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 U.S. Department of Homeland Security ended collective bargaining for American Federation of Government Employees union members on March 7. -
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. -
California has awarded an $8.4M grant to the city of Lemon Grove to rapidly rehome over a hundred of its homeless residents. -
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. -
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. -
San Diego County announced a lawsuit Thursday against Google, SnapChat, YouTube, TikTok and Meta — the parent company of Instagram and Facebook. It alleges their conduct constitutes a public nuisance.
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The claims allege the city failed to properly manage its stormwater infrastructure, leading to last month's rain-induced flooding that ravaged homes and left many residents without shelter. -
Dozens of US states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health. -
General manager A.J. Preller says Bob Melvin will be back as manager of the big-spending San Diego Padres.
- Two San Diego nonprofits are poised to lose promised environmental justice grants — but the EPA has yet to tell them
- Bob Filner, disgraced ex-mayor of San Diego, dies at 82
- Trump administration considers immigration detention on Bay Area military base, records show
- San Diego County releases dashboard compiling on South County sewage
- California sent investigators to ICE facilities. They found more detainees, and health care gaps