I started freelancing for both San Lorenzo and Castro Valley Patch sites when they launched seperately at the end of 2010. I began as a full-time editor for San Lorenzo Patch in August 2011 and shortly began managing Castro Valley Patch soon after. I bounced around to help cover different Patch sites across the Bay Area since then, before settling to my current role.
I earned my bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and American studies from the University of Miami in 2010. While in college, I worked as a field reporter for my campus TV station and created/executive produced a biweekly 30-minute lifestyle show on campus life called "Cane's Eye View." One of my favorite parts about the show was launching and hosting its cooking segment.
I've interned at CBS Evening News in New York, where my work included covering the deaths of Walter Cronkite and Michael Jackson and pitching/co-producing a story that aired detailing the controversy of allowing the elderly to drive.
After graduating, I landed my first job as a production assistant and writer with CBS 5 (KPIX) in San Francisco.
I can't be more thrilled to finally be back home to cover an area I grew up in and grew to love. If you see me around, feel free to say "hello" and share any news tips or story suggestions you may have.
Incidents highlighted here were recorded in the Alameda Police Department log from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16. Information was supplied by the police and does not indicate any convictions.
Police aren't yet releasing the names of the two men and teenage boy who are in custody for the deaths of Raquel Gerstel, 15, of San Leandro and her friend Bobbie Sartain, 16, who were shot in East Oakland three weeks ago.
Police aren't yet releasing the names of the two men and teenage boy who are in custody for the deaths of Raquel Gerstel, 15, of San Leandro and her friend Bobbie Sartain, 16, who were shot in East Oakland three weeks ago.
The Alameda Landing Shopping Center store will be one of 15 to open nationwide and will have about 200 employees. The company plans to host job fairs two months prior to the store opening.
Alameda High School DECA students released a 290-recipe cookbook, titled "Delectable Dishes," and will be selling them in front of the Alameda Theater on Dec. 17 from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
56-year-old Patricia Ann Sherwood of Hayward was struck at West Blossom Way at approximately 8 p.m.
DOER, Penumbra, Inc., Perforce Software, and St. George Spirits are part of the 16 finalists for the first-ever East Bay Innovation Awards.
Do you know where to find this shiny, metallic work of art?
Our Patch Elf on the Shelf has gotten ahold of our computer and now wants to know what his buddy elves are up to. Share your photos here!
During his months-long Eagle Scout project, local boy Scout Garith von Euw, 15, built five nest boxes for the local owls.
After an arson that claimed around $450,000 worth of damages at American Oak, neighboring businesses are sponsoring fundraising events to help the eatery's employees.
The San Leandro Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver's license checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 28 in the 14800 Block of E. 14th St.
FCC says compliance will rely on monitoring by consumers. Here's where you can file complaints.
The CHP will meet the challenges of the December holidays by adding extra units on patrol, extra enforcement, a driving under the influence checkpoint and a pedestrian/crosswalk enforcement operation
Kirsten Vital, Superintendent of Alameda Unified School District addresses labor negotiations, the fiscal update on the state budget, and the next steps in 2013 for the Board of Education.
Our Patch Elf on the Shelf has gotten ahold of our computer and now wants to know what his buddy elves are up to. Share your photos here!
Officer Louie Brandt raises money annually to build bicycles and donate them to local children at the Davis Street Family Resource Center in San Leandro. He has raised more than $20,000 thus far.
The home invasion robbery is the second to occur in the past four days. Similarly, four to five suspects wearing masks and armed with guns robbed this home around 3 a.m. on Tuesday.
If you, or someone you know, would like to get married at City Hall on 12-12-12, please contact the City Clerk’s office as soon as possible at 510-747-4800.
With the help and resources of many Alameda businesses, the local coffee truck was recently built on Alameda Point. It was recently awarded an encroachment permit for 8th Street, next to Washington Park.
