Katie Orr
AnchorHaving grown up in the San Diego neighborhood of University City, Katie Orr is back in familiar territory as KPBS’ Metro Reporter. She previously worked at WVXU in Cincinnati, Ohio where she served as a reporter and announcer, as well as host of the award winning Cincinnati Edition. She has also reported for WNIN in Evansville, Indiana and for Four Corners Broadcasting in Durango, Colorado. Katie has been recognized by the Indiana and Ohio chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists for her work as well as by the Hearst Journalism Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. Katie graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in 2003.
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San Diego’s trash will soon become a source of power for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. -
A controversial business fee could be increasing in the city of San Diego. The money is used to fund affordable housing.
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A competitive swim team in San Diego’s Logan Heights neighborhood is back in the water. A donation from a local foundation is keeping the team afloat after its funding dried up. -
The roller coaster will keep running and the tilt-a-whirl will keep spinning at Belmont Park in Mission Beach, despite ongoing legal issues.
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San Diego could save billions if the city offered most new employees 401(k) plans instead of pensions. At least, that’s what backers of a proposed ballot initiative say.
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A San Diego program that sends city vehicles home with employees is meant to speed up emergency response times. But a new report shows it’s needlessly costing San Diego millions.
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