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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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. -
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather. -
Researchers said the correlation between poor water and air quality validates what residents have said for years: exposure to the pollution is not just a nuisance, it’s causing their health issues. -
CHP officers assigned to these Crime Suppression Teams are expected to saturate high-crime areas, target repeat offenders and seize illicit weapons and narcotics.
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