Suzanne Potter
Producer at California News ServiceSuzanne Potter is a journalist with 30 years of experience as a reporter for TV, radio and print news. She spent 15 years as a local TV news reporter in Palm Springs, CA and Providence, RI. She earned a B.A. in Mass Communications from UC Berkeley and spent a year at the Sorbonne in Paris. She lives in Palm Desert, CA, is married with four children and is a longtime leader with the Boy Scouts of America.
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife just announced that a marine warden discovered an endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle dead — drowned by old crab-fishing gear left off the Farralon Islands near San Francisco. Suzanne Potter of California News Service has this story. -
California's largest county has just opened the new CARE Court system — designed to get help for severely mentally ill people in Los Angeles. Suzanne Potter of California News Service has more. -
California tribes are headed to the White House Tribal Nations Summit tomorrow, where they will ask Congress and the Biden administration to create or expand several national monuments. Suzanne Potter of California news Service has more. -
As the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai wraps up, Democratic lawmakers and clean-air advocates are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to release strict rules on emissions from heavy-duty trucks. The agency is expected to act in the next few months. Suzanne Potter with California News Service has more. -
As world leaders gather in Dubai for the international conference on climate change, the City of Long Beach is acting on multiple fronts to help the U.S. lower carbon emissions. Suzanne Potter of California News Service has this report. -
More than two-million jobs will be created in California each year through 2031, and 72-percent will require more than a high school diploma, according to a new report. Suzanne Potter of California News Service has the details. -
New research says natural disasters and pollution linked to climate change are contributing factors to high rates of anxiety and depression among young people. Suzanne Potter of California News Service has more. -
Have you ever wanted to see the California redwoods, play in the Sierra snow, take a dip at the beach or just throw a family barbecue at the park? Well, this week the state just launched a new strategic plan to make that happen for more people. Suzanne Potter of California News Service explains. -
Children's advocates are slamming a budget proposal to slash funds for Head Start, the program that provides free preschool for kids in low-income families. Suzanne Potter of California News Service explains. -
Climate activists will deliver a petition with 15-thousand signatures today (Thursday) to trade negotiators ahead of next week's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in San Francisco. Suzanne Potter of California News Service explains.
