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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.
The Saint Mary's College High School Panthers have battled their way to the finals for the championship of their division in the North Coast Section, one of the state's 10 regions. They play the Fortuna High School Huskies Saturday for the crown.
Albany police issued curfew violation warnings to Albany Bulb campers Wednesday night, and the city announced that three Bulb residents have found alternative housing thanks to city-sponsored assistance efforts.
Here are tips to keep your exposed water pipes from freezing – or to unfreeze them – when temperatures drop tonight and through the weekend, courtesy of the East Bay's water agency, the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
Here are tips to keep your exposed water pipes from freezing – or to unfreeze them – when temperatures drop tonight and through the weekend, courtesy of the East Bay's water agency, the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
Here are tips to keep your exposed water pipes from freezing – or to unfreeze them – when temperatures drop tonight and through the weekend, courtesy of the East Bay's water agency, the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
Here are tips to keep your exposed water pipes from freezing – or to unfreeze them – when temperatures drop tonight and through the weekend, courtesy of the East Bay's water agency, the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
Here are tips to keep your exposed water pipes from freezing – or to unfreeze them – when temperatures drop tonight and through the weekend, courtesy of the East Bay's water agency, the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
Here are tips to keep your exposed water pipes from freezing – or to unfreeze them – when temperatures drop tonight and through the weekend, courtesy of the East Bay's water agency, the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
A caller reported seeing a mountain lion this morning in Oakland's Montclair District, according to police.
A caller reported seeing a mountain lion this morning in Oakland's Montclair District, according to police.
An electrical short is the reason emergency brakes suddenly activated and stranded a BART train in the Berkeley hills tunnel for more than an hour this morning. Nine passengers were taken to hospitals after breathing brake dust.
The Albany police logs for Nov. 25-26 include a man stealing the Subway tip jar and escaping on a bus, a home burglary, an Albany man arrested for burglary and interfering with a witness, shoplifting at Safeway and a fight at Club Mallard.
An electrical short is the reason emergency brakes suddenly activated and stranded a BART train in the Berkeley hills tunnel for more than an hour this morning. Nine passengers were taken to hospitals after breathing brake dust.
A feast for the ears, eyes and stomach is promised for those attending the annual "Madrigal Delights" dinner theater frivolity produced by the Albany High School Choirs, taking place this year on Friday and Saturday.
Facing a choice of two alternative student-heavy districts in its once-a-decade redrawing of council districts, a split Berkeley City Council Tuesday night opted for one with 86 percent of college-age residents over one with 90 percent.
The annual Arts & Crafts Fair at Albany Middle School on Sunday "celebrates arts & crafts, fine local music, & yummy baked goods!" according to the school. The PTA fundraiser goes from noon to 3 p.m.
An electrical short is the reason emergency brakes suddenly activated and stranded a BART train in the Berkeley hills tunnel for more than an hour this morning. Nine passengers were taken to hospitals after breathing brake dust.
An electrical short is the reason emergency brakes suddenly activated and stranded a BART train in the Berkeley hills tunnel for more than an hour this morning. Nine passengers were taken to hospitals after breathing brake dust.
Think it was chilly today? Just wait. The National Weather Service said a nighttime freeze warning is in effect and that residents could see snow on Bay Area hilltops above 1,500 feet by Saturday morning.
Think it was chilly today? Just wait. The National Weather Service said a nighttime freeze warning is in effect and that residents could see snow on Bay Area hilltops above 1,500 feet by Saturday morning.