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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The debate over whether San Diego should build a new city hall has been put on the back burner for now. The City Council decided at a special meeting Tuesday not to act on the issue.
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It was standing room only at a Solana Beach church Thursday. A town hall meeting was held to explain the possible impacts of an expansion to Interstate 5 in the North County.
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People opposed to the Interstate 5 expansion between La Jolla and Oceanside are organizing. Opposition groups will hold a town hall meeting Thursday to talk about the project.
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The public got its first look Wednesday at modified plans for San Diego’s downtown waterfront. The Port of San Diego is hoping to craft a plan that satisfies critics and the Coastal Commission. -
The fight over whether gay marriage should be allowed in California could come down to who is arguing the case. Proposition 8 supporters are being asked to explain why they should be involved. -
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was in San Diego Friday. The Secretary toured the Marine Corps Recruit Depot and spoke about the spending cuts he's proposing.
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