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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The group says county officials are not adequately responding to a worsening environmental crisis. -
A local program helps seniors and physically disabled persons protect their homes from wildfires for free. -
San Diego County fire officials say they're ready to respond to wildfires, and encourage residents to have an evacuation plan. -
Governor Gavin Newsom's AB 832 provides rent and utility relief for Californians. -
City officials in San Diego Wednesday announced a new slate of law enforcement strategies designed to curb a recent surge in local violent crime, and address a worrisome proliferation of unregistered "ghost guns." -
Restaurant owners now have until August 2, 2021 to bring their outdoor dining spaces up to code.
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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.
- Gloria's ADU proposal would block housing in San Diego's whitest, wealthiest neighborhoods
- Montgomery Field Airport weather instruments not functioning properly at time of plane crash
- ICE agents swarm San Diego immigration court, arresting people after their hearings
- El Cajon skilled nursing facility kitchen temporarily shut down for ‘major’ health violations
- A music talent agency says 3 employees died on a plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood