Meet the Team

Susana Tsutsumi

User Experience Designer

Susana Tsutsumi previously served as the user experience designer for KPBS’ interactive department, which oversees the online, mobile, and social media presence for the station and its many endeavors. Susana graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in graphic design. She has worked in a variety of departments at KPBS from marketing to outreach to interactive.

RECENT STORIES ON KPBS

Through comics, 'Essex County' creator shows us the struggles, triumphs of his career

Tahneer Oksman

Jeff Lemire explores his career arc, the road to successfully delivering Essex County and other comics to the public, in a new graphic memoir.
International

Trump touts weapon sales to NATO for Ukraine and threatens Russia with 100% tariffs

Charles Maynes

Joanna Kakissis

President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons.
AMERICAN MASTERS: Marcella

Jennifer Robinson

Premieres Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Discover how celebrated writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America. After immigrating to New York in the 1950s, she began making authentic dishes from her Italian roots and inspired millions of Americans with her cookbooks.
Science & Technology

San Diego scientists try to unlock the secrets of cannabis

Thomas Fudge

Genetic researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have sequenced many cannabis genomes to better understand what the plant could promise for human health and well being.
International

European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump's surprise 30% tariffs

The Associated Press

The EU is America's biggest business partner and the world's largest trading bloc. The U.S. decision will have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
National

Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons

Joseph Shapiro

The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.