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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Starting Saturday, most restaurants in San Diego will be barred from distributing containers made of polystyrene foam, better known under the brand name Styrofoam. -
The pending resignation of San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher amid sexual misconduct allegations will likely lead to intense political maneuvering. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe woman at the center of a national conservative media firestorm stemming from a shower she took at the YMCA addresses the Santee City Council. -
Representatives of smaller cities, mostly in North County, walked out of Friday's meeting in what one member called a "tantrum." -
A dozen employees at the quasi-governmental agency sent a letter to San Diego City Council members and a county supervisor accusing CEO Peter Callstrom of racist and sexist employment practices and the use of public funds to buy silence from his internal critics. -
The addition of bike lanes on Convoy Street was called for in the 2020 update to the Kearny Mesa Community Plan. It will require the removal of nearly 300 parking spaces, which is upsetting some businesses.
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KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego City Council unanimously voted Monday to pass Mayor Todd Gloria's roughly $4.6 billion proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022, an increase of more than $537 million — or 13.4% — over last year's spending plan. -
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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