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 first month of legal recreational marijuana sales in San Diego brought in just under $360,000 from a voter-approved cannabis business tax. The money could help fund raises for San Diego police officers. -
Early numbers from the three industrial tents currently sheltering homeless individuals show the city has had a tough time finding the right people to fill beds. -
KPBS Midday EditionAs local governments in San Diego County work to encourage more housing production to alleviate the region's housing crisis, lawmakers in Sacramento are debating changes to a long untouchable facet of California law: local control over housing and land use. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego City Council members approved the construction of 600 homes in Rancho Peñasquitos. The project attracted controversy because some of the current residents depend on federal housing vouchers. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego City Council on Monday voted unanimously to confirm David Nisleit as the city's next police chief, clearing him to start the job March 2. -
San Diego is opening up a special permitting program to businesses that want to collect organic waste and take it to small-scale composting facilities.
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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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