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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The project is at the center of a debate over whether low-income affordable housing tenants can be excluded from luxury amenities in a complex shared with people paying full price. -
A KPBS investigation revealed that signature gatherers registered voters for the Common Sense Party without their knowledge or consent. -
San Diego Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez has written a letter to the San Diego District Attorney's Office asking for an investigation into reports that signature gatherers fooled people into joining the Common Sense Party.
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KPBS talked to 31 people who were listed in San Diego County’s voter registration rolls as members of the Common Sense Party. All but one said they had no idea they had signed up to be members of the party.
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The primary field includes three Democrats and one Republican. Voter registration numbers favor the Democrats who hope to build on their 6-3 council majority. -
Three major candidates, two Democrats and a Republican, are running in the March primary to replace termed-out Councilman Mark Kersey.
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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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