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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More than 200 union workers picketed over the contract negotiations with the nonprofit that runs Head Start programs in North County. Workers say a plan to raise their insurance costs will cut their pay to below minimum wage. -
After 10 months of labor negotiations, San Diego Unified School District and its teachers union declared an impasse. -
A celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, or STEAM, is on tap this Sunday in Balboa Park. -
Janet Napolitano was in San Diego Thursday to visit a community garden that serves as a research center, pollution remover and community center. -
The Best Coast Beer Fest will bring 72 breweries together Saturday for a festival that will raise money for charity. -
STEAM, which stands for education in science, technology, engineering, art and math, is the new movement. Two organizations were honored for their efforts in promoting STEAM.
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The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit against Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday, condemning the treatment of asylum-seekers in the “Remain In Mexico” program. The ACLU says that the migrants are not being allowed to see their lawyers. -
KPBS Midday EditionMedical facilities and county officials are using data as part of an all-hazards management plan to prepare for a potential influx of flu patients. -
California isn’t the only region dealing with devastating wildfires. South of the border in Baja California, Mexican firefighters and local authorities have squared off against quick-moving fires that have left local residents with little time to get to safety.
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- SANDAG pares back freeway expansions in draft transportation plan