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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Hundreds of people turned up at San Diego City Hall Thursday pleading on behalf of various social service programs. But there's just not enough money to go around.
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Local business leaders hope the ship hasn’t sailed on a state tax-credit program. The program is on the chopping block and California tries to handle a $26-billion deficit. -
If you believe the governor, San Diego County could get more money if redevelopment agencies are eliminated. But the county’s not buying it.
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San Diego is not backing down in its fight to keep redevelopment money coming. The city is battling the state in an effort to maintain the status quo, but it not all City Council members are riding the redevelopment train.
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