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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Feeding San Diego held a special large-scale drive-through food distribution Tuesday to help families through the holiday season. -
During this "season of giving" people are pulling back on holiday spending. -
The students were protesting the the DA's decision to not file charges in connection with an alleged rape that happened in October 2021. -
As finals wrap up on University of California campuses, academic workers continue to strike for the fourth straight week. -
The 81st anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack was honored on the USS Midway Museum with a two-bell ceremony, a wreath laying and a "missing-man" flyover. -
The San Diego Police Department started enforcing the sidewalk vendor ordinance on December 2, 2022, and the feedback from the Gaslamp Quarter Association is positive.
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The dangerously high winds will strengthen and spread southward through San Diego County over the day Thursday, reaching their zenith overnight and into Friday morning. -
Last week, 116 new influenza cases were recorded, up from 77 the week before. -
San Diegans will begin seeing interactive kiosks around areas of downtown.
- In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
- SCUBA divers volunteer at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
- San Diego Unified is getting rid of some K-8 middle schools
- San Diego City Council to once again consider Balboa Park parking fees
- Elected officials announce proposed ordinance aimed at fed enforcement actions