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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San Diego City Council Rules Committee says a new policy aimed at fixing broken sidewalks is not ready to be sent on to the city council. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County and Chula Vista prepare to become a testing grounds for automated vehicles. Meanwhile, academics and urban planners try to imagine a world where cars drive themselves. -
Study: Gap In Homeownership Between Races Is Smaller In San Diego -
The proposed decision by two administrative law judges says the San Diego utility should not charge ratepayers for damages caused by 2007 fires. -
KPBS Midday EditionOnce farmland for crops and dairy cows, San Diego’s community plan update for Mission Valley wants to change the valley again - from a series of shopping malls to a place to live. -
The San Diego City Council takes up the controversial plan to convert a South County motel to transitional housing for low-level offenders on Monday.
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"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. It bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers will now simply be asked if they want a paper bag. -
The Board of Supervisors will take up an item placing a temporary pause on the application for new battery energy storage systems. -
Once on the ground in Lahaina, the team will assist with search and rescue efforts, animal care and more.
- Cal Fire: Failed catalytic converter sparked Springs Fire
- A volunteer legal observer says she was left bruised after being detained by ICE agents at federal courthouse
- Democracy report card: Experts weigh in on where the US stands
- Why San Diego police are sometimes on scene during ICE raids
- SANDAG pares back freeway expansions in draft transportation plan