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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Awaken Church continues to defy cease and desist orders by holding indoor services. -
After months of construction, city leaders unveiled the Palisades Plaza in Balboa Park Wednesday, opening the former dilapidated parking lot as a public gathering place the way it was designed when it first opened in 1935. -
Hospitals are filling up around the country with higher numbers of COVID-19 patients, including here in San Diego. -
Local health officials are expecting a surge in COVID-19 testing after Thanksgiving as travelers return from holiday gatherings. -
Millions of Americans are taking to the skies and hitting the road ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire. They are disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their own household. -
Traffic volume in the San Diego region was at its lowest point this year in April, and volume remains relatively low and speeds higher compared to 2019.
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The pay increases for Sempra executives came at a time of soaring profits for the company. -
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria says he’s proposing the largest infrastructure investment in city history. -
The special election to fill the remaining months of former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez's term will be decided in a runoff June 7.
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