Kori Suzuki
South Bay and Imperial Valley ReporterKori Suzuki covers South Bay and Imperial County for KPBS.
He first joined KPBS as part of the inaugural California Local News Fellowship in 2023 and was hired as a staff reporter in 2025. Previously, he was an associate producer at Reveal and an intern at The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, KQED and KALW. He graduated from UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
Kori is especially drawn to stories about how we are all complicated and multidimensional. He was born and raised in San Francisco’s East Bay and loves foggy mornings and cooking with the radio on.
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The proposed industrial facility could have streamlined delivery of cleaner fuels across the county but would also have brought more pollution to west National City. -
West Chula Vista has almost three and a half times less park space per person than the newer, wealthier east side. -
Conservative legal activists are taking aim at the federal Hispanic Serving Institution program, which provides more than $15 million to community colleges in San Diego and Imperial County. -
Thunderstorms and heavy rains arrived Monday afternoon, flooding a state highway near Westmoreland and toppling close to 300 power poles. -
Construction crews are slated to begin demolishing the 90-year-old Brawley Water Tower this week over concerns that the deteriorating structure could be a public safety risk. -
The closure of the Spreckels Sugar factory will shutter a $243 million industry and hundreds of jobs in a county with the highest unemployment rate in the state.
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Eighty years ago next month, a rock 'n' roll legend was born: Rosie Hamlin, an icon to the Chicano community. She got her start right here in National City. -
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