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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Neal Puckett, the attorney who represented former Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich during his court marshal for the Haditha incident, spoke to KPBS about the Navy's recent decision to hold separation hearings for two other Marines involved in the case. -
KPBS Midday EditionA judge on Monday denied a bid for a temporary restraining order that would have stopped demolition work at the site of a Walmart store in a landmark building in Sherman Heights. -
KPBS Midday EditionThere was a time when a kid played soccer on whatever youth team he or she was assigned to, and then went on to play on the local high school team. But times have changed, and now parents want their teenagers on time-consuming and expensive club sports. The goal? College athletic scholarships. -
KPBS Midday EditionNavy Secretary Ray Mabus recently decided to order separation procedures for two Marines who admitted to lying about the 2005 shooting deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha. -
KPBS Midday EditionKPBS hosted the first televised debate on Thursday among the four major candidates vying to be the next mayor of San Diego. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe 14th Dalai Lama said building compassion is the key to alleviating suffering, especially in today's challenging times, in an exclusive interview with 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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