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Susan Murphy

Health Reporter

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Susan Murphy is a former health reporter for KPBS, providing in-depth coverage of a variety of issues that impact San Diego County and the Imperial Valley — from infectious diseases and mental health to health care policy and medical breakthroughs. Susan started working in the KPBS Newsroom in 2003. She graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

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Environment

Super Bloom Of Wildflowers Days Away In Anza-Borrego Desert

Susan Murphy

The same rains that drenched San Diego this winter are turning the barren desert floor into a carpet of color.
Environment

San Diego Exceeds Annual Rainfall Average With Potentially Wet March Still Ahead

Susan Murphy

A storm on Monday unleashed record amounts of rain, causing flooding, downed trees, mudslides and power outages. Now, the region has exceeded its average rainfall for the year and the potentially wet month of March is still ahead.
Public Safety

San Diego's Downtown Library Keeps Homeless Warm And Dry

Susan Murphy

San Diego’s wet winter is great for the drought, but miserable for the hundreds of homeless who have to endure the harsh conditions on the streets.
Politics

Vista Town Hall On Health Care Proceeds Without Congressman Issa

Susan Murphy

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With standing room only, hundreds of people including District 49 constituents, local groups and others gathered Tuesday night at the Jim Porter Recreation Center in Vista for an "Emergency Town Hall On Health Care." Their guest, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, did not attend, as expected.
KPBS Midday Edition

'We've Come Too Far To Go Back' Say Elderly Activists Protesting Trump Administration

Susan Murphy

A group of 50 women in their 80s, 90s and 100s marched last month with walkers and canes through their Seacrest Village retirement home in Encinitas in solidarity with the nationwide Women’s Marches. Now, the seniors have put down their handmade signs and picked up pens and paper.
Politics

San Diego Gun Owners Applaud Supreme Court Nominee

Susan Murphy

Quickly backed by the National Rifle Association, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is also getting applause from San Diego gun owners who want some of California’s six tough new gun laws to be challenged in the High Court.