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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San Diego-area hotels demonstrated their COVID-19 safety protocols Thursday and want the state to allow them to resume hosting group meetings. -
“Operation Masks For All” has an ambitious goal to provide personal protective equipment for California’s entire homeless population. -
Measure P would put 160 homes on the former fairways of the defunct StoneRidge Country Club, which has fallen into disrepair. -
A new program provides critical gun safety training for child welfare social workers. -
Vaccine maker Johnson & Johnson put a hold on the trial after a participant was diagnosed with an unknown illness. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a decrease in COVID-19 positivity rates but increased risk for further wildfire damage.
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California will offer six “dream vacation” incentives to spur more people to get coronavirus vaccinations, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday on the eve of the state awarding of $15 million in cash prizes. -
Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Nora Vargas will create the policy to be brought for a vote before the board at its meeting on April 6. The details of the policy are unclear at this time. -
The order comes a week after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that all indoor operations would be shuttered at a wide variety of recently reopened businesses due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
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