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 farm in Encinitas provides pay-what-you-can farm stands, donates to local hunger relief organizations and educates on how to grow a closer relationship to the land. -
In San Diego and around the world, people found new ways to practice the traditions of Ash Wednesday. -
The Lunar New Year is generally known for spending time with family, food and cultural performances, but the pandemic has forced changes to those traditions. -
For the third time this month, Feeding San Diego distributed food to hundreds of households at Pechanga Arena. -
Scripps Health, San Diego County and the Del Mar Fairgrounds are partnering to open a COVID-19 vaccination super station at the fairgrounds Friday. -
Esther Sanchez was elected as the Oceanside's first female and Latina mayor in November. She tells KPBS about her roots in North County's largest city and her plans to address inequities in her community.
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Los Angeles County's public health director said Thursday that she's hoping it will begin to ease in February. -
The region's employers are dealing with large numbers of infected employees, making the work environment challenging -
Ahead of the storm, local residents were able to fill up free sandbags at multiple locations across the city and county.
- ICE agents swarm San Diego immigration court, arresting people after their hearings
- Montgomery Field Airport weather instruments not functioning properly at time of plane crash
- Gloria's ADU proposal would block housing in San Diego's whitest, wealthiest neighborhoods
- More Tierrasanta plane crash victims identified
- Graphics: Here's what it will take to transform the Qatari jet into Air Force One