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Email: (See my email address at the bottom of the Albany Patch or Berkeley Patch homepage.)

Phone: 510-435-4127

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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9 Sent to Hospitals in BART Breakdown

Nine BART passengers were sent to hospitals this morning following the brake-malfunction breakdown of an airport-bound train that stopped between the Orinda and Rockridge stations.

9 Sent to Hospitals in BART Breakdown
Berkeley|News|

9 Sent to Hospitals in BART Breakdown

Nine BART passengers were sent to hospitals this morning following the brake-malfunction breakdown of an airport-bound train that stopped between the Orinda and Rockridge stations.

9 Sent to Hospitals in BART Breakdown
Albany, CA|News|

Albany High Singers to Recreate Renaissance Revels

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.

Albany High Singers to Recreate Renaissance Revels
Albany, CA|News|

Cal Grad Who Heckled Obama's SF Speech Defends Action

Ju Hong, the recent UC Berkeley grad who heckled President Obama about deportations during his San Francisco speech on Nov. 25, defended the interruption in an open letter to Obama published on Huffington Post.

Cal Grad Who Heckled Obama's SF Speech Defends Action
Berkeley|News|

Cal Grad Who Heckled Obama's SF Speech Defends Action

Ju Hong, the recent UC Berkeley grad who heckled President Obama about deportations during his San Francisco speech on Nov. 25, defended the interruption in an open letter to Obama published on Huffington Post.

Cal Grad Who Heckled Obama's SF Speech Defends Action
Berkeley|News|

Man Arrested on Indecent Exposure at Cal Dorm

A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of felony indecent exposure after exposing himself and committing an indecent act in front of female students at a UC Berkeley dorm

Man Arrested on Indecent Exposure at Cal Dorm
Albany, CA|News|

BART Unions Sue BART over Disputed Contract Clause

The two largest BART unions filed suit against the transit agency Tuesday over a disputed contract clause that the BART board has rejected. BART responded that the clause was a mistake that shouldn't have been in the contract.

BART Unions Sue BART over Disputed Contract Clause
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BART Unions Sue BART over Disputed Contract Clause

The two largest BART unions filed suit against the transit agency Tuesday over a disputed contract clause that the BART board has rejected. BART responded that the clause was a mistake that shouldn't have been in the contract.

BART Unions Sue BART over Disputed Contract Clause
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2 Burglaries at UC's Clark Kerr Campus

UC Berkeley police said Monday that the rooms of two residents were burglarized at Cal's Clark Kerr campus over the Thanksgiving holidays.

2 Burglaries at UC's Clark Kerr Campus
Berkeley|News|

Bullets Fly at Ashby Flea Market – Man Seriously Injured

A 21-year-old man was shot in an apparent gun battle in the Ashby BART station parking lot late Sunday afternoon as the flea market was closing, according to BART police. Bullets also apparently hit a residence, a business and a car.

Bullets Fly at Ashby Flea Market – Man Seriously Injured