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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KPBS wants to hear from you about what San Diego County public artworks you notice or are most curious about. -
KPBS would like to talk to people who live in multigenerational households. If this is you, please let us know. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe video of this 2019 incident was made public because of the work of the First Amendment Coalition. -
School Board Trustee Shana Hazan sat down with KPBS to talk about transitional kindergarten. -
Last year, in the midst of a long-running lawsuit, the city’s housing commission raised its voucher amounts significantly. -
Countywide, the number of home births rose by 28% from before the pandemic to the end of 2022.
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Now 75 years old, Jane Dorotik is truly free after two decades in prison. She always maintained she was innocent. -
Republic Services and Teamsters Local 542 sat at the bargaining table on Christmas Eve, but they failed to reach an agreement. -
KPBS Midday EditionSince the start of the pandemic, the number of people moving to California from other states has dropped by 38%, according to a new study.
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- San Diego’s Democratic blues: How voters slipped away from the party
- SDG&E reports outages in portions of Chula Vista, other communities
- Shift from Democrat to Republican voters in South Bay, Southeast
- Los incendios en Los Ángeles muestran lo mucho que California tiene que perder si Trump retiene la ayuda por desastres