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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San Diego is removing Cesar Chavez’s name from city facilities, programs and public assets. Late Thursday, Mayor Todd Gloria signed an executive order to remove references to the labor leader while honoring the legacy of farmworker rights activism. Chavez’s name is also being removed from colleges across the county after allegations of sexual violence surfaced this week. KPBS North County reporter Alexander Nguyen spoke with students. -
As Hollywood production slows, a Baja California filmmaker is building an audience with low-budget films watched by millions. -
Climate scientist reacts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision to rescind its endangerment finding. -
Parking fees in Balboa Park have sparked a fierce backlash — and have prompted calls for improving bike, pedestrian and transit access to the park. -
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The celebration of the New Year always comes with the danger of some people driving while drunk. But people who want a ride home on New Year’s Eve that’s safe and cheap can find it on San Diego and North County public transit. KPBS science and technology reporter Thomas Fudge tells us MTS and NCTD are offering free transit on New Year's Eve.
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After quadrupling meter rates last fall, San Diego’s per-game parking revenue surged from roughly $2,100 to around $23,000. -
At the new Soil Health Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, scientists are developing a probiotic that could give plants the microbes they need to grow healthier and stronger. -
Students KPBS interviewed had mixed feelings, but most agreed Chávez' memorials should be removed.
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- Unpaid TSA workers staff San Diego airport as paid ICE agents arrive at others
- East County green energy boom sparks concern over impacts to natural landscape, cultural sites
- SD County supervisor proposes first-time homebuyer program
- With help from California’s climate fund, Nestor is finally getting a new park