
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 San Diego Unified School District credits its Farm to School program for the improvement of its cafeteria food. The district feeds more than 100,000 students and 15 percent of their produce is grown locally.
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Difference Makers International, a bullying prevention nonprofit, put 3,000 Chula Vista high school kids in a room to hash out bullying problems.
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The conference is aimed at helping high school counselors motivate more students to get college degrees.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan came to San Diego seeking feedback on common core.
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The governor wants tuition to remain flat while the UC Regents say they need to raise it.
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The Superintendent of Ramona Unified School District says students will suffer because of voters' failure to pass the $40 million school bond.
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There are more mental health services available than ever before locally, but after falling for several years, the numbers started to tick up in 2022.
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Consumer Watchdog said the companies are colluding to raise rates for homeowners in California.
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Federal government increased funding for environmental justice efforts. But it can be hard for organizations to access that funding.
- Amid ICE arrests, California puts new limits on legal aid for some undocumented immigrants
- Oceanographers create 5-day forecast for beach pollution
- Trump administration releases after school grant money — with a catch
- San Diego County Supervisors vote 4-1 in favor of program for employees in ICE era
- San Diego Comic-Con 2025 expected to bring more than $160M to local economy