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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Of the 113 people who've died so far, the vast majority were eldery and about half were white, according to data from the county. -
Cases have surged in South Bay ZIP codes, which are served by just two hospitals. -
KPBS Midday EditionOrganizers said many of the goals laid out at the first Earth Day 1970 were achieved in 10 years. They say recent decades have featured lots of studies but little action. -
In its stay-at-home order, San Diego County allows for daycare providers to stay open only to care for children of essential workers—no one else. But some parents and providers say no one is checking. -
Several drivers who work for a contractor of the Metropolitan Transit System were told to self quarantine at home because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. But they aren't being paid for that time. -
The San Diego Humane Society is asking people to make plans for their pets as part of their coronavirus preparation. That means knowing who would care for your pets if you were sick and had to go to the hospital.
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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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