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 County supervisors will vote Tuesday on whether to extend its deadline for adopting a budget. KPBS metro reporter Andrew Bowen says it comes amid uncertainty over federal funding. -
Students across the district walked out of class Tuesday to protest potential layoffs of librarians, teachers, psychologists and vice principals. -
LGBTQ+ migrants in Tijuana have a new place to seek support. KPBS Video Journalist Matthew Bowler was in Tijuana for the inauguration. -
More than 250 federal prosecutors and support staff in the San Diego U.S. Attorney’s Office are facing uncertainty after the Trump administration offered two million federal workers the option to resign by Thursday. KPBS’s Amita Sharma reports on the impact and growing concerns. -
Mexican officials have converted an events center into a temporary shelter to house up to 2,600 people in anticipation of mass deportations from the U.S. -
KPBS Video Journalist Matthew Bowler explores how San Diego comedians prepare to respond to the political climate during Trump’s second term.
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A new week brings a new round in the battle over COVID-19 vaccinations. Some parents kept their children out of school again Monday in protest of vaccination mandates -
What was called a day off for "mental health day" in San Diego Unified ends up being a day to get kids vaccinated for COVID-19. -
The city of San Diego wants electric scooter companies to take responsibility for scooters that are left scattered across sidewalks and in harm's way to pedestrians.
- County official overseeing animal shelters complained of 'shit dogs,' too few euthanasias in voice message
- San Diego City Council approves parking fees in Balboa Park
- A rivalry over $50 million meant to clean cross-border rivers is brewing
- City Council approves phased-in $25/hour minimum wage for hospitality workers
- Nathan Fletcher's accuser seeks restraining order against Lorena Gonzalez