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 mayor had hoped to use Senate Bill 10 to allow for more lower-cost townhomes and small apartment buildings in San Diego's most exclusive neighborhoods. -
The Quince Drive off-ramp near SR-163 has been closed for months due to erosion caused by the rainy winter. -
As the CEO of San Diego County's transportation planning agency, SANDAG, Hasan Ikhrata has done more than anyone else to shake up the conversation around our freeways. Ikhrata has pushed his own board of directors to let go of long standing plans to widen certain freeways. And he's jump-started a debate over charging drivers by the mile to fund a more sustainable system. -
An independent study found ratepayers could see lower electricity bills if the city were to form a municipal utility. -
Los votantes del centro de San Diego, La Mesa, Lemon Grove y Spring Valley elegirán entre cuatro candidatos en la elección especial. -
![[PHOTO] A mail-in ballot drop-off location at the Lakeside branch of the San Diego County Library on Oct. 13, 2020 with the KPBS Voter Hub logo in the bottom left corner.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/bbb52d5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1221x680+10+0/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F7a%2F60c039b646f883070c20cb9a632b%2Fd4supes-vh.jpg)
Voters in central San Diego, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley will be choosing from four candidates in the special election.
![[PHOTO] A mail-in ballot drop-off location at the Lakeside branch of the San Diego County Library on Oct. 13, 2020 with the KPBS Voter Hub logo in the bottom left corner.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/1d440bd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1221x680+10+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2F7a%2F60c039b646f883070c20cb9a632b%2Fd4supes-vh.jpg)
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The Riverwalk San Diego project is intended to transform the existing Riverwalk Golf Club into a neighborhood as well as restore the stretch of the San Diego River that runs through it. -
KPBS Midday EditionSB 145 would not legalize pedophilia. It would only give judges expanded discretion to determine whether an adult must register as a sex offender. -
After hours of public input and deliberation, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a $6.5 billion operating budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
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