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 City Heights rehab center provides a safe pathway to recovery for LBGTQ individuals that struggle with alcohol and substance abuse. -
KPBS Midday EditionLunar New Year 2022 celebrations resume in person after going virtual last year. -
Some businesses owners along Chula Vista’s Third Avenue say they are seeing more drunken behavior and increased crime since the pandemic. -
On Tuesday, the South Bay’s two main medical facilities declared internal disasters because of a flood of patients. -
Micro-enterprise home kitchens could soon be legal in San Diego County, but some local entrepreneurs have already been shut down. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated at many events across San Diego County with most local festivities taking health precautions due to a surge in COVID-19.
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"There's nothing we can't accomplish together, because you know what? We got this," said Vargas, first elected to the District 1 seat in 2020. -
Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography hope to better understand how freshwater interacts with the ocean once it leaves the Los Penasquitos Lagoon. -
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the United States Conference of Mayors 91st Winter Meeting on hate and extremism in cities and what mayors can do to combat them and the federal strategic plan to reduce homelessness.
- Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?
- Litigation at Green Oak Ranch in Vista continues and postpones future events
- Could this deadly intersection become San Diego's next 'quick-build' roundabout?
- California attorney general launches civil rights investigation into San Diego juvenile halls
- Preventable hospitalizations in California show continued health disparities as Medicaid faces possible cuts