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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.
Bay Area air officials have extended the ban on wood-burning for the seventh day in a row with yet another "Spare the Air" alert because of unhealthy levels of pollution in the air.
A man on Bancroft Way across the street from the UC Berkeley campus was struck with a gun and robbed of his laptop early Thursday morning, according to UC Berkeley police.
An employee of the Cream ice cream shop on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley was punched just after midnight early Thursday morning when chasing a robber who had just stolen an iPad, UC Berkeley police said.
Albany police are conducting extra patrols today for those driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It's part of the department's ongoing traffic safety efforts.
The Albany police logs for Dec. 2-3 include roofers working on the wrong house, the theft of $1,570 from Fonda restaurant, squatters in a house for sale, two auto burglaries, gas theft and three complaints about constantly barking dogs.
A memorial gathering in honor of Nelson Mandela – South Africa's anti-apartheid leader and first black President, who died Dec. 5 at age 95 – will be held on UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza Saturday, 3-5 p.m.
A memorial gathering in honor of Nelson Mandela – South Africa's anti-apartheid leader and first black President, who died Dec. 5 at age 95 – will be held on UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza Saturday, 3-5 p.m.
A chance to share holiday cheer comes to Solano Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Friday with a city-sponsored "pop-up" event called "Songs on Solano," where passers-by can join in holiday singing (and have some hot chocolate).
A female University of California at Berkeley student was attacked and robbed in the south-of-campus area near the high-rise dorms Tuesday night, according to UC Berkeley police. The two teen robbers escaped.
The City of Albany's planned eviction of Albany Bulb encampments moved a step closer Wednesday evening when police issued three citations for violation of curfew to people on the Bulb.
It's still chilly and we still can't have fires in the fireplace in the Bay Area because the low temperatures are trapping unhealthy levels of pollution in the air, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
A Toyota that was carjacked earlier today was recovered after a pursuit by Oakland police. It was believed to have been used by three suspected robbers prowling for victims in North Oakland and possibly South Berkeley, police said. today.
Police are seeking two men who robbed a check-cashing business across from El Cerrito Plaza on Wednesday afternoon. The robbery at Advance America Check Cashing on San Pablo Avenue occurred at 1:10 p.m.
A chance to share holiday cheer comes to Solano Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Friday with a city-sponsored "pop-up" event called "Songs on Solano," where passers-by can join in holiday singing (and have some hot chocolate).
A chance to share holiday cheer comes to Solano Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Friday with a city-sponsored "pop-up" event called "Songs on Solano," where passers-by can join in holiday singing (and have some hot chocolate).
After nearly two hours of public comment, largely from opponents, a major UC Berkeley-sponsored plan for a Sprouts Farmers Market and senior housing in Albany won key approvals from the city's planning commission Wednesday night.
After nearly two hours of public comment, largely from opponents, a major UC Berkeley-sponsored plan for a Sprouts Farmers Market and senior housing in Albany won key approvals from the city's planning commission Wednesday night.
Albany, like California as whole, saw a rise in property crimes following the state's prison early-release program.
Berkeley, like California as whole, saw a rise in property crimes following the state's prison early-release program.
The Bay Area's cold weather continues to trap air pollutants close to the ground, prompting air quality officials to declare Wednesday another Spare the Air Day, meaning no fires from wood or other materials that cause smoke.
