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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Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a decrease in COVID-19 positivity rates but increased risk for further wildfire damage. -
Stand Down is an annual event where homeless veterans get services, haircuts and a place to sleep for a couple days. But COVID-19 will be changing the program this year. -
An encampment of trailers and generators has been set up between El Toyon Park, a sports field and homes on National City's South U Avenue. That's where UC San Diego is setting up a COVID-19 vaccine trial. -
An elementary school and middle school in University City are getting major campus upgrades that include a joint-use aquatic center. -
Protesters gathered at the Otay Mesa Detention Center to call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop transfers of federal detainees and release those at risk of contracting COVID-19. -
A new, free COVID-19 testing site opened Sunday at the South Chula Vista Library to help fight the stubbornly high caseload in South County.
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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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