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).
RECENT STORIES ON KPBS
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San Diego's creative scene is thriving in unexpected ways. Musicians are crowdfunding their careers. Tea culture is evolving. A painter's lost dreams spark a bold new vision. The city's last alt-weekly falls, but its rebellious spirit fights on. And in a rare conversation, the city's outgoing and incoming poets laureate dig into the power of words. The Finest brings you the artists, advocates and disruptors redefining culture in San Diego. Premiering Thursday, April 3. -
Amy Truong and Lani Gobaleza's journey from viral success to reshaping the San Diego tea scene is a story of love, mindfulness and bold decisions. Tune in to hear their incredible story and how they're transforming the tea game. Mentioned in this episode:- An's Dry Cleaning | North Park gelato shop featuring Sandals, a gelato made with PARU's Blue Chamomile tea
- Bica | Normal Heights coffee shop serving drinks made with PARU tea
- Hatsuzakura | University Heights Japanese café offering PARU loose leaf teas and milk teas steeped with PARU blends
- Amy Troung, PARU Tea founder
- Lani Gobaleza, PARU Tea co-founder/marketing & partnerships
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- Study: Half of San Diego County families with young kids struggle with costs
- La Jolla, Encanto and … MCAS Miramar? Here's where San Diego wants to tighten ADU regulations
- 50 years later: San Diego’s USS Midway and the fall of Sàigòn
- La Mesa-Spring Valley, Lemon Grove school mental health grants cut early by Trump administration
- Two San Diego nonprofits are poised to lose promised environmental justice grants — but the EPA has yet to tell them