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 regulations are aimed at preserving what little deed-restricted affordable housing exists in San Diego. -
The San Diego City Council was meant to discuss repealing a footnote in the city's Land Development Code. But its final vote also targeted an unrelated housing program. -
One year after an intense storm caused devastating floods along Chollas Creek, some of the survivors are still homeless. -
Evolve Student Housing aims to lower SDSU's carbon footprint while also responding to skyrocketing demand for on-campus housing. -
SANDAG hopes that lower-cost building materials can keep the University Bikeway under budget. -
The San Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG) board of directors on Friday unanimously elected Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner as its chair for a two-year term.
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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. -
With the end of the program, those residents still in the program will need to move back home or make other arrangements with their local housing authorities.
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- As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers