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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More than 30,000 people are expected to turn out Wednesday for the fifth annual Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. Organizers are happy with how the bowl game has developed. -
San Diego environmental groups aren’t taking no for an answer when it comes to the Carlsbad desalination plant. San Diego Coastkeeper and The Surfrider Foundation have filed an appeal of a Superior Court decision that backs the State Lands Commission’s 2008 approval of the plant.
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Federal stimulus money is helping some San Diegans buy their first home. San Diego received more than $9 million in federal grant money for the program. It passed that money on to the housing commission to administer. -
A religious group in San Diego is offering gun owners a chance to turn over their weapons to the police department Monday with no questions asked. The group is offering a valuable incentive as well.
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As many as 200 city employees could lose their jobs as San Diego works to fill a multi-million-dollar budget hole. The layoffs will be spread throughout city departments and the people targeted may not be the ones who ultimately lose their jobs.
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A local union is offering men and woman leaving the Marine Corps a chance to learn how to become welders. Organizers are hoping the program might spark some careers.
- In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
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- San Diego Unified is getting rid of some K-8 middle schools
- San Diego City Council to once again consider Balboa Park parking fees
- Elected officials announce proposed ordinance aimed at fed enforcement actions