Andrew Bowen
Metro ReporterAs the KPBS metro reporter, Andrew Bowen covers a broad range of issues across San Diego County, including local government, housing, transportation, infrastructure and climate change. His reporting at KPBS has won numerous awards, including the 2019 Gloria Penner Award for Political Affairs Reporting from the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the 2018 Walk the Walk Award from Circulate San Diego. Before moving to San Diego, Andrew worked for six years as a freelance translator, radio reporter, and TV news producer in Germany. His work for the German international public broadcaster Deutsche Welle had him covering local, national, and international stories across Europe. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the English-language website of Der Spiegel, Germany's largest news magazine. Andrew is originally from Santa Rosa, California. He holds a bachelor of science degree in journalism with a minor in Spanish from Northwestern University. He speaks fluent Spanish, Portuguese, and German.
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San Diego households spend more on transportation than almost every other metro area in the country. The culprit, experts say, is the automobile. -
The tax is a scaled back version of an earlier proposal that would have taxed both vacant homes and short-term home rentals. A majority of the San Diego City Council has now endorsed putting the new proposal to voters. -
San Diego's "Preservation in Progress" initiative aims to balance historic preservation with the city's need for more housing. -
A new state law gives cities more authority to set speed limits based on safety data. Some streets near schools could see speed limits as low as 15 miles per hour. -
Express lanes are open to solo drivers willing to pay a toll, while carpoolers can use them for free or at a discount. Today, traffic in the HOV lanes is often as bad as the rest of the freeway. -
Parking fees in Balboa Park have sparked a fierce backlash — and have prompted calls for improving bike, pedestrian and transit access to the park.
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The Due Process and Safety Ordinance will set "clear legal boundaries that protect residents, workers, and visitors regardless of immigration status, gender identity, disability, or healthcare decisions," according to a staff document from Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera's office. -
The San Diego City Council Tuesday approved a 60-year lease with a developer to renovate the long-empty 101 Ash Street building into hundreds of affordable housing units. -
The San Diego City Council Monday approved the creation of a parking district on Park Boulevard and Sixth Avenue around Balboa Park and offered suggestions to do the same for surface lots inside the park.
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