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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The racetrack in Balboa Park recently began hosting events sanctioned by USA Cycling, which bans trans women from participating in women's races. More such races are planned, despite a city policy prohibiting anti-trans discrimination at the velodrome. -
Serving Seniors, Chicano Federation and Healthy Day Partners will get new EVs from a grant program run by SDG&E and Citizens Energy Corporation. -
Firefighters are taking longer to reach a fire engine after a medical emergency call has been received, a new audit has found. -
Electric streetcars once ran throughout San Diego, before they died out after World War II. Nearly 80 years later, some San Diegans want to bring them back. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhat's the best way to make friends in San Diego? KPBS Midday Edition went on a journey to find out. -
KPBS Midday EditionA package of bills making its way through Congress could lead to the federal government's most significant housing reforms in decades.
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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.
- Portion of SB-805 freeway to be closed through weekend for construction
- Tijuana River sewage is making the air toxic and sickening thousands in California
- Long-awaited trail improvements connect Serra Mesa and Mission Valley
- Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis
- Ambidextrous San Diego man boasts the benefits of doing things backward