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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Medicaid supporters rallied in front of Republican Rep. Darrell Issa's Santee office Wednesday. -
Imperial Beach leaders introduce a new resolution to bring awareness to the cross-border sewage crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border. -
San Diego Unified’s popular before- and after-school program will open its application process on April 14. This year, the district is using a lottery system to determine enrollment. -
Four San Diego County DMV offices are opening an hour early for San Diegans with appointments to get their REAL ID starting April 14. -
Recently, SeaWorld San Diego’s Rescue Team has been receiving an influx of calls about marine animals in distress. They have rescued over 20 animals with domoic acid poisoning. -
San Diego State University women's basketball team is excited to play LSU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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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.
- Two San Diego nonprofits are poised to lose promised environmental justice grants — but the EPA has yet to tell them
- Bob Filner, disgraced ex-mayor of San Diego, dies at 82
- Trump administration considers immigration detention on Bay Area military base, records show
- San Diego County releases dashboard compiling on South County sewage
- California sent investigators to ICE facilities. They found more detainees, and health care gaps