Matthew Bowler
Video JournalistMatthew Bowler is an award-winning journalist from San Diego. Bowler comes from a long line of San Diego journalists. Both his father and grandfather worked as journalists covering San Diego. He is also a third generation San Diego State University graduate, where he studied art with a specialty in painting and printmaking. Bowler moved to the South of France after graduating from SDSU. While there he participated in many art exhibitions. The newspaper “La Marseillaise” called his work “les oeuvres impossible” or “the impossible works.” After his year in Provence, Bowler returned to San Diego and began to work as a freelance photographer for newspapers and magazines. Some years later, he discovered his passion for reporting the news, for getting at the truth, for impacting lives. Bowler is privileged to have received many San Diego Press Club Awards along with two Emmy's.
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Mexican poet and Nobel laureate Octavio Paz says poetry makes real “the unspoken, the spirit, the soul.” Tijuana is proudly continuing that tradition with a national poetry prize and the window for submissions is now open. -
Big waves are being created by Hurricane Genevieve off the west coast of Mexico. -
From cosplay and gaming to pop-up experiences and street scenes, these photos capture the sights of Comic-Con 2026's second day. -
An awards ceremony honoring Baja California’s best photojournalists was held on Friday. -
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo declared, “Education is a right, not a privilege,” during a weekend visit to the border city. -
The ferry is a long-awaited, scenic way to travel between downtown San Diego and Chula Vista.
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Emmett Stewart will graduate from college next year. But this week, he got the city’s top finance job until the public elects a new treasurer in the fall. -
About 20% of City College’s students are parents. This year, San Diego City College is joining a nationwide cohort of colleges working to strengthen their support for student parents. -
Thousands have lost power during the heat wave, but SDG&E and the California Independent System Operator say efforts to improve system resilience have paid off.
- Carlsbad declares emergency for bluff stabilization ahead of winter El Niño storms
- State bill could block Encinitas from removing Santa Fe Drive bike lanes
- How the 9/11 attacks changed life in uniform
- Measure B supporters say it could help San Diegans on Medi-Cal
- Haitian community speaks out following recent ICE arrests in San Diego and across the US