Tarryn Mento
Health ReporterTarryn Mento served as KPBS' health reporter. She had previously worked as the multimedia producer for MetroFocus at WNET in New York City. She was also a Pulliam Fellow at the Arizona Republic. Tarryn has reported from three countries and in two languages. Her work has been published by The Washington Post, the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, and El Nuevo Herald. She completed her master's degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she was named a Carnegie-Knight News 21 Fellow. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Tarryn completed her undergraduate education in journalism at SUNY-Albany.
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If you don’t live in Clairemont, Mira Mesa, Kearny Mesa or part of Rancho Peñasquitos, you may be unaware of the District 6 City Council race between Democrat Carol Kim and Republican Chris Cate, but nearly $1.5 million has poured into the race. -
The San Diego City Council voted to up the city's water rules to a drought response level 2 — or "drought alert." -
City Council members will consider Monday a licensing agreement with Mattel Inc. that would allow the company to create miniature versions of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department vehicles. -
Opponents to the City Council-approved minimum wage increase have successfully gathered enough signatures to force the issue on a future ballot. -
The Port of San Diego’s board approved Tuesday opening negotiations with a Houston-based developer to build a hotel and convention center on Chula Vista's bay front. -
Target plans to put a mini-store in South Park, but opponents say it will ruin the character of the neighborhood and are circulating a petition to keep it out.
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It is the largest jump in cases since the county confirmed its first case three weeks ago, and coincides with the highest number of overall test results since the crisis began, with 1,538 results coming in Tuesday. -
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