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. -
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. -
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters expects voter turnout for the March 5 primary election to be between 45% and 50%. -
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. -
Team Rubicon, a veteran-led nonprofit, has helped clean out 39 San Diego County homes affected by the January flooding for free. -
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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The proposed law, SB 554, is titled “Safety Before Criminal Sanctuary,” and is a direct response to a policy passed by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors last December. -
An NWS flood watch will be in effect Thursday afternoon and evening for the San Diego area's coastal, valley and mountain communities. -
Centers have Wi-Fi available, with phone and medical device charging and will remain open for customers until conditions improve.
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