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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.
An Alameda County Superior Court judge today, Wednesday, approved the request from Gov. Jerry Brown and AC Transit management for a cooling-off period to avert a threatened strike for 60 days.
An Alameda County Superior Court judge today, Wednesday, approved the request from Gov. Jerry Brown and AC Transit management for a cooling-off period to avert a threatened strike for 60 days.
An Alameda County Superior Court judge today, Wednesday, approved the request from Gov. Jerry Brown and AC Transit management for a cooling-off period to avert a threatened strike for 60 days.
An Alameda County Superior Court judge today, Wednesday, approved the request from Gov. Jerry Brown and AC Transit management for a cooling-off period to avert a threatened strike for 60 days.
The Steering Committee on what Albany schools to rebuild, fix and/or expand meets Wednesday night on priorities at the elementary schools, funding for MacGregor High, which is recommended for demolition, and the state of Marin and Ocean View schools.
California Gov. Jerry Brown today, Tuesday, filed a request for court-ordered 60-day "cooling off" period to avert a threatened AC Transit strike. The move follows Monday hearing by a state panel into the transit agency's contract dispute.
California Gov. Jerry Brown today, Tuesday, filed a request for court-ordered 60-day "cooling off" period to avert a threatened AC Transit strike. The move follows Monday hearing by a state panel into the transit agency's contract dispute.
A suit alleging Berkeley police negligence in responding to an intruder who killed resident Peter Cukor last year has been settled with pledges of police reforms and no assignment of blame or damages, the attorney for Cukor's family said.
California Gov. Jerry Brown today, Tuesday, filed a request for court-ordered 60-day "cooling off" period to avert a threatened AC Transit strike. The move follows Monday hearing by a state panel into the transit agency's contract dispute.
California Gov. Jerry Brown today, Tuesday, filed a request for court-ordered 60-day "cooling off" period to avert a threatened AC Transit strike. The move follows Monday hearing by a state panel into the transit agency's contract dispute.
California Gov. Jerry Brown today, Tuesday, filed a request for court-ordered 60-day "cooling off" period to avert a threatened AC Transit strike. The move follows Monday hearing by a state panel into the transit agency's contract dispute.
Albany civic leader Caryl O'Keefe and Albany High School student leader Thalia Tom were honored by the City Council Monday night for their recent selections as Citizen of the Year and Youth of the Year by the Albany Chamber of Commerce.
Former Alameda County Superior Court Judge Paul Seeman was sentenced to five years probation Monday on reduced charges of stealing from his elderly neighbor in the Berkeley hills, Anne Nutting, who died at age 97 in 2010.
After a contentious public hearing, Albany's City Council unanimously agreed Monday to proceed with spending $570,000 of city reserve funds on removing the illegal encampments on Albany Bulb so that it can become part of the Eastshore Park.
Berkeley has been ranked third in a list of the top 100 best places to live in America among small and mid-sized cities. The sponsor of the survey, Livability.com, calls Berkeley "a mecca for fine arts, culture, food and service."
BART contract talks are resuming this afternoon, a BART spokesman said. The strike is now in its fourth day.
BART contract talks are resuming this afternoon, a BART spokesman said. The strike is now in its fourth day.
Berkeley wine importer and connoisseur Kermit Lynch received prominent exposure today in a New York Times Sunday magazine interview. His San Pablo Avenue shop is within six blocks of the Albany border.
