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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 University of California has reached a tentative contract agreement with the California Nurses Union, which represents 11,700 nurses working at UC medical centers and student health services. It must still be ratified by union members.
The Albany police logs for Nov. 6-7 include a robbery by two men with a gun on Portland, a large amount of marijuana received by Solano Cellars in the mail, a residenial burglary and an antique pistol donated to Goodwill.
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."
The illegal Albany Bulb encampments pose unacceptable health and safety risks, the City of Albany said in court papers Friday in response to a federal lawsuit that seeks to block the impending eviction of Bulb residents.
Scientists this month are attempting what's never been done before – to trap mountain lions, take DNA samples and attach radio collars for a survey of how many of the big cats we co-exist with and how they are related to each other.
Scientists this month are attempting what's never been done before – to trap mountain lions, take DNA samples and attach radio collars for a survey of how many of the big cats we co-exist with and how they are related to each other.
Local officials will gather Saturday for a ceremony commemorating the naming of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in honor of Sylvia McLaughlin, a seminal figure in the successful campaign to protect the Bay from dense in-fill development.
Local officials will gather Saturday for a ceremony commemorating the naming of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in honor of Sylvia McLaughlin, a seminal figure in the successful campaign to protect the Bay from dense in-fill development.
A study by two UC Berkeley scholars questions whether academic standards at the world’s top-ranked public university have been compromised by a dramatic disparity in admission requirements for student athletes.
A study by two UC Berkeley scholars questions whether academic standards at the world’s top-ranked public university have been compromised by a dramatic disparity in admission requirements for student athletes.
The Albany police logs for Nov. 4-5 include a stoned student sent home from Albany High, a dog bite, a strange-acting female throwing rocks and sticks at Albany Bulb, a bullet turned in to police, and a rude man in camouflage calling people names.
Whether you're looking to buy a home or just want to know the latest price tags on homes for sale in Berkeley, Patch has partnered with Zillow.com to bring you the most current listings every week.
Those hoping for approval of an Ales Unlimited outlet on Solano Avenue in Albany will have to wait at least another week before the planning commission decides. A lack of a quorum prevented any decision Wednesday night.
A 21-year-old Berkeley man with a felony record has been charged with multiples crimes in connection with sexual assaults of three young women next to the UC Berkeley campus Saturday night.
A 21-year-old Berkeley man with a felony record has been charged with multiples crimes in connection with sexual assaults of three young women next to the UC Berkeley campus Saturday night.
A lawsuit filed in federal court against the City of Albany on Wednesday by 10 Albany Bulb residents and the nonprofit Albany Housing Advocates asks the court to block the city's imminent eviction of the longstanding encampments on the Bulb.
A lawsuit filed in federal court against the City of Albany on Wednesday by 10 Albany Bulb residents and the nonprofit Albany Housing Advocates asks the court to block the city's imminent eviction of the longstanding encampments on the Bulb.
The Albany High girls volleyball team got off to a strong start in the regional tournament playoffs tonight, Wednesday, when the Cougars overpowered the visiting squad from Eureka High School.
