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 Ysidro School District remains fifth on a list of seven schools the California Department of Education says it doesn't expect to be able to pay its bills. A declining enrollment and a $2.6 million deficit are among its problems. -
Teachers are asking for their first pay raise in seven years, along with better health benefits. The district counters that a projected budget deficit will not allow that to happen. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe strike comes after last-minute negotiations with the school district failed to produce a new contract. Union members ultimately rejected an offer to raise pay by 1.5 percent, while adding one day to the school year and an additional five minutes to each school day. -
The San Ysidro School District and the teachers union are at odds over pay, the length of the school year and class sizes. -
The agreement reached after an all-night negotiation session includes raises and increases the maximum an employee will pay for health coverage. -
The new law allows the California chancellor of community colleges to choose 15 community colleges to be the first in the state to offer bachelor's degrees.
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Spenser Little makes art from wire. Eight of his sculptures, inspired by the community, are now hanging above light poles around City Heights. -
Haitians are flowing into San Diego in record numbers. Now, a church in Normal Heights is giving them temporary shelter. -
KPBS Midday EditionBaseball's stars take center stage in San Diego Tuesday night at Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. The national pastime is thriving at the major league level, but for years the sport has struggled to attract younger players.
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