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 Jan. 1, employees within San Diego city limits will receive a minimum wage increase from $14 to $15 an hour. -
A local non-profit delivers fresh produce, from the store or garden, to those who need it the most in City Heights. -
The event took place with the San Diego Unified School District vaccination mandate likely kicking into effect later this month. -
A San Diego case may be the first test of California’s CROWN Act, which seeks to prevent mistreatment and discrimination based upon natural Black hairstyles. -
Starting Friday and running through Sunday, “Comic-Con Special Edition” will take place in-person at the San Diego Convention Center. -
More than a thousand small businesses have benefitted from a city grant program.
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The school will graduate more than 11,500 students at its San Diego and Imperial Valley campuses. -
All but one of the lanes in the westbound direction was opened on April 5 when work switched to the eastbound lanes. -
The Ramona Outdoor Play tells a story of love and bigotry in early California.
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- Authorities find no threat aboard grounded Hawaiian Airlines plane at San Diego Airport
- UC San Diego study explores why women are at higher risk for Alzheimer’s
- Homelessness in San Diego County drops 7% amid progress in key areas
- NIH cuts put San Diego’s $57B life sciences sector at risk