Max Rivlin-Nadler
Speak City Heights ReporterMax Rivlin-Nadler is an investigative journalist whose reporting has appeared in outlets such as the New York Times, the New Republic, the Village Voice and Gothamist. His years-long investigation into New York City's arcane civil forfeiture laws led to a series of lawsuits and reforms which altered a practice that had been taking millions from poor communities for decades. He has reported extensively on immigration and criminal justice issues, including the treatment of asylum-seekers along the border, San Diego's District Attorney race, and the criminalization of homelessness in the midst of California's deepening affordability crisis. A native of Queens, New York, Max attended Oberlin College in Ohio, where he majored in creative writing.
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With housing courts set to reopen on Sept. 1, thousands of tenants in San Diego now face possible eviction. Two bills now working their way through the legislature aim to keep people in their homes. But will either pass before evictions begin again? -
A new COVID-19 testing site will begin operating this morning at the San Ysidro Port of Entry PedEast crossing. -
KPBS Midday EditionDoor-to-door canvassing in San Diego, to get people to respond to the census, had to be put on hold this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And a lot of residents in poor neighborhoods have had a lot of other things on their minds. So, census organizers have had to get creative. -
The border wall is planned to stretch along 14 miles of rugged terrain in the Laguna Mountains. But members of the Kumeyaay Nation say the work is destroying sensitive cultural sites. -
Local organizations have been pushing for an accurate count to make sure federal funding gets to under-resourced areas. Now they’re redoubling their efforts to get the word out about the census. -
KPBS Midday EditionLocal and statewide moratoriums have kept a wave of possible evictions on hold for months now. But many of those moratoriums are set to expire in the coming weeks. If legislators don't act, thousands of San Diego residents could end up on the street.
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