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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A handful of corporate sponsors have withdrawn their support from San Diego Pride over one of its headliners' stance on the Israel-Gaza war. But the organization says ticket sales are still up. -
By the time the project is complete in 2030, solo drivers will be able to access the freeway's express lanes by paying a toll. -
Transportation officials are studying options for rerouting the train tracks away from the collapsing Del Mar bluffs. Advocates fear the project could prevent the rail corridor from upgrading to electric trains. -
The mayor used his line-item veto power to trim the council's spending plan by roughly $5 million. He accepted the council's more modest cuts to library hours. -
After more than four hours of public testimony, the council voted to cap the number of ADUs allowed on each property to between four and six. -
Officials have threatened to find San Diego in violation of state housing laws if the city passes a package of reforms to a program that encourages accessory dwelling units.
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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. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhen California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, they did so with the promise of new social and environmental programs funded by cannabis tax dollars. That promise remains largely unfulfilled in San Diego.
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