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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The party’s executive board met in San Diego to narrowly endorse a controversial one-time tax on billionaires in the state. -
The survey conducted by a Democratic research firm had Marni von Wilpert and Jim Desmond statistically tied. -
The acting ICE director defended the policy in a letter to the congressman and his colleagues -
The city councilmember and congressional candidate shared how she has handled a medical scare while performing her duties and running for office -
Proponents of an initiative to return the state to a partisan-primary system have been cleared to gather signatures in order to qualify for the ballot in 2028. -
A lawsuit filed over KPBS reporting on a data center in Imperial Valley hit a major obstacle on Friday.
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City leaders held a press conference on Monday to celebrate the milestone number of roadway lanes repaved through their in-house team -
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco received 49% of the vote, while Trump's pick, former Fox News Host Steve Hilton, got 44%. The remaining delegates voted to not endorse either candidate. -
A record 94,000 people participated in 21 separate "No Kings" protests in San Diego County on Saturday, organizers said on Monday.
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