Erik Aker
Web DeveloperErik Aker grew up in San Diego and was educated in the Bay Area after which he worked as an English instructor at various community colleges in San Diego. During his time as a teacher, Erik also worked as a freelance writer, but gave up both occupations in order to take a job in the corporate world, where he soon discovered a passion for computer programming. He's a San Diego native and he spends a lot of time at the beach and area tidepools.
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma. -
The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to teach kids to handle guns responsibly. -
A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised. -
The group says the sudden departure of Paul Parker, the Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board’s former executive officer, is a wake-up call for the county. -
While more people entered homelessness than found housing in March — for the 24th month in a row — the gap between the two has been narrowing. -
California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich."
- Historical markers are everywhere, but few note San Diego's Native American past
- San Diego State anthropology professor builds an extinction calculator
- Tax day translates to a very busy scene at San Diego-based TurboTax
- Mayor Todd Gloria proposes cuts to San Diego equity programs
- Navy says it will study ship repair delays as USS Boxer deployment stalls