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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Nursing students at SDSU and other colleges have been pulled from their hospital rotations, which means we'll have less nurses when they'll likely be needed most. -
San Diego Magazine, San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine, San Diego Reader and San Diego CityBeat have all either stopped publishing or are facing severe financial hardship due to the mass closures of businesses. -
It now appears that the days before and after the March 3 primary were the beginning of a COVID-19 outbreak that's so far struck four members of the local Democratic Party. -
An analysis of hospital bed data shows that even under a best case scenario, San Diego County hospitals will be filled beyond capacity in the coming months with an influx of patients. -
SDSU's experiences with a student studying in Italy who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home provide a window into the chaotic situation facing the university. -
At this point, daycares and preschools are able to make their own decisions about whether to close or remain open.
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While de-escalation is now a buzzword in law enforcement circles in the wake of the George Floyd killing by Minneapolis police, it's been central to the Berkeley Police Department's mission for years. -
The San Diego Police Department is now requiring that officers learn de-escalation tactics. But experts and advocates say the overall training regimen still fosters an us vs them mentality. -
KPBS Midday EditionEmergency room visits are up 35% in San Diego County and 49% statewide since voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, data show. But doctors say many patients are simply inexperienced pot users who aren't in significant danger.
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