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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Cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration affect research and sea monitoring partnerships between NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. -
A San Diego assemblyman introduced a bill to outlaw discriminatory pricing that’s based on how you purchase items online and what merchants think you’re willing to pay. -
Seasonal forecasts for rain and snow in California have relied on El Niño and La Niña. But atmospheric rivers can make those predictions obsolete. -
As billionaire Elon Musk enacts Donald Trump’s mass government cuts, San Diego Rep. Sara Jacobs says Democrats need a more creative strategy to stop him. Also, another San Diego Democratic representative, Mike Levin, says those cuts could soon come for Medicaid — Medi-Cal in California. A new homeless shelter for women and children is coming to downtown. Also, we hear about what’s new at the Oceanside Film Festival. -
California has ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse emissions. The state must ask whether it has a charging infrastructure to handle growing numbers of electric cars. -
Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean through cracks in the earth.
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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.
- San Diego sheriff says disputed ICE transfer was legal
- Imperial County's oldest LGBTQ+ center faces questions over move away from trans rights
- How a decades-old state law can stop a trash fee for San Diegans
- Why It Matters: Why are San Diego water rates about to soar?
- A look inside the San Diego Marine border operation