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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Talk of a potential sales tax increase is continuing at San Diego City Hall. A council committee voted to forward the issue.
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The public will get its first chance tonight to sound off about a proposed new San Diego city hall. A public hearing on the issue will be held at 6 p.m. in the current City Hall.
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Perfect beach weather this past Saturday led to about 1,400 people showing up for what could have been San Diego’s last Floatopia. People float on rafts and drink alcohol at the loosely organized events. Next week the city council will consider closing a loophole in the beach alcohol ban that allows for the gatherings. -
Supporters of a proposed downtown San Diego homeless shelter made some headway yesterday Wednesday. The council’s Land Use and Housing Committee voted 3 to 1 to send the issue to the full council.
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San Diego doesn’t know how to fund a $700 million expansion of the convention center, but plans are still moving forward. -
Balboa Park may be getting its own fundraising team. The creation of a non-profit organization to help manage the park is one step closer to reality.
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