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 home to nearly a quarter million veterans. And as they age, they inevitably die. The Department of Veterans Affairs is making room for their graves. -
From school plays to graduations, growing up in the U.S. is full of milestones. But a group of local kids celebrated a less common occasion on Friday: becoming Americans. -
After two of their peers died in a collision with a drunk driver, UC San Diego students work to make "responsible beverage training" mandatory for restaurant and bar workers. -
Monte Vista High School has finished a $7.5 million renovation of its Career Technical Education buildings. -
Claire de Lune staked its claim in North Park before the neighborhood became the trendy hub it is now. But the popularity it helped jumpstart is ultimately what drew customers away. -
Passengers in the TSA Pre-Check program go through select screening lines at the airport and do not have to take off their shoes, light outerwear, or belts.
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A local program helps seniors and physically disabled persons protect their homes from wildfires for free. -
The David's Harp Foundation helps at-risk youth through the arts. The group's work got the attention of one of the richest people in the world. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe city of San Diego announced Tuesday that it is suing to void its lease-to-own agreements in the 101 Ash Street and Civic Center Plaza building deals due to an advisor allegedly receiving millions in undisclosed compensation.
- Satellites show damage to Iran's nuclear program, but experts say it's not destroyed
- San Diego County sees slight increase in COVID hospitalizations
- Iranian-Americans in San Diego fearful for family in homeland
- San Diego County lifts closure at Coronado Beach
- San Diego County congressional reps react to US bombing of Iran