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Erik Aker

Web Developer

Erik 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

INDEPENDENT LENS: Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

Jennifer Robinson

Premieres Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. A groundbreaking look at Phil Sharp’s rise from being a rural Kentucky farm boy who battled dyslexia to Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Narrated by Mark Ruffalo with insights from Walter Isaacson, the film reveals how Sharp’s RNA discovery transformed biology and launched the biotechnology revolution leading to life-saving treatments for millions.
Politics

Charlie Kirk fallout hits California schools, where 20 teachers face discipline over posts

Carolyn Jones

Across the state at least 20 teachers in California’s K-12 schools are facing disciplinary action after they made derogatory comments about Charlie Kirk.
Border & Immigration

California gave counties power to inspect ICE detention centers. They’re not using it

Wendy Fry, Jeanne Kuang

Three of the four California counties empowered to inspect federal immigration detention facilities have not done so, and the fourth has conducted only basic reviews of food this year, records obtained by CalMatters show.
Arts & Culture

From cha-cha to hip-hop, wheelchair dancers take the stage in San Diego

Audy McAfee

The Dynamic Inclusive Dance Organization is holding its 17th annual showcase fundraiser. This year's theme is "Shine and Soar," which will be held in the Champion Ballroom Academy this weekend.
Trailer | Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

Dive into Phil Sharp’s breakthrough RNA discovery, a finding that reshaped molecular biology and ignited a global biotech revolution. Narrated by Mark Ruffalo and featuring interviews with Nobel laureates and insights from Walter Isaacson, Cracking the Code reveals how one scientist helped turn lab work into life-saving therapies.
Environment

SDG&E customers to receive $81 credit off power bill thanks to state program

City News Service

A California Climate Credit program will give San Diego Gas & Electric customers an $81.38 credit on their energy bill in October, it was announced Thursday.