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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KPBS Midday EditionIn District 1, the number of candidates grew from two to five in the span of a week -
San Diego council members David Alvarez and Lori Zapf, both on the Metropolitan Transit System board, are working with Circulate San Diego to "fix the Compass Card" by making it more secure and user-friendly. -
Kyle Heiskala, a staffer in the office of San Diego City Council President Sherri Lightner, has pulled papers to run as her replacement. The move comes a day after Lightner's husband did the same. -
In a letter to the Metropolitan Transit System's CEO, two San Diego City Council members asked him to speed up the transit agency's data security upgrades, following a KPBS report on the system's flaws. -
San Diego’s public transit agency is failing to comply with standard data security measures, creating a potential liability for both transit riders and taxpayers. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn a Tuesday statement, the Chargers said they will pursue a stadium project in downtown San Diego, rejecting a proposed replacement for Qualcomm Stadium in Mission Valley.
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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. -
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.
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