Jake Gotta
Social Media Host and ReporterJake Gotta is a social media host and reporter for KPBS. His focus on social media helps reach new audiences and with Public Matters, he creates content that shares stories on politics and governance, discusses important issues and informs the public on how they can get involved.
Jake has been a reporter covering local and state issues in Southern California for five years as an independent journalist and with the Long Beach Post, Long Beach Watchdog, and ABC 10News (KGTV).
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In a bid to address San Diego's housing shortage, the city's Complete Communities program is paving the way for developments like this one in University Heights, where a single-family home will give rise to nearly two dozen new residences. -
Two thirds of all the permits from 2018 to 2024 were in places with above average walkability -
San Diego’s five congressional districts could change a lot under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal. -
Between 2018 and 2024, roughly one fifth of permits for new homes in San Diego County were within 1,000 feet of a freeway. -
San Diego’s Democratic representatives say they are fighting fire with fire, while the GOP says a partisan political gerrymander rejects the will of the people. -
KPBS Public Matters initiative with Voice of San Diego recently launched a series all about housing called In Whose Backyard, and reporters Will Huntsberry and Jake Gotta answered questions about housing policy and progress in an AMA on r/SanDiego on Reddit.
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