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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A free mental and behavioral health program is improving the lives of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in San Diego. -
Unionized workers at one downtown hotel are getting ready to hold a strike authorization vote by this week’s end. -
Enforcement has depended on when and where in the city the vendors are set up. -
A lot of events have been making a comeback, and the inaugural Chula Vista Block party marks the return of the city’s downtown district following a pandemic pause. -
California’s high gas prices got a little higher Friday as the state gas tax went up 3 cents a gallon. -
The Fourth of July is almost here and so are the fireworks that come with the day.
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A run of 54 increases in 58 days totaling $1.045 that boosted the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County to its highest amount since Oct. 17 ended Thursday with the decrease of a half-cent to $5.989. -
This month Rady Children's Hospital honors NICU families and the medical staff who support them, part of NICU Awareness Month. -
Local students gathered on their campuses to observe an international day of climate strikes and remind people that they are not happy with the changing climate.
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