63° Mostly CloudyClaire Trageser
Reporter
As a member of the news team, Claire Trageser is a reporter and brings stories and reports to KPBS Online. She posts video and audio content, writes for the web, and adds additional features like maps, Twitter widgets, links, photos and timelines. She also puts together the online content for larger news projects and manages the KPBSNews Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus accounts during breaking news.
Before coming to KPBS, Claire worked as a reporter for The San Diego Daily Transcript and City News Service and was a contributor to Voice of San Diego. She studied chemistry at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, 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
City Considers Taxi Industry Overhaul Amid Reports Of Low Wages And Unsafe Cabs
The city will not renew its five-year contract with MTS for overseeing San Diego's taxi industry due to complaints about poor working conditions, passenger safety and lax oversight.
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The San Diego City Council heard the public's thoughts on Mayor Bob Filner's proposed budget today.
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Dwayne Crenshaw Wants His Long District 4 History To Include Council Seat
Dwayne Crenshaw, who is running to fill the City Council District 4 seat, touts his long history of living in and working for his district.
Myrtle Cole Hopes To Ride Supporters' Enthusiasm To City Council Seat
San Diego City Council District 4 candidate Myrtle Cole has strong backing from a big group of political leaders, including Mayor Bob Filner and Congressman Juan Vargas.
San Diego City Council Passes Measure Allowing Breweries To Expand
Large craft brewers in San Diego are one step closer to being able to build bigger tasting rooms and restaurants, thanks to a measure the City Council passed today.
San Diego City Council To Consider Allowing Breweries To Open Bigger Restaurants, Tasting Rooms
On Tuesday, the City Council will decide whether to allow breweries to have attached restaurants or tasting rooms.
San Diego Could Be Exporting More, Report Finds
San Diego's exports are far behind where they could be, a new report finds.
Filner On Goldsmith: 'He Makes Too Many Mistakes'
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