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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Callstrom has been on leave since November, when a group of employees accused him of pervasive racist and sexist employment practices. The partially taxpayer-funded nonprofit will not renew his employment contract. -
Starting Saturday, most restaurants in San Diego will be barred from distributing containers made of polystyrene foam, better known under the brand name Styrofoam. -
The pending resignation of San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher amid sexual misconduct allegations will likely lead to intense political maneuvering. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe woman at the center of a national conservative media firestorm stemming from a shower she took at the YMCA addresses the Santee City Council. -
Representatives of smaller cities, mostly in North County, walked out of Friday's meeting in what one member called a "tantrum." -
A dozen employees at the quasi-governmental agency sent a letter to San Diego City Council members and a county supervisor accusing CEO Peter Callstrom of racist and sexist employment practices and the use of public funds to buy silence from his internal critics.
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The San Diego City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday to extend the rent repayment period for commercial and residential renters to Dec. 30, giving renters who have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic a few extra months to repay back rent.' -
In two separate motions, the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee approved a proposed ordinance establishing rules for the city's acquisition and use of surveillance equipment and technology and to establish a Privacy Advisory Commission. -
The city of San Diego announced Monday the entirety of Golden Hall and parts of the Convention Center will be converted to homeless shelters with hundreds of beds as the city rushes to prepare for what health officials are describing as a storm on the horizon with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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