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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.
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.
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.
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.
Ju Hong, the AHS 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.
The Albany police logs for Nov. 23-24 include an arrest at Target for drug use and possession of burglary tools, a woman dancing around in the middle of a street and a 911 call from someone whose keys were locked in a car at Taco Bell.
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.
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.
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.
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
A fleeing suspected prowler jumped fences and fled through many backyards and Cougar Field when Albany students were present before being cornered and arrested by El Cerrito police this morning, Tuesday.
A fleeing suspected prowler jumped fences and fled through many backyards and Cougar Field when Albany students were present before being cornered and arrested by El Cerrito police this morning, Tuesday.
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.
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.
The Happy Produce market on Solano Avenue in Albany reopened on Monday, and the new management said the long-established business is getting a new name, "Albany Fresh Produce."
UC Berkeley police said Monday that the rooms of two residents were burglarized at Cal's Clark Kerr campus over the Thanksgiving holidays.
Mayor Peggy Thomsen and Vice Mayor Joanne Wile were quickly and unanimously re-elected to one-year terms at tonight's City Council meeting. No vote was taken on a more controversial issue – healthcare benefits for council members.
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.
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.
A suspected burglar was spotted by a returning UC Berkeley student and her male companion as they returned to a University Village apartment that was burglarized twice this past weekend, UC police said Monday.
