Jacob Aere
General Assignment ReporterAs a general assignment reporter, Jacob Aere covers a wide range of different issues that affect the diverse neighborhoods of San Diego County including business, health, arts & culture and politics. Jacob grew up in San Diego and is bilingual in English and Spanish. He is a graduate from the University of British Columbia and has received multiple San Diego Press Club awards.
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Starting Wednesday, San Diego’s sidewalk vendors will face new rules. They come after plenty of community feedback and controversy. -
Juneteenth is the commemoration of the end of slavery specifically in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. -
Some local leaders there want the city to start enforcing an old law against the vendors. -
Funding the future of San Diego doesn’t come from thin air. It comes from local residents' tax dollars. City leaders are getting ready to choose where those dollars go in hearings that start next week. -
Arts, music and food are on tap at Friday’s City Heights Street Food Festival. The event is back after a pandemic pause of two years. -
What started during the day as a peaceful protest on May 30 became a riot in downtown La Mesa at night.
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After hours of public comment and council discussion on Tuesday night, the council moved the proposal forward for a hearing. -
Many local restaurants aren't getting their fish from local fishers. The San Diego Fishermen's Association got a $300,000 federal grant to change that. -
Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm was also there and said students today face greater challenges than the previous generation.
- Thousands of San Diego service members deployed to Middle East
- Ariane Fire stopped at 5 acres with all evacuation orders lifted
- In San Diego, rents rise slower where more homes are permitted
- San Diego Council committee passes $25 minimum wage for hospitality workers
- SDPD stops sharing data from controversial surveillance program