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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This is the 32nd year for the program from the Armed Services YMCA. -
San Diego Rescue Mission has been able to send two outreach members into Little Italy every day since the beginning of October. -
During the holiday season many people donate to charities. Authorities encourage the public to do their research before sending off funds so they do not get scammed. -
Donations to the San Diego Humane Society will go twice as far on Giving Tuesday, with a $40,000-match donation being made. -
Black Friday 2021 brings a sense of normalcy to shoppers, but many still wear masks and social distance. -
Father Joe's Villages gave out an early Thanksgiving meal to San Diegans who are unsheltered or have food insecurity.
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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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