Brooke Binkowski
Interim News AnchorBrooke Binkowski is professional journalist whose career and interests have taken her to Mexico, Alaska, Europe, North Africa, and South America. She also worked as a freelance border and immigration reporter while finishing her master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, San Diego, focusing on the culture of the U.S.-Mexico Border and Mexican immigration to Anchorage, Alaska. Brooke covered her first story as a cub reporter in San Diego nearly twenty years ago and didn't look back. She worked for KFQD in Anchorage, CNN in Atlanta, and KNX and Southern California Public Radio in Los Angeles before arriving back in San Diego to finish her degree. She has also reported for NPR, CBS, and the BBC. In addition to journalism and travel, Brooke also likes fencing, playing accordion, taking photos, reading, running, and nearly everything else.
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Tenants’ rights advocates are urging city leaders to intervene after the owners of one apartment building issued mass eviction notices last month. -
Mayor Todd Gloria cut funding for San Diego’s Office of Immigrant Affairs in the current budget. Advocates say he missed an opportunity to offer immigrants protection as they face threats of mass deportation. -
Republican control of the White House and Congress sets the stage for potentially seismic changes including curtailing Medicaid, weakening patient protections, and increasing premium costs for millions. -
With climate-related disasters getting more extreme, richer countries are piloting ways to compensate developing nations, since they bear the least responsibility for causing climate change. -
In 2020, President Biden won six of the seven closely watched states. This year, President-elect Donald Trump won all seven — plus he will got a majority of the popular vote. -
President Biden has now given Ukraine permission to use U.S. ballistic missiles inside Russia. While it was waiting, Ukraine built its own drones that can strike far across the border.
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- Kaiser mental health workers’ strike hits fifth week amid allegations of patient care violations
- Health officials warn San Diegans about two serious respiratory illnesses
- The amateur photographers documenting life in the Imperial Valley
- Measure G failure shows urban-suburban divide over funding for public transit