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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SANDAG Friday approved a pilot program intended to address concerns about equity in transit. -
The 2021 regional transportation plan likely won't be enough to achieve San Diego's targets of shifting commuters away from the automobile. -
Mayor Todd Gloria's office said it was reviewing the project to determine whether it was consistent with his values. -
A recent effort to legalize jaywalking statewide failed with a veto from the governor. -
Palm City Village in the South Bay would replace an underutilized 4-acre parking lot with affordable housing. -
The city of San Diego has settled on how much to charge for licenses to operate short-term home rentals. But how it will distribute those licenses is still in the works.
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Mayor Todd Gloria Monday urged workers affected by the pandemic to apply for rent relief though San Diego's COVID-19 Housing Stability Assistance Program. -
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to approve a short-term vacation rental ordinance capping such whole-home rentals at 1% of the city's housing supply.
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The former assemblyman for California's 78th State Assembly District, City Councilman and Interim Mayor in 2013 thanked the diverse San Diegan community for electing him to the position.
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