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 San Diego Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the North Park and Golden Hill community plan updates, lengthy documents that will play a role in meeting the city's environmental goals. A recent analysis cast doubt on whether the plans are sufficient to reduce the city's dependence on the automobile. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe area has been described as a “food desert,” where fresh produce is hard to find. Residents working to change that are encountering an unexpected barrier: cars that drive too fast. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn analysis commissioned by the city's planning department found far too many people will still be driving to work in two of the city's most urbanized neighborhoods. The city says the analysis did not account for other programs that will help meet the Climate Action Plan's ambitious transportation goals. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe City Council voted to move forward a plan to close Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama to cars and reroute them to a new parking garage. There are several questions on how the city will pay for the project, which has grown in cost by $30 million. -
A new report from the San Diego City Auditor finds the city isn't doing a great job making streets safe for pedestrians. Relatively safe intersections have gotten improvements while some of the most dangerous intersections are neglected. -
The trolley extension to UC San Diego is described as the largest public transit project in the history of the region. The federal government has now committed to covering about half of its full cost.
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Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday released his final proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026, restoring some funding to the San Diego Police Department and the San Diego Humane Society. -
Mayor Todd Gloria had hoped voters would approve Measure E, a sales tax increase that would have turned the city's deficit into a surplus. -
Reddit users in r/sandiego asked about a few of the state propositions, the San Diego mayoral race and the several local sales tax measures.
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