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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Every second and fourth Saturday, at the a walk-up clinic in National City, lowrider cars will be there greet patients and promote the opportunity to get vaccinated for COVID-19. -
On the first Wednesday of the month, the Community Health & Resource Fair takes place at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA. The fair has now started administering COVID-19 vaccines to the state’s hardest-hit communities. -
Ahead of Easter Sunday and returning to indoor worship, three new COVID-19 testing sites are coming to three Black churches in San Diego. -
Organizers say the project in San Diego’s Shelltown neighborhood carries the iconic labor leader’s message of community. -
Feeding San Diego prepares for its first contactless, drive thru large-scale food distribution in Chula Vista. They anticipate helping close to 1,400 families. -
Three new COVID-19 vaccination sites are opening this week in San Diego county: in Southeast San Diego, Escondido and Sherman Heights. But while those community clinics are opening, the vaccination Superstation at the Del Mar Fairgrounds will be closed on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday because of a shortage of vaccines.
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Millions of poor and middle-class Californians would get tax rebates of up to $1,100 under a proposal unveiled Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, as part of a broader pandemic recovery plan. -
San Diego County will partner with employers, business chambers and other groups to help host large-scale vaccination events by providing vaccines and medical personnel to administer them. -
The Museum of Us, formerly known as the Museum of Man, reopened today for the first time in months. They've made some changes, including one that might surprise you.
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