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 will experience "near critical" wildfire conditions through Saturday and CALFIRE San Diego says it is prepared. -
San Diego County and city officials announced proposals Wednesday to ban so-called "ghost guns" countywide, among other initiatives aimed at stemming gun violence locally. -
County Supervisor Jim Desmond wants SVP placement rules changed to give communities more say. -
Crisis stabilization units are intended to provide services in a community-based or hospital settings for people experiencing a mental health or substance-use crisis. -
The city of San Diego has extended its deadline for all city employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine to December 1, 2021. -
The National City Fire Department partnered with the Point Loma Nazarene University nursing program to provide free flu shots to the National City community.
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Awarded in phases, the grant is intended to help cover permitting, design and construction expenses for businesses operating in the public right of way. -
Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square. -
The change applies to all employees who perform at least two hours of work in one or more calendar weeks of the year within the geographic boundaries of the city of San Diego.
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