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Claire Trageser
Web Producer
Claire Trageser grew up outside Boston, Mass., but is now a devoted West Coaster. Before coming to KPBS as a web producer, she worked as a reporter for The Daily Transcript and City News Service and was a contributor to Voice of San Diego. She studied chemistry at Reed College in Portland, Ore., before deciding to change her career path from science to journalism. Claire earned a master's degree in journalism at UC Berkeley, where she worked at the Knight Digital Media Center and completed a master's project with Michael Pollan. During graduate school, she interned at The Denver Post and The Seattle P-I and began freelancing for magazines like Marie Claire and Runner's World.
Claire is a social media addict and trains for marathons in her free time.
Recent Stories
UCAN's New Executive Director Says Fight Will Go On
The consumer advocacy group UCAN announced this week it will have a new executive director: Kim Malcolm, a former chief of staff and administrative law judge at the California Public Utilities Commission.
District 1 Race Could Shift Balance Of Power On SD City Council
The four candidates for San Diego City Council District 1 are making that election one of the most competitive this year.
Opponents To Prop 28 For Term Limits Claim Ballot Language Is Misleading
When you look at your ballot on June 5, the description of Proposition 28 seems simple enough. But opponents claim the language for the state ballot measure to change term limits is misleading.
District 7 Winner Could Determine SD City Council Majority
The race for the San Diego City Council District 7 seat will put a brand new face on the council. We'll meet some of the candidates.
Denise Ducheny Is Running To Replace Bob Filner In District 51
Denise Ducheny wants to represent the 51st District, southern San Diego County and all of Imperial County, in Congress. Her priorities include border wait times, immigration reform and veterans' issues and getting her opponent, State Senator Juan Vargas, to debate her.
Candidates Square Off Over San Diego City Council District 9
The two candidates for San Diego City Council's brand new district, District 9, said increasing funding for police presence and infrastructure will be among their top priorities if elected.
Owner Of OC Register Sells Texas Papers To AIM Media Texas
Freedom Communications, Inc., the Irvine-based owner of The Orange County Register, announced today it is selling its Texas print and online newspapers to AIM Media Texas, LLC.
Complications Persist For Plaza De Panama Project
A letter to the city of San Diego from the National Park Service says the plan to remove cars from the center of Balboa Park could put the park's designation as a national historical landmark at risk. But supporters of the Plaza de Panama plan say the letter is nothing more than a scare tactic.
Sandra Day O'Connor: Teaching Civics Imperative To Country's Future
Retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told KPBS Television's "Evening Edition" she can teach students how the U.S. government works in an hour a week using a video game.
District 3 San Diego County Supervisor Race Heats Up
For the first time in 16 years, there is an open seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. We hear from the top three candidates vying for the District 3 seat.
