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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Throughout the 1960s, '70s and '80s, San Diego adopted stricter zoning laws that effectively banned apartments in many of the city's most walkable neighborhoods. -
The festival at the Museum of Photographic Arts on July 25 will showcase 27 films from around the world about the joy of biking. -
San Diego's electricity is getting cleaner and natural gas usage is down. But emissions from cars and trucks remain stubbornly high. -
Tenant advocates say so-called "junk fees" have proliferated in the rental housing market as landlords seek to get around statewide limits on rent increases. -
The velodrome, a bike racing track in Balboa Park, became embroiled in controversy over USA Cycling's policy excluding trans women from women's races. -
Workers are set to receive cost-of-living increases, but they may not see an increase in their take-home pay due to mandatory furloughs.
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The San Diego-based aircraft carrier has been at sea for a record-setting uninterrupted time of more than 240 days. -
San Diego once had a streetcar network connecting downtown to neighborhoods including North Park, City Heights, Mission Beach and La Jolla. We explore how the rise of the automobile reshaped development in the region and changed how people move through the city today. -
No one has been pulled off the list for nearly three and a half years, since August 2022. It has swelled to more than 76,000 people, with 1,000 new applicants being added each month.. Today’s long list remains after more than 80,000 people who were no longer interested in participating were removed in 2023.
- ICE agents arrest driver while passenger flees near San Diego City College
- Record-hot Labor Day weather not over yet in San Diego County
- County closes Coronado shoreline through North Beach due to pollution
- 'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes
- Cessna crashes at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, killing 2