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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Monday, September 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. See astounding ROADSHOW value updates to items discovered 15 years ago in San Jose, including a 1934 Martin 000-18 Guitar, Ansel Adams modern prints, ca. 1960, and a Longines aviator’s watch, ca. 1938. One Pop Art drawing doubles in value! -
Parents at Bethune TK-8 School are pushing back on the decision. -
Premieres Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / KPBS+. The film follows the charismatic West Virginian plaintiff attorney Paul Farrell, Jr., as he wages a legal war against some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies in a landmark battle fueled by personal stakes. -
Interview with "The Bitter Pill" director Clay Tweel.
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Trailer for "The Bitter Pill" by director Clay Tweel.
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Free speech scholars say ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely represents "jawboning," when government officials pressure private companies to suppress speech.
- Oceanside to host first-of-its-kind Oaxacan cultural celebration
- Grossmont Union High school board toned down controversial school prayer and protest policies
- She posted about Charlie Kirk's death. Within eight hours, she was fired
- Historic reparations bills will be vetoed or signed by California governor in the next few days
- World Homeless Day marked in downtown San Diego with vigil and free services