
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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Last year saw more fatal car crashes in San Diego than any year since the city adopted its "Vision Zero" goal.
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KPBS Midday EditionA report from Human Rights Watch finds several Cameroonian asylum seekers faced imprisonment, torture and abuse after the United States deported them to their home country.
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San Diego has plans to widen the streets surrounding the Grantville trolley station — right where officials recently broke ground on new affordable housing.
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SDSU says it needs to purchase the property before completing its Mission Valley campus expansion.
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Victor Krvaric, a Marine reservist and son of former San Diego County Republican Party chairman Tony Krvaric, is under investigation by the Marine Corps.
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Roughly $61 million dollars earmarked for permanent supportive housing in San Diego County has gone unclaimed.
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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.
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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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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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