
Jacob Aere
Speak City Heights Reporter at KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA)
Multimedia reporter @npr + @pbs member station @kpbs | 🇨🇦 Vancouver born ➡️ San Diego raised 🏝 | ⚾️ aficionado
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5 days ago |
kpbs.org | Jacob Aere |Scott Rodd
S1: Coming up on KPBS roundtable. The Trump administration's proposed tariffs are sowing apprehension in the San Diego region's robust farming sector. Many farmers are taking a wait and see approach , but the impacts could be far reaching. S2: It's the citrus , it's the avocados. It's all this other food that farmers here grow. That's what could really be a problem down the road. S1: Plus , California's high speed rail ambitions have been scaled back significantly in recent years.
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2 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Jacob Aere
In churches across the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Wednesday was a day of remembrance and gratitude as memorial masses were said from morning to evening, uniting parishioners in prayer and celebrating Pope Francis, who died on April 21. “One of the great things that Pope Francis has taught the world is that love is more about actions than it is about words,” said Father Patrick Mulcahy of Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church in La Jolla.
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2 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Jacob Aere
Fifty years ago, thousands were evacuated from Vietnam to safety aboard the USS Midway. One of them was Hugh Nguyen, who was just a seven at the time. Now he's the Orange County Clerk-Recorder. On Sunday, he was one of thousands of Vietnamese Americans and Vietnam War veterans who crowded the USS Midway to mark the war's end.
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3 weeks ago |
kpbs.org | Jacob Aere
The 45-year-old Escondido Public Library will soon close its doors for a while. This Saturday is the library’s last day of operation before it undergoes some significant infrastructure repairs for roof leaks, HVAC system failures and an aging interior. “The main changes will be to restrooms for ADA (Americans With Disabilities) compliance (and) new lighting, so we’ll brighten up the space.
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1 month ago |
kpbs.org | Jacob Aere
In front of the Geisel Library, dozens of UC San Diego activists made their voices heard — loud and clear. “We are here to say one simple thing, ‘Not on our watch, not in our America!’” said lead protest organizer Daniel Soria. The San Diego native and fourth year UC San Diego student said the group was voicing opposition to student visa revocations. In recent weeks, several international university students in the U.S. have been taken by immigration agents or had their legal status questioned.
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