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 EditionAn arrest is still an arrest and police have to come in close contact with people to do their jobs. It’s a new level of danger, with the slightest touch meaning they could get sick. -
The Metropolitan Transit System is cutting back its routes by about 25 percent to save money and create a reserve of drivers amid the pandemic. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego Humane Society recently asked for foster volunteers and got more than 400 applications in the first 24 hours. -
The election results have been finalized, and state Assemblyman Todd Gloria and Councilwoman Barbara Bry will face each other in the runoff this November. -
San Diegans are generally behaving themselves and following orders to stay at home due to the coronavirus outbreak, said a San Diego Police Department spokesman. -
The coronavirus pandemic is giving new urgency to an ongoing lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections that demands the release of "low-risk" inmates from state prisons.
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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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