Andrew Bowen
KPBS San Diego
San Diego, CA, United States
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UCSD students fight for a voice in University City zoning debate
Some say that when they try to engage in the planning process, they're faced with a system that was designed to exclude them. → Read More
Councilmembers advance sale of 2 acres to SDSU Mission Valley
SDSU says it needs to purchase the property before completing its Mission Valley campus expansion. But the sale has been held up over a labor dispute. → Read More
Measure A, $900M Affordable Housing Bond, Fails To Pass
Supporters say the bond measure would help fund up to 7,500 affordable homes for low-income families, seniors, veterans and people with disabilities. Detractors say it's an unnecessary tax increase that San Diegans can't afford. → Read More
With Education On Hold, UCSD Med Students Volunteer In Coronavirus Relief Efforts
UC San Diego School of Medicine has halted both in-person classes and clinical rotations, which make up most of a student's third and fourth years. Now, these students are volunteering to support health care workers. → Read More
Report: San Diego Needs $1.9B For Permanent Solutions To Homelessness
San Diego's long-awaited plan to address homelessness recommends a surge in shelter beds and thousands of homes with subsidized rents and social services. The plan says its goals cannot be achieved without new taxes. → Read More
Judge Allows San Diego Sex Offender Lawsuit To Proceed
San Diego City Council members are under more pressure to repeal an unenforceable law restricting where sex offenders can live in the city, after a federal judge allowed a lawsuit challenging the ordinance to proceed. → Read More
Brower Holds To Lead In Bid For Judicial Upset In Race Against Kreep
San Diego Deputy District Attorney Matt Brower is hoping for a rare victory over incumbent Superior Court Judge Gary Kreep in a race that has drawn unusually high interest. → Read More
San Diego City Auditor Resigns Ahead Of Term Expiration
San Diego Independent Auditor Eduardo Luna submitted his resignation to Mayor Kevin Faulconer and the City Council Wednesday, saying he will leave the post on Sept. 28. → Read More
'Dockless' Bike Craze Leaves Some San Diego Neighborhoods Behind
The boom in "dockless" bike and scooter sharing companies in San Diego is subsiding, and the companies are starting to refine where their vehicles are available. Some bike enthusiasts are concerned the companies may abandon poor neighborhoods. → Read More
Delores Jacobs Bids Farewell To San Diego LGBT Community Center
Dr. Delores Jacobs steps down as the CEO of the San Diego LGBT Community Center at the end of this month. She has overseen a doubling of The Center's budget and a major expansion of its youth, senior and Latino services. → Read More
Faulconer Proposes $3.8 Billion Budget, Averting Major Cuts
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer's proposed budget for next fiscal year manages to close a deficit by carrying over unspent money from the current fiscal year, dipping into reserve accounts and trimming the budgets of several departments. → Read More
San Diego Opens Door To Small-Scale Community Composting
Small-scale composting could grow in San Diego after the City Council opened a new permitting process for organic waste collection. → Read More
$61 Million Spent On SANDAG's Bike Program; Less Than 4 Miles Completed
SANDAG has exhausted more than a quarter of the budget for high-priority bike projects, but so far has little to show for it. → Read More
San Diego Cannabis Stores Brace For New Year's High
The handful of cannabis dispensaries with licenses to sell recreational marijuana on Jan. 1 are preparing for a rush of new customers as legalization comes into full effect across California. → Read More
Data Suggest Transit Riders Like New MTS Fare Options
The Metropolitan Transit System added two fare payment options in 2017 in an effort to make the system more convenient. Early data suggest the efforts are paying off. → Read More
Records Confirm Councilman Leaked Confidential Memo From Personal Email
San Diego City Councilman Chris Cate sent a confidential memo to a lobbyist via an email account linked to his re-election campaign website. The revelation came after Cate's office released unredacted versions of the email exchange to KPBS. → Read More
Plan To Implement San Diego Bike Network Put On Hold
A San Diego City Council vote meant to speed up the creation of the city's bike network was postponed this week. Bike advocates want to give the city deadlines for measuring progress. → Read More
San Diego City Council Moves To Shrink Hillcrest Bike Lane 'Gap'
San Diego City Council members have voted to relocate a few dozen on-street parking spaces in Hillcrest to make way for new bike lanes. The project was once the source of intense controversy. → Read More
'CiclosDias' Open Streets Event Headed To Downtown San Diego
San Diego's fifth open streets event CiclosDias takes place downtown on Sunday, with plans for a preview demonstration of forthcoming protected bike lanes. → Read More
San Diego Climate Report Shows Progress — Thanks To Whom?
San Diego's annual Climate Action Plan monitoring report shows the city is still ahead of schedule in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But there is little indication city policies are contributing to the success. → Read More