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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Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 8, 2022 election guide for the San Diego County Sheriff's race. -
Even more unusual according to legal experts is that Kristie Bruce-Lane, who is running against Assemblyman Brian Maienschein in the November election, used the 6-year-old boys’ full names in the lawsuit. -
Effective immediately, the Education Omnibus Bill changes state health and safety codes to allow younger kids to enroll in aftercare programs. -
Last weekend, its owners celebrated the grand opening of a new coffee shop and café. -
The city's police department revised training for nonlethal force and, with community input, crafted a de-escalation training program. -
The city has stopped requiring employees to take weekly COVID-19 tests, after firing eight employees who had previously refused to take the tests.
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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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