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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The battlefield in Ukraine has moved from the ground to the skies. Russia is ramping up drone production and launching bigger, more powerful aerial attacks across the border. How much longer can Ukraine hold out? FT’s Christopher Miller joins Ian Bremmer to discuss how life has changed on the front line and in Ukraine’s cities.
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America’s war on books is more than a war on words. THE LIBRARIANS, a new feature documentary from Academy Award® nominee and Peabody Award winner Kim A. Snyder. -
Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing. -
The board voted 4-1 for Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe's ordinance to strengthen the Citizens Law Enforcement Review Board, a move she hailed afterward as "a bold and necessary step forward." -
A class action lawsuit argues that the administration's efforts to combine databases of personal information on Americans violate privacy laws and the Constitution. -
Facing public backlash and a reluctance to raise yet another bill on city residents, the San Diego City Council voted 8-1 to delay a decision on a proposal to increase water and wastewater rates dramatically in the next four years.
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