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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For the past 30 months, the Regional Task Force on Homelessness has counted more people becoming unhoused for the first time than those being rehoused. -
Construction has started on a new double track bridge for trains between Carlsbad and Encinitas. -
Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano shares what he learned from a road trip across America’s southwest. He connected with a wide-range of Latino communities and heard about their concerns and hopes in a presidential election year. -
San Diego County election officials have been testing their equipment and inviting the public to watch. -
KPBS Midday EditionOn Midday Edition, we're talking about some of the most impactful statewide propositions on your ballot. -
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has discussed a federal designation that would target pollution issues in the Tijuana River Valley.
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The San Diego City Council voted 7-2 Tuesday to approve a $6 billion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which will cut library hours on Sundays and not fill certain executive positions, but restores recreation center hours, Monday library hours at select branches and lake access. -
The crash occurred sometime before 3:45 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Sample and Salmon streets in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, near Tierrasanta. The music agency Sound Talent Group said Thursday that three of its employees died on the private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood. -
Homelessness across San Diego County declined by 7% compared to last year, according to new data from the region’s annual Point-in-Time Count.
- Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans
- DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
- Marines are now stationed on the California border. Newsom’s office calls it ‘mission creep’
- Why It Matters: A status update on the Midway homeless shelter
- DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes