
Thomas Fudge
Science and Technology ReporterA journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He joined KPBS in 1998 to cover San Diego issues related to growth, transportation, and development. He previously served as host of These Days (now KPBS Midday Edition) and as a news editor. Tom began his broadcasting career in 1988 at WSUI Radio in Iowa City as a reporter and newscaster. He then spent five years at Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) where he worked as a reporter. Following his departure from MPR, Tom was a freelance journalist, working for Twin Cities Public Television, WCCO Radio, and a variety of regional and national newspapers and magazines. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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This corruption of General Motors CEO Charlie Wilson’s famous quotation should really be a question: Is our still-depressed housing market really that bad for the economy?
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You may be able to get to a bus or a trolley in San Diego, but the Brookings Institution says don't count on it as a way to commute every day.
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A few quick things
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The 2010 census is sharpening our view of housing trends in California. Now, we see the economy and foreclosure trends are creating a lot more empty houses and apartments.
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The continuing slide of the U.S. housing market is a good-news bad-news scenario. But is it bad for the economy?
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HIgh-speed rail won't reach San Diego for more than ten years based on current estimates. But big questions about California's plan for fast trains make you wonder when they will get anywhere.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?
- Litigation at Green Oak Ranch in Vista continues and postpones future events
- Could this deadly intersection become San Diego's next 'quick-build' roundabout?
- California attorney general launches civil rights investigation into San Diego juvenile halls
- Preventable hospitalizations in California show continued health disparities as Medicaid faces possible cuts