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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During the pandemic, one in eight child care providers countywide had to at least temporarily close their doors. And, two years later, many have yet to open back up, state data show. -
During an April candidates forum, Republican John Hemmerling commented on where transgender women should use the bathroom. He says he left his job this week with the City Attorney's Office to focus on the election, not because of backlash from his comments. -
Records show staffers for local officeholders use the encrypted messaging app Signal. Experts say this circumvents California’s public records law. -
The running race through downtown Carlsbad is known as the world’s fastest 5K because of the world records set there. -
San Diego no ha tenido un nuevo alguacil durante más de una década, pero eso cambiará pronto cuando los votantes elijan al reemplazo del alguacil retirado Bill Gore en la elección de este año. -
San Diego hasn't had a new sheriff in more than a decade, but that will soon change in this year's election.
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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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