Arielle "Kai" Taramasco
Web ProducerArielle (Kai) Taramasco joins the KPBS newsroom after covering local and international news as a broadcast journalist in San Diego. She began her career interning as a surf photographer with Zak Noyle in her native Hawaii before studying abroad with Semester At Sea. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism from Point Loma Nazarene University. Her work has since been featured in Honolulu Star Advertiser, FreeSurf Magazine and The Buttonwood Tree. She’s also won an award for creative media from the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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While some property owners try to turn a profit from the street artist's murals, others have carried the intense and costly responsibility of protecting them.
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California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose.
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A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo.
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San Diego County health officials released an updated water contact closure and advisory list for county beaches in effect Sunday.
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The San Diego City Council's Committee of the Whole will convene for a special meeting Monday to discuss whether to confirm the appointment of Scott Wahl as San Diego's next police chief.
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Students continue to protest at campuses across the country, despite the risk of arrest. Some schools now threaten demonstrators with disciplinary action, while others promise the opposite.
- Hillcrest, hungry for park space, looks to the 163 freeway
- At least 16 people died in California after medics sedated them during encounters with police
- University of Saint Katherine announces closure, filing for bankruptcy
- A mix-up over bioengineered tomato seeds sparked fears about spread of GMO crops
- Oceanside expected to declare local emergency over pier fire