El Cerrito, CA|News|
Do Scofflaws Ever Get Cited on Spare the Air Days?
Air quality officials say they receive an average of 100 to 200 citations on every day there is an alert.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
- Berkeley, CA
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Now in my fourth year with Patch.com, I'm the editor of and Albany Patch and Berkeley Patch.
I worked many years as a staff writer and editor at the San Francisco Chronicle until April of 2009, when I switched to freelancing. I then wrote for the Los Angeles Times and other publications, and I also took on editing assignments for UC Berkeley and the United Nations.
Being an East Bay reporter for Patch brings my career full circle in the East Bay. My first bylines appeared in the East Bay Review of the Performing Arts. I next worked as a reporter and editor at the Daily Californian while studying at UC Berkeley, where I obtained a master's in journalism. I was a reporter at the Contra Costa Independent, Berkeley Gazette and San Francisco Examiner before moving to the Chronicle, where I worked several years in the Berkeley bureau and in the main East Bay bureau in Oakland.
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Berkeley|News|
Gov. Brown Names Berkeley Lawyer to Superior Court
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Berkeley attorney Alison Tucher, a partner at Morrison & Foerster, as an Alameda County Superior Court judge. It was one of several new appointments.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Do Scofflaws Ever Get Cited on Spare the Air Days?
Air quality officials say they issue an average of more than 200 citations on every day there is an alert. There's another alert tomorrow, Sunday.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Do Scofflaws Ever Get Cited on Spare the Air Days?
Air quality officials say they receive an average of 100 to 200 citations on every day there is an alert.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Victim Stabbed in El Cerrito Park Robbery Attempt
A man hiking in the Hillside Nature Area near the El Cerrito Recycling Center was stabbed in the stomach by a robber last weekend after the victim refused to surrender his property, police said.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Victim Stabbed in El Cerrito Park Robbery Attempt
A man hiking in the Hillside Nature Area near the El Cerrito Recycling Center was stabbed in the stomach by a robber last weekend after the victim refused to surrender his property, police said.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Union Ratifies AC Transit Contract – Possible Strike Averted
Members of the key union for AC Transit employees has ratified a tentative agreement, averting a threatened strike, AC Transit said. The rank-and-file had twice rejected earlier tentative agreements.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Union Ratifies AC Transit Contract – Possible Strike Averted
Members of the key union for AC Transit employees has ratified a tentative agreement, averting a threatened strike, AC Transit said. The rank-and-file had twice rejected earlier tentative agreements.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Teen Crashes Stolen Car in El Cerrito Front Yard, Arrested After Search
A police chase of a 16-year-old male driving a stolen car late Thursday night ended with the vehicle crashing in the front yard of a home on Navellier Street and a police search that resulted in the arrest of the suspect.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Family Turns in Suspect in El Cerrito Purse Snatch
After police released a photo of a suspect who grabbed a woman's purse in El Cerrito, the suspect's family recognized the 23-year-old man and brought him in today to the police station, where he was arrested.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Albany Patch Holiday Schedule
Albany Patch wishes readers Happy Holidays. We'll continue to publish but with reduced coverage of Albany news through New Year's Day.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Berkeley Patch Holiday Schedule
Berkeley Patch wishes readers Happy Holidays. We'll continue to publish but with reduced coverage of Berkeley news through New Year's Day.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Rockridge, CA|News|
Highrise Hotel Proposed in Heart of Berkeley
A proposal to build a 16-story hotel mixed-use complex in the heart of downtown Berkeley at Shattuck Avenue and Center Street was submitted to the city on Friday.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Rockridge, CA|News|
UC Berkeley Assistant Manager Dies in Bike Crash on BART Path
A UC Berkeley assistant manager died in a bicycle crash on the Ohlone Greenway Friday when he swerved to avoid a skateboarder, according witness and official accounts.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Highrise Hotel Proposed in Heart of Berkeley
A proposal to build a 16-story hotel mixed-use complex in the heart of downtown Berkeley at Shattuck Avenue and Center Street was submitted to the city on Friday.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Highrise Hotel Proposed in Heart of Berkeley
A proposal to build a 16-story hotel mixed-use complex in the heart of downtown Berkeley at Shattuck Avenue and Center Street was submitted to the city on Friday.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Video: Baby Gorilla Debuts at San Francisco Zoo
Kabibe, a 5-month-old gorilla, made her debut Saturday at the San Francisco Zoo. You can catch a glimpse of her in the accompanying video.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
VIDEO: Baby Gorilla Debuts at San Francisco Zoo
Kabibe, a 5-month-old gorilla, made her debut Saturday at the San Francisco Zoo. You can catch a glimpse of her in the accompanying video.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff