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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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 -
Graduating seniors reflect on how events in the wider world have had huge impacts on campus life during their four years at UCSD. -
In Encinitas, local nonprofit Un Mar de Colores, meaning “Ocean of Colors” in Spanish, teaches underprivileged students about surfing. -
For three couples turned business owners, the saying “never mix business with pleasure” doesn’t apply.
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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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