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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A report by RENTCafe shows the San Diego region has increased its creation of apartment units by 48 percent in 2018. -
KPBS Midday EditionTuesday is the final day for public comment on census questions -
The City Council passed a law that makes it illegal for landlords to reject tenant applicants only because their rent is subsidized. -
Last week, the San Diego County's Registrar of Voters office finished counting votes and found about 40 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the June primary election. Only 27 percent voted in the primary four years before. -
San Diego is on the low end of the racial segregation scale among American cities because it grew quickly in recent decades.
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A study says the loss of state-approved redevelopment funding was a major cause of San Diego's housing and homelessness crisis.
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Once on the ground in Lahaina, the team will assist with search and rescue efforts, animal care and more. -
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's first search and rescue bloodhound is now on duty.
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A grant from the FCC will help the San Diego Housing Commission expand affordable, quality and reliable broadband internet service to low-income families.
- Escondido Library’s temporary location at mall draws more families, teens
- Federal funding restrictions threaten San Diego’s harm reduction programs
- Lawson-Remer proposes plan to cover legal aid for San Diego’s unaccompanied migrant children
- Meet the Sacramento architect behind California’s new proposed congressional maps
- Glory, coca leaves and termites in Marisol Rendón's Timken exhibit