Quinn Owen

San Diego

Supervising Producer at KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA)

Supervising Producer for KPBS News, San Diego's NPR and PBS station. Tips/ideas: [email protected]

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Articles

Protests in San Diego amid raids, troop mobilization

2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Andrew Dyer |Quinn Owen

Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Thursday, June 12. Protests against immigration raids are spreading across Southern California and San Diego is no exception. More on that next. But first... the headlines…. Another protest in San Diego this Saturday is one of hundreds expected nationwide.
Dynamic pricing coming to San Diego parking meters

3 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Andrew Dyer |Brooke Ruth |Quinn Owen

Good Morning, I’m Andrew Dyer in for Debbie Cruz….it’s Wednesday, June 4th. Union leaders are calling Friday’s ICE raid at a South Park restaurant an attack on workers. More on that next. But first... the headlines…. CBS News reports the Navy is considering renaming several ships that bear the names of civil rights icons, including Harvey Milk, Cesar Chavez and Harriet Tubman.
San Diego will tap reserves to fill budget shortfall through fiscal year

4 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Andrew Dyer |Quinn Owen |Debbie Cruz

Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Friday, May 30th. The city of San Diego is tapping its reserves to finish out the fiscal year. More on that next. But first... the headlines…. THE SOUTH BAY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS TO CLOSE AT LEAST ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMID DECLINING ENROLLMENT. THE DISTRICT’S ENROLLMENT HAS DROPPED BY 40% SINCE 20-11. THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY WEDNESDAY TO CLOSE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN IMPERIAL BEACH AFTER THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
Is this the end of free parking in Balboa Park?

1 month ago | kpbs.org | Andrew Dyer |Quinn Owen |Debbie Cruz

Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Wednesday, May 7th. The days of free parking at Balboa Park could be coming to an end. More on that next. But first... the headlines…. What does it take to afford a home in San Diego? A new study says you’ll need north of a quarter million dollars in annual income. A household needs to gross almost 260- thousand dollars a year to afford the median San Diego home. That’s according to Realtor- dot- com.
San Diego Mayor presents draft budget proposal

2 months ago | kpbs.org | Brenden Tuccinardi |Debbie Cruz |Quinn Owen

Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Tuesday, April 21st>>>>San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria presented his proposed budget to the City Council. More on that next. But first... the headlines….#######It’s Earth Day today (Tuesday), and this year's theme is “Our power, Our planet” It’s meant to highlight the global effort to transition to renewable energy. To mark the occasion, the campus environmental advocacy org Green New Deal at UC San Diego is holding a rally and march at 11 A-M.
San Diego officers among hundreds decertified under recent CA law

Mar 17, 2025 | kpbs.org | Lara McCaffrey |Debbie Cruz |Quinn Owen

Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Monday, March 17thHundreds of California police officers have been stripped of their badges. But many cases are still backlogged. More on that next. But first... the headlines…. San Diego County’s unemployment rate increased in January, according to the latest figures from the state Employment Development Department or EDD. It was 4.5 percent in January … that’s up from 4.2 percent in December. The estimate a year ago was 4.3 percent.
District 1 San Diego County Supervisor race kicks off

Mar 10, 2025 | kpbs.org | Lara McCaffrey |Debbie Cruz |Quinn Owen

Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Monday, March 10th. We’ll meet the candidates in the race for District 1 San Diego County Supervisor. That’s coming up. But first... let’s do the headlines…. The next phase of San Diego’s Pure Water Project has begun. The project aims to create a reliable local water supply. The next step of the Pure Water Project is construction at Friars Road between Napa Street and Seaworld Drive. The eastbound lane will be closed until fall of this year.
Trump administration puts UCSD research in ‘stop and start chaos’

Feb 10, 2025 | kpbs.org | Lara McCaffrey |Debbie Cruz |Quinn Owen

Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Monday, February 10th. UC San Diego scientists are worried the Trump administration could stop their researchMore on that next. But first... let’s do the headlines…. THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS CANCELLING PLANS FOR A 1,000-BED HOMELESS SHELTER. THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LARGEST LONG-TERM SHELTER IN THE CITY. A PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE 65-THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT WAREHOUSE SPACE CAME UNDER SCRUTINY FROM INDEPENDENT ANALYSTS LAST YEAR.
Boeing union workers reject contract; 96% vote to strike

Sep 12, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Max Zahn |Mike Levine |Luke Barr |Quinn Owen

(NEW YORK) -- Tens of thousands of Boeing workers have voted to strike after rejecting the proposed contract from the embattled aerospace company -- a move with far-reaching implications for the U.S. economy. Boeing had reached a tentative agreement earlier this week with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAM, the union representing 33,000 workers at Boeing plants in Washington State, Oregon and California.
As more criminals use encryption to avoid the law, the FBI teams up with an unexpected partner

Sep 12, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Mike Levine |Max Zahn |Luke Barr |Quinn Owen

(BERKELEY, Calif.) -- Two weeks ago, as college students returned to campus at the University of California, Berkeley, some of the most senior officials in the FBI were huddling inside a nondescript conference room beneath the stands of the school's football stadium. "Here's where the rubber meets the road," one of the FBI officials told the group of law enforcement officials, academics, tech developers, venture capitalists, and crime victims.