deputy Sexual Harassment Claims

Michael Lipkin

Marissa Cabrera

Sheriff Bill Gore, a Republican whose law enforcement career spans more than 40 years, is running against Dave Myers, a Democrat and 33-year veteran of the San Diego Sheriff's Department.