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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Mama's Pies annual Thanksgiving pie bake sale benefits Mama's Kitchen, a service that delivers food to critically ill San Diegans. -
The San Diego Hunger Coalition held its annual State of Hunger event on Nov. 18, 2022. -
San Diego is now the the largest city in California to pass a single-use plastic reduction ordinance. -
On Saturday, 1,000 turkeys will be distributed in Southeast San Diego at an event offering more than just the trimmings. -
The San Diego Humane Society needs at least 50 foster volunteers to help their overcrowded shelters. -
On Monday, city and county officials met with leaders of homeless outreach and service programs for a roundtable discussion on veteran homelessness.
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Some insurance providers have not updated their systems to cover the vaccines. -
A run of 54 increases in 58 days totaling $1.045 that boosted the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County to its highest amount since Oct. 17 ended Thursday with the decrease of a half-cent to $5.989. -
Homelessness in the region increased by at least 14% this year, according to the results from the 2023 WeAllCount Point-in-Time Count released Thursday.
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