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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The team's Latino stars are still inspiring many young ball players on both sides of the border, and in the heart of Mexico. -
This weekend, the Padres and the San Francisco Giants played the first-ever Major League Baseball games in Mexico's capital city. -
The San Diego Padres are in Mexico City for the first-ever Major League Baseball series in the Mexican capital during the regular season, and it's bringing out fans from both sides of the border. -
This weekend, the Padres and the San Francisco Giants will be the first Major League Baseball teams to play regular season games in Mexico City. -
It’s a response to incidents across the state and at San Diego County games that grabbed the national spotlight. -
A proposal to ban homeless encampments on San Diego sidewalks, parks and other public places got its first hearing Thursday. The controversial ordinance comes as the city’s downtown homeless population is still near record high numbers.
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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.
- Thousands of San Diego service members deployed to Middle East
- In San Diego, rents rise slower where more homes are permitted
- San Diego Council committee passes $25 minimum wage for hospitality workers
- Unions representing laid off UC San Diego Health employees push back
- UC San Diego study shows more boomers are using cannabis, many for the first time