Meet the Team

Arielle "Kai" Taramasco

Web Producer

Arielle (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

Arts & Culture

What will happen to dance, with a major grant program changing?

Elizabeth Blair

Twenty dance projects from around the country won grants totaling $100,000 dollars each today. These grants are among the most coveted in the dance world, but this round of winners is the last of its kind due to a funding shortage.
Politics

Supreme Court will weigh in on Trump's tariffs. Here's what to know about the case

Danielle Kurtzleben

Two lower courts have said some of President Trump's tariffs are unlawful. Now the Supreme Court has agreed to examine the issue.
Education

State scholarships give California kids up to $1,500 for higher education

Katie Anastas

More than half of San Diego County’s first through 12th graders qualify, according to state officials.
Star of India: Iron Lady of the Seas

Jennifer Robinson

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. + Saturday, Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. This evocative tribute tells the story of the famous iron-hulled sailing ship, the Star of India. Once a workhorse of global trade, the ship was rescued from decline and given new life in San Diego through a remarkable restoration. Through images and stirring accounts, the 1977 documentary brings to life both the challenges and triumphs of this extraordinary rebirth.
International

Iran and nuclear watchdog sign agreement seeking path to restart cooperation

The Associated Press

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement in Cairo to pave the way for resuming cooperation, including on ways of relaunching inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities.
Star of India - Iron Lady of the Seas

This evocative tribute tells the story of the famous iron-hulled sailing ship, the Star of India. Once a workhorse of global trade, the ship was rescued from decline and given new life in San Diego through a remarkable restoration. Through images and stirring accounts, the 1977 documentary brings to life both the challenges and triumphs of this extraordinary rebirth.