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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A FEMA outreach program at the Home Depot in Mountain View is helping flood victims who are repairing their own homes, and others who want to prevent flood damage in their homes. -
Some flood victims staying in hotel rooms are being notified they have a week before their vouchers expire. -
The final design for a newly renovated Ocean Beach pier will be unveiled at an upcoming community workshop. -
Hundreds of City Heights residents are now calling the new affordable housing communities home, but with the huge need for affordable housing there's already a wait list. -
A new report on rental prices shows San Diego County remains one of the most expensive regions in the nation. Check out which areas are the most expensive to rent and where rentals are a bit more affordable. -
JIREH Providers have a weekly well-being event in the Mountain View neighborhood to help flood victims with medical screening and replacing medications and medical devices.
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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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