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 has voted to initiate a years-long process to rezone public land in Clairemont for high-density affordable housing. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornia YIMBY is organizing people in the state capital and across California to support more housing. KPBS spoke with the organization's president about what he sees in the future. -
San Diego County is offering free sandbags to residents who need help avoiding flooding or erosion, as the region waits for the first major storm of the season. -
The Transgender Law Center has announced plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit over the case of Roxsana Hernandez, a trans asylum seeker who died in the custody of ICE. -
A San Diego cannabis manufacturing and distribution company has been granted a permit to keep operating, despite a church being located next door. The church had been operating without the proper permits from the city. -
San Diego City Council members have held the final meeting of the Select Committee on Homelessness, with members vowing to continue the committee's mission.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego is considering a new program focused on helping communities most impacted by the War on Drugs share in the profits of legalized cannabis. A similar program in Los Angeles has faced criticism. -
Following demonstrations in Barrio Logan and at the San Diego airport, hundreds marched in downtown San Diego in support of raising the federal minimum wage.
- Gloria's ADU proposal would block housing in San Diego's whitest, wealthiest neighborhoods
- Montgomery Field Airport weather instruments not functioning properly at time of plane crash
- ICE agents swarm San Diego immigration court, arresting people after their hearings
- El Cajon skilled nursing facility kitchen temporarily shut down for ‘major’ health violations
- A music talent agency says 3 employees died on a plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood