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 ElimiNATION Awareness Tour stops in San Diego to offer free hepatitis tests to the unsheltered population. -
The city joined forces with a municipal employees union Wednesday in a campaign to fill vacant positions. -
A Starbucks in Hillcrest is the first to unionize in the city limits and the second in San Diego County. -
The Unsafe Camping Ordinance prohibits tent encampments in public places when shelter beds are available. -
Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASAs are volunteers who support foster children in school and the child welfare system. -
The U.S. Women's National Team begins its World Cup journey against Vietnam.
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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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