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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.
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.
The Albany school board passed the President gavel to Vice President Jonathan Knight tonight. Board member Allan Maris was elected Vice President. A vote on architect contracts for rebuilding Marin and Ocean View schools was postponed.
Humans’ best friend – dogs – were employed at UC Berkeley Tuesday to share their soothing vibes with students stressed by final exams.
A City of Albany work crew that went to the Albany Bulb Monday morning to remove two campsites was confronted by protestors opposed to the city's planned eviction of Bulb encampments.
A public hearing and possible key vote by the Albany planning commission are scheduled Wednesday on a major UC Berkeley commercial development proposal for a Sprouts Farmers Market and 175 units of senior housing next to University Village in Albany.
A public hearing and possible key vote by the Albany planning commission are scheduled Wednesday on a major UC Berkeley commercial development proposal for a Sprouts Farmers Market and 175 units of senior housing next to University Village in Albany.
A City of Albany work crew that went to the Albany Bulb Monday morning to remove two campsites was confronted by protestors opposed to the city's planned eviction of Bulb encampments.
Humans’ best friend – dogs – will be employed at UC Berkeley Tuesday to share their soothing vibes with students stressed by final exams.
Bay Area air officials say air pollution remains at unhealthy levels during the current cold snap and have banned wood burning for the third day in a row.
Bay Area air officials say air pollution remains at unhealthy levels during the current cold snap and have banned wood burning for the third day in a row.
Draft layouts for rebuilding Marin and Ocean View elementary schools are being presented to the Albany school board Tuesday night for a possible vote on $2.8 million in architectural contracts for replacing the two schools.
Humans’ best friend – dogs – will be employed at UC Berkeley Tuesday to share their soothing vibes with students stressed by final exams.
A City of Albany work crew that went to the Albany Bulb this morning to remove two campsites was confronted by protestors opposed to the city's planned eviction of Bulb encampments.
A City of Albany work crew that went to the Albany Bulb Monday morning to remove two campsites was confronted by protestors opposed to the city's planned eviction of Bulb encampments.
Several armed robberies were reported in North Oakland near the Berkeley border Monday morning, according to Oakland police. They all appear to have been committed by the same two suspects in a car that was carjacked Sunday, police said.
The Albany police logs for Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 include an occupied, parked patrol car hit by a passing vehicle, an iPhone stolen from Albany Middle School, shoes taken from a porch by a male in a plaid jacket and six arrests, including four for DUI.
The student Fair Trade Club at Saint Mary's High School on the Albany-Berkeley border won a national contest for their campaign to promote fair trade bananas.
The student Fair Trade Club at Saint Mary's High School on the Albany-Berkeley border won a national contest for their campaign to promote fair trade bananas.
It may be the one of the worst cold snaps in the Bay Area in years, but air quality officials are banning wood fires again on Monday, the second day in a row, because of unhealthy air pollution levels.
It may be the one of the worst cold snaps in the Bay Area in years, but air quality officials are banning wood fires again on Monday, the second day in a row, because of unhealthy air pollution levels.