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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A judge declared the San Diego City Council waited too long to declare Measure C's approval. -
The shooting occurred as officers were investigating a report of a robbery carried out by a knife-wielding thief at a liquor store in the neighborhood. -
Los Angeles County's public health director said Thursday that she's hoping it will begin to ease in February.
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