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 or not to raise San Diego’s sales tax may be dividing the city, but it’s bringing two prominent politicians together. -
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Supporters of a half-cent sales tax hike in San Diego are focusing on the public safety benefits a tax increase could bring. Often firefighters are used to symbolize what's at stake. A previous issue also used firefighters to galvanize voters. -
The debate over whether San Diego should raise its sales tax is heating up. There's disagreement over what the new revenue would be spent on. -
The campaigns are now under way both for and against a potential sales tax increase in the city of San Diego. The City Council voted Wednesday to put the issue on the November ballot. The half-cent increase would also come with a list of financial reforms the city must make.
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The plan to make over San Diego’s downtown water front is moving forward again; the process had been stalled for several months.
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