Travis Tamasese
Chief of StaffAs chief of staff, Travis Tamasese guides collaboration and coordination within cross-departmental projects at KPBS and builds relationships with community leaders and groups.
He has spent more than 10 years working in public education and served most recently as the deputy chief of staff and director of strategy and policy at San Jose State University. Prior to his time at SJSU, Travis served as the chief of staff in student affairs at Long Beach State University. He has led multiple functional areas and initiatives focused on expanding access to resources, internal and external communications, diversity, equity, and inclusion, budget allocation, and strategic planning.
He is currently completing his master’s degree in human rights practice at the University of Arizona.
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Hurricane Katrina resulted in nearly 1,400 deaths, according to revised statistics from the National Hurricane Center, and remains the costliest storm in U.S. history at around $200 billion in today's dollars. -
Conservative legal activists are taking aim at the federal Hispanic Serving Institution program, which provides more than $15 million to community colleges in San Diego and Imperial County. -
San Diego community colleges are raising the alarm over a lawsuit filed by conservative activists in Tennessee. KPBS’ Kori Suzuki says it’s targeting federal support for colleges that serve Latino students.
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The San Diego-based company General Atomics celebrated the shipment of a device it claims will make nuclear fusion possible. The world's most powerful magnet has been sent to France, where an international team is building a fusion power facility. -
The San Diego company General Atomics celebrated its shipment of a device that will make nuclear fusion possible. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge tells us about fusion energy and the world's most powerful magnet.
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For the first time, researchers say they've confirmed pollution in the Tijuana River is in the air people breathe. KPBS environment reporter Tammy Murga says they're connecting the pollutants to symptoms such as headaches, nausea and breathing issues.
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