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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Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, Muslims in the United States say they are still experiencing discrimination and prejudices. -
SeaWorld San Diego hosted a vaccine pop-up clinic Wednesday, in partnership with Sharp Healthcare and the City of San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionOn Tuesday, Serving Seniors released "Senior Homelessness: A Needs Assessment." The report describes the growing crisis of older adults who are at-risk or currently homeless in San Diego. -
Caltrans plans on upgrading and expanding wrong way driving countermeasures to more than 67 freeway onramps throughout the county. -
UC San Diego Health doctors are worried about possible flu outbreaks along with COVID in the coming winter, and about COVID cases among vaccinated employees right now. -
Chula Vista Brewery was granted a new parklet space by the city of Chula Vista, weeks after being forced to take it down.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin visited with San Diego leaders Tuesday and got a first-hand look at the persistent sewage issues plaguing the U.S.-Mexico border. -
Pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets’ tying homer kicked off the Padres’ four-run rally in the seventh inning, Jackson Merrill drove in four runs and San Diego beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 Thursday on opening day. -
Nearly 60,000 University of California workers represented by a pair of unions went on strike Wednesday amid continuing contract negotiations, with both unions alleging unfair labor practices and the university accusing them of spreading misinformation and failing to negotiate in good faith.
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