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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KPBS Midday EditionA study by the nonprofit Circulate San Diego has found the city needs broad changes to its development code to better encourage transit-oriented development. -
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Several restaurants in San Diego have begun adding surcharges to diners' bills to compensate for increases in the city's minimum wage. Critics see the move as political posturing, but restaurateurs say with slim profit margins, they can no longer rely on simple price increases. -
The median price of a home in San Diego County rose by 5.6 percent in November, compared with the same month a year ago, a real estate information service announced Tuesday. But prices have leveled off over the past six months, in part because fewer people can afford to buy.
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A group based in southeastern San Diego is criticizing the makeup of the San Diego City Council committee that oversees the police department. Appointments to the committee were made by the new Council President Myrtle Cole. -
KPBS Midday EditionNew San Diego City Council President Myrtle Cole has released her list of appointments to council committees and outside organizations. The list is due for a confirmation vote at a special council session Monday.
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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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