Katerina Portela
Investigative Student AssistantKaterina Portela is the investigative student assistant. She currently is studying journalism at San Diego State University and previously wrote for the Daily Aztec. Katerina hosts a weekly radio show at KCR.
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The National Endowment for Arts had promised over $300,000 in grants to San Diego arts organizations. Now, those funds are on hold, leaving the future of many programs uncertain. -
This Valentine’s day, San Diego native Alison Hranek is celebrating the love she found in caring for the Alzheimer’s community. -
Parents are reporting long waitlists and miscommunications with little response from the district. -
At Comic-Con, thousands of cosplayers are expected to turn heads with their costumes. But for many, the dressing up is just the beginning. -
Skateboarding is part of the Olympic program for the second time in history. -
Name-calling, mockery, outbursts and expletive-filled tirades are now standard fare at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ meetings, sinking the mood and obstructing the public’s business
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The law aims to prevent officers fired by one department for bad behavior from later finding a job in another. So far, 20 officers from local departments have been decertified for offenses ranging from sexual misconduct to domestic violence to dishonesty. -
Some attendees and vendors said the pop culture convention benefitted from the absence of studios and celebrities.
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- Veteran San Diego gang members’ peace efforts paying off
- San Diego and Chula Vista community colleges say their diversity programs aren't going anywhere
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