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 possibility of the Chargers moving to downtown San Diego got new life when the Center City Development Corporation hired a consultant to study the idea last week. But CCDC may not have the money to help build a stadium.
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San Diegans will find out Tuesday if their water rates will go up next year. But a local consumer advocacy group thinks the city’s water department made it difficult for customers to protest the increase.
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The fate of the seals at the La Jolla Children's Pool is now is the hands of the San Diego City Council. A Superior Court judged has thrown out a 2005 state ruling that ordered the city to remove the seals from the Children's Pool and restore the beach to its 1941 condition.
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It’s not yet clear how budget cuts in San Diego are going to affect people living in the city. The Mayor is meeting with department heads this week to determine where the cuts should be made.
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If you want a say in where a high speed rail line would come through San Diego, you’d better speak up now. Planners are already beginning to look at routes.
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The state of California wants you to think twice before flushing your unwanted or expired pharmaceuticals.
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