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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According to the chamber, nearly 200 businesses have received aid in the first round of funding from the Black Business Relief Grant Fund. Several additional rounds of distribution are anticipated to provide relief to some of the 1,000 businesses that applied. -
San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Monday call for a $5.4 million adjustment to the county’s 2020-21 budget. -
As a record-breaking heat wave continues across the San Diego region, people can seek relief in cool zones. -
After weeks of mounting concern over mail delays and financial struggles for the postal service, leaders joined a 'Day of Action.' -
San Diego State University broke ground on its Mission Valley project Monday after years of speculation and negotiations with San Diego for the 132-acre property where San Diego County Credit Union Stadium sits today. -
Devin Griffiths, 15, was at a birthday party when a fight between two other teens broke out and he jumped in to help a friend who was being attacked by several young men. Griffiths was then stabbed multiple times in the upper body and fell to the ground.
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The regulation would set tailpipe emissions limits for the 2027 through 2032 model years that call for far more new EVs than the auto industry agreed to sell less than two years ago. -
San Diego State will try to bring the city its biggest sports championship Monday night against a Connecticut team that has won its five NCAA tournament games by an average of 20 points. -
San Diego Police Department and San Diego Fire-Rescue emergency crews are not impacted by the holiday closure.
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