Claire Trageser
Public Matters EditorClaire leads the KPBS Public Matters initiative, a content hub that will provide news stories on politics and governance; facilitated, in-person discussions around important issues that often divide us; and helpful resources and explainers to ensure all San Diegans understand and act upon their opportunity to participate in the democratic process. Claire leads the KPBS initiative and its partnerships with news organizations Voice of San Diego and inewsource.
Her journalistic highlights include producing the six-part podcast series Free Jane, leading and editing the Murrow award-winning public art series Art in the Open and the digital video series about the childcare crisis, Where's My Village.
In 2020, Claire was named the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists' Journalist of the Year. Claire studied chemistry at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. She then 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.
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KPBS Midday EditionIrene McCormack Jackson gives KPBS her first one-on-one interview since making the allegations -
KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego City Council approved a deal to keep the medical device company Illumina in San Diego for 10 years. -
After the City Council approved raising the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2017, some thought home care workers might be exempt from the change. City Council President Todd Gloria says no one will be left out. -
A new open-air seafood market has won approval from San Diego County and will open Aug. 2. -
KPBS Midday EditionCouncil opted not to put question on November ballot and just OK'd on its own -
Carl DeMaio and Scott Peters, the candidates running for the 52nd Congressional District seat, answered 10 questions posed by KPBS.
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Now 75 years old, Jane Dorotik is truly free after two decades in prison. She always maintained she was innocent. -
Republic Services and Teamsters Local 542 sat at the bargaining table on Christmas Eve, but they failed to reach an agreement. -
KPBS Midday EditionSince the start of the pandemic, the number of people moving to California from other states has dropped by 38%, according to a new study.
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