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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Girl Scout cookie season kicked off on Jan. 29 and runs through March 12. -
Since 2011, Hansen Surfboards in Encinitas has created the custom-made mini longboard given to the winner of the Farmers Insurance Open. -
About 700 people gathered in person for an All Peoples Celebration honoring the living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -
High egg prices are hitting grocery bills — and could hit child care bills as well. -
The avian influenza or bird flu is affecting egg prices as they continue to rise in San Diego. -
In order to bring awareness to the need for blood, January has been recognized as National Blood Donor Month since 1970.
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Millions of poor and middle-class Californians would get tax rebates of up to $1,100 under a proposal unveiled Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, as part of a broader pandemic recovery plan. -
San Diego County will partner with employers, business chambers and other groups to help host large-scale vaccination events by providing vaccines and medical personnel to administer them. -
The Museum of Us, formerly known as the Museum of Man, reopened today for the first time in months. They've made some changes, including one that might surprise you.
- San Diego proposes keeping low-density housing near Clairemont trolley stops
- Hundreds still without power in the Imperial Valley after Monday's monsoon storms
- San Diego completes organic waste pilot program in attempt to improve compost
- Buried audit found major problems at San Diego County animal shelters. Issues still persist
- Activists want state commission to consider decertifying SDPD chief