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 Fire-Rescue Department needs new resources to meet its response time goals, according to a report by Citygate Associates. It took nearly a year for the report to reach the full City Council in a public hearing. -
The North County Transit District, which operates the COASTER rail system, won $10.5 million in grants funded by the state gas tax increase. The money will go to purchasing new low-emission trains to improve reliability and speed. -
Dozens of bus lines will have new schedules and service routes next week as part of a plan to improve the Metropolitan Transit System's efficiency, connectivity and reliability. -
Tight regulations on cannabis dispensaries in San Diego have made opening the businesses extremely difficult and expensive. Experts warn that could lead to unintended consequences. -
San Diego's bike sharing economy may soon be open to more competition, after the City Attorney's office opined an existing contract with DecoBike does not shut out other companies. -
San Diego City Councilman Chris Cate will not have to give sworn testimony about his leak of a confidential city attorney's memo last year.
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Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday released his final proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026, restoring some funding to the San Diego Police Department and the San Diego Humane Society. -
Mayor Todd Gloria had hoped voters would approve Measure E, a sales tax increase that would have turned the city's deficit into a surplus. -
Reddit users in r/sandiego asked about a few of the state propositions, the San Diego mayoral race and the several local sales tax measures.
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