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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Democrats hope to flip San Diego City Council District 2, currently represented by Republican Lorie Zapf. A victory by challenger Jen Campbell would give Democrats a veto-proof majority on the council. -
Democrats have invested heavily in electing Nathan Fletcher to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, while Republican Bonnie Dumanis has largely forged her own path in the race for District 4. -
Crews will soon start work on eight new miles of carpool lanes on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad and Encinitas, as part of the North Coast Corridor program to add transportation capacity in North County. -
San Diego Superior Court Judge Gary Kreep, best known as a proponent of "birther" conspiracy theories, is fighting to keep his seat on the bench, against a challenge from Deputy District Attorney Matt Brower. -
San Diego failed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to a new report on the city's Climate Action Plan progress.
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The San Diego County Democratic Party quickly removed an ad on Facebook this week that attacked a member of its own party who is running for San Diego City Council.
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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. -
A critical weather observation system at Montgomery Field Airport was malfunctioning for days before the plane crash early Thursday morning. The FAA did not issue an advance notice about the outage, records show.
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