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 San Diego City Council voted to approve the ordinance earlier this year, bringing San Diego into compliance with SB 946. -
Late Monday, the council made some last-minute changes to the proposal after pressure from the police department. -
Starting Wednesday, San Diego’s sidewalk vendors will face new rules. They come after plenty of community feedback and controversy. -
Juneteenth is the commemoration of the end of slavery specifically in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. -
Some local leaders there want the city to start enforcing an old law against the vendors. -
Funding the future of San Diego doesn’t come from thin air. It comes from local residents' tax dollars. City leaders are getting ready to choose where those dollars go in hearings that start next week.
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The City of San Diego's first safe sleeping campsite for homeless residents has been open a little more than a month. -
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's first search and rescue bloodhound is now on duty.
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A Starbucks in Hillcrest is the first to unionize in the city limits and the second in San Diego County.
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