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 Tijuana River Valley Regional Park campground opened Wednesday with 51 campsites, yurt rentals, gardens and ball fields. -
Covered California on Tuesday was pushing for San Diegans to take advantage of lower-cost health insurance thanks to a new federal law, the American Rescue Plan. -
The latest report from the Regional Task Force on the Homeless shows the number of people entering homelessness for the first time nearly doubled from 2,326 in 2019 to 4,152 in 2020. -
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Alumna and astronaut, Megan McArthur, pilots into space as part of the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. -
The Del Mar Fairgrounds Vaccination Super Station will close again for four days this week, while some small clinics in San Diego will provide no appointment, first-come first-served COVID-19 vaccines to people in specific ZIP codes. -
Ground broke Friday for a new housing development at the Grantville Trolley Station. The 250-unit development will offer trolley passes to residents.
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KPBS Midday EditionHafsa Kaka was installed this week as the head of the city’s new Homelessness Strategies and Solutions D partment. She comes to San Diego after working on homeless issues in several California cities, including Los Angeles.
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The Port of San Diego and the San Diego Symphony Thursday celebrated the debut of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, touted as the West Coast's first bayside concert venue and park within a park. -
KPBS Midday EditionDorit Reiss, law professor at UC Hastings, joined KPBS Midday Edition to explain some of the legal issues related to vaccine mandates.
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