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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Gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity will significantly raise the risk of wildfires in the San Diego County mountains and western valleys Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. -
Awaken Church continues to defy cease and desist orders by holding indoor services. -
After months of construction, city leaders unveiled the Palisades Plaza in Balboa Park Wednesday, opening the former dilapidated parking lot as a public gathering place the way it was designed when it first opened in 1935. -
Hospitals are filling up around the country with higher numbers of COVID-19 patients, including here in San Diego. -
Local health officials are expecting a surge in COVID-19 testing after Thanksgiving as travelers return from holiday gatherings. -
Millions of Americans are taking to the skies and hitting the road ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire. They are disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their own household.
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North County’s newest hospital is preparing to open Wednesday with Kaiser’s San Marcos Medical Center. -
Enforcement of San Diego's recently passed Unsafe Camping Ordinance will begin Monday. -
El Capitan Preserve in Lakeside, Hellhole Canyon Preserve in Valley Center and Mt. Gower County Preserve in Ramona will be closed Aug. 1 through 31.
- People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk
- Trump is making a state visit to the U.K., the homeland of his immigrant mother
- Charlie Kirk's widow: 'You have no idea what you have just unleashed'
- Australia approves vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia
- Over 100,000 attend London rally organized by far-right activist, clashes break out