
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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Gov. Gavin Newsom and several local officials spoke in favor of Proposition 1, but one organization says this measure is a broken promise.
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San Diego County and UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health join forces to train 1 million San Diegans in hands-only CPR.
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The San Diego County Registrar of Voters expects voter turnout for the March 5 primary election to be between 45% and 50%.
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The San Diego nonprofit is encouraging residents affected by the storm to vote in person if they no longer have access to their mail-in ballots.
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Team Rubicon, a veteran-led nonprofit, has helped clean out 39 San Diego County homes affected by the January flooding for free.
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The same complex flooded in December 2018. The building's owner settled a lawsuit with the city for more than $423,000.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin visited with San Diego leaders Tuesday and got a first-hand look at the persistent sewage issues plaguing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets’ tying homer kicked off the Padres’ four-run rally in the seventh inning, Jackson Merrill drove in four runs and San Diego beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 Thursday on opening day.
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Nearly 60,000 University of California workers represented by a pair of unions went on strike Wednesday amid continuing contract negotiations, with both unions alleging unfair labor practices and the university accusing them of spreading misinformation and failing to negotiate in good faith.
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