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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.
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The very young, young and adult dancers of the Albany-based Ah-Lan Dance troupe staged another Chinese dance spectacular today with a special focus on ethnic dances from Yunnan and other regions of China. A second show takes place Sunday.
The very young, young and adult dancers of the Albany-based Ah-Lan Dance troupe staged another Chinese dance spectacular today with a special focus on ethnic dances from Yunnan and other regions of China. A second show takes place Sunday.
Unemployment in Alameda County dropped to 7 percent in September, down sharply from 7.8 percent in July, according to state data. The Bay Area is seeing some of the lowest rates in California.
Unemployment in Alameda County dropped to 7 percent in September, down sharply from 7.8 percent in July, according to state data. The Bay Area is seeing some of the lowest rates in California.
The Albany police logs for Nov. 11-12 include a residential burglary in which the front door was kicked in, a Hertz vehicle that wasn't returned, golf clubs taken from a driveway, a laptop stolen from a business and noisy marijuana smokers.
The City of Albany's new temporary homeless shelter for those whom the city plans to evict from the Albany Bulb didn't seem to be attracting clients when Patch paid a visit during the dinner hour tonight, the facility's opening night.
The City of Albany's new temporary homeless shelter for those whom the city plans to evict from the Albany Bulb didn't seem to be attracting clients when Patch paid a visit during the dinner hour tonight, the facility's opening night.
The first Berkeley Half Marathon takes place Sunday, beginning in front of Berkeley's Old City Hall, passing the UC Berkeley campus and going down University Avenue before looping around the Marina and finishing in Albany at Golden Gate Fields.
The first Berkeley Half Marathon takes place Sunday with a 13.1-mile course that begins in front of Old City Hall, passes the UC Berkeley campus and goes down University Avenue before looping around the Marina and finishing at Golden Gate Fields.
Oakland police have released more details on two deaths that occurred Thursday night during the peak of the high winds that cut power and downed trees in the East Bay and North Bay.
Oakland police have released more details on two deaths that occurred Thursday night during the peak of the high winds that cut power and downed trees in the East Bay and North Bay.
Oakland police have released more details on two deaths that occurred Thursday night during the peak of the high winds that cut power and downed trees in the East Bay and North Bay.
Oakland police have released more details on two deaths that occurred Thursday night during the peak of the high winds that cut power and downed trees in the East Bay and North Bay.
Two weeks after a Chevy Impala was carjacked from a restaurant worker in Albany, it crashed and was abandoned in Oakland after it was spotted in Berkeley and briefly chased by Berkeley police, according to Berkeley police.
Two weeks after a Chevy Impala was carjacked from a restaurant worker in Albany, it crashed and was abandoned in Oakland after it was spotted in Berkeley and briefly chased by Berkeley police, according to Berkeley police.
The Berkeley Police and Fire Departments are accepting toys for underprivileged Berkeley children under the U.S. Marines' "Toys for Tots" program. To receive toys, families can register by phone or at the Police Department.
Two people were killed in wind-related accidents in Oakland tonight as high winds are knocking out power to thousands, blowing down trees and causing fires. A National Weather Service wind advisory is expected to last till Friday morning at least.
Two people were killed in wind-related accidents in Oakland tonight as high winds are knocking out power to thousands, blowing down trees and causing fires. A National Weather Service wind advisory is expected to last till Friday morning at least.
The City of Albany's temporary homeless shelter for the people soon to be evicted from the illegal encampments on the Albany Bulb will open Friday at 5:30 p.m., the city announced. No word on when enforcement of the no-camping law begins.
