
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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San Diego State University women's basketball team is excited to play LSU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security ended collective bargaining for American Federation of Government Employees union members on March 7.
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California mobile driver's license (mDLs) are now being accepted at the San Diego International Airport. California is one of the 15 states that offer mDLs to their residents.
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California has awarded an $8.4M grant to the city of Lemon Grove to rapidly rehome over a hundred of its homeless residents.
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Inala is the first koala joey to be born at the San Diego Zoo in two years. She turned 7 months old on Valentine's Day.
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Hilliker’s Ranch Fresh Eggs in Lakeside is able to keep prices reasonable with their one egg product a day limit as the national egg shortage continues.
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The North Carolina State football team is scheduled to arrive in San Diego Thursday.
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Mask mandates will go into effect Wednesday. Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, will have to wear a mask indoors.
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Two members of San Diego's statehouse delegation revealed details Friday of a $1.4 million program to support the region's first guaranteed income project.
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