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 Sweetwater Union High School District gave away over 36,000 COVID-19 testing kits Friday. -
California extended the mask mandate in indoor spaces to February 15, as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. -
A single youth defaced several walls of the San Dieguito Academy early New Year's Day. -
Enforcement of SB 1383 starts on January 1, 2022. -
A local hunger-relief organization is bringing some holiday cheer to families having a tough time putting together a festive meal this year. -
The San Diego Wave FC is the newest expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League.
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The North Carolina State football team is scheduled to arrive in San Diego Thursday. -
Mask mandates will go into effect Wednesday. Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, will have to wear a mask indoors. -
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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- Carlsbad opens door for new drive-thrus, but with tight restrictions
- New nonstop flights available between San Diego and Amsterdam
- 'Park Opera' turns Balboa Park into a stage, with a bee aria and listening as the protagonist
- Activists celebrate motherhood from inside Las Colinas Detention Facility