Melissa Mae
Freelance ReporterMelissa Mae is a freelance reporter in the KPBS newsroom. She has also served as a fundraising host on KPBS TV and radio since May 2019.
Melissa received her bachelor's degree in sport management from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She began her broadcasting career as a sports reporter and has covered local sporting events like the Farmers Insurance Open and San Diego Padres Opening Day.
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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria continued his campaign for the Unsafe Camping Ordinance that would ban tent encampments at all parks including Balboa Park. -
The Rock 'n' Roll Running Series expects more than 25,000 participants this weekend. Fifty of them have run in all 25 marathons. -
Under San Diego's proposed Unsafe Camping Ordinance, tent encampments would be prohibited near schools and parks at all times. -
The revitalization of the Convoy Street corridor in Kearny Mesa is a part of the Kearny Mesa Community Plan. -
The ParkScore index rates park systems in the 100 largest cities in the U.S. -
A sign prohibiting cruising in National City was taken down to mark a symbolic end to a nearly 30-year ban on lowrider cruising, and the start of a long-awaited community celebration.
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KPBS Midday EditionA significant increase in COVID-19 cases has prompted San Diego County public health officials Thursday to renew their efforts to get county residents vaccinated from the virus. -
Mayor Todd Gloria announced a package of initiatives Monday aimed at producing more homes across the city that residents of all income levels can afford. -
Coronado High School’s boys basketball team has been stripped of its championship title and placed on probation following a probe into an incident that involved tortillas being thrown at players from Orange Glen High School.
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