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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The beloved Barrio Logan restaurant Las Cuatro Milpas officially reopened at its new location Tuesday. It's not far from the original restaurant site, which served up tacos, rice, beans and more for 92 years. -
Being a journalist has many challenges, but those working just across the border face a unique set of obstacles. KPBS Video Journalist Matthew Bowler spent the day chasing down leads with a few Tijuana journalists. -
For months, temperatures all along the West Coast have risen 3 to 4 degrees above normal. Now, Scientists say a separate heat wave is forming hundreds of miles off the Pacific coast and are monitoring whether the two heat waves could merge. -
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.
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A restoration of funding to city recreation centers was made possible by new legal guidance on using golf course revenues and an uptick in tourism. -
A KPBS investigation found state and county officials have given millions in tax breaks to a local nonprofit that owns the Imperial Regional Detention Facility. -
Of the more than 16,000 removals by ICE, 10,847 were Mexican nationals, 996 from Guatemala and 544 from Venezuela with smaller figures from 116 other countries.
- City of San Diego aims to make street improvements more equitable, but lowers condition goal overall
- Riverside County sheriff looks to take California in a different direction if elected governor
- Why doesn’t the San Diego trolley system have fare gates?
- County supervisors to consider closing San Pasqual Academy, again
- Why It Matters: County sales tax measure vague on Tijuana sewage fixes