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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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. -
Harper Moyski, age 10, and Fletcher Merkel, age 8, were killed, and 18 children between the ages 6 and 15 were injured by a shooter. Middle schoolers acted heroically to protect others, a parent said. -
The number of students enrolled in TK has grown each year, but it is still far less than the number of eligible 4-year-olds. -
A federal judge has ruled that Trump administration official Kari Lake can't unilaterally fire the director of Voice of America. -
The 13-month pilot program, approved by the Oceanside City Council in April, aims to improve response time and increase officer safety during responses to calls. -
City crews are now cleaning up homeless encampments in areas of downtown San Diego that were previously out of reach. KPBS reporter Katie Anastas says that also means the city's outreach workers are making more offers of shelter to people living near freeways, but few are accepting.
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