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  • Berkeley, CA

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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Albany, CA|News|

Berkeley Homeless Agency Contract Extended for a Year

After hearing conflicting views, the Albany City Council on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to a one-year extension of the contract with the Berkeley Food and Housing Project to offer assistance to the homeless at Albany Bulb and elsewhere.

Berkeley Homeless Agency Contract Extended for a Year
Berkeley|News|

BART Unveils Driverless Train for Oakland Airport Connecter

The new driverless BART train for the soon-to-be-completed Oakland airport connector line had its public debut Tuesday. Trains will depart the Oakland Coliseum station every four minutes, BART said.

BART Unveils Driverless Train for Oakland Airport Connecter
Albany, CA|News|

Police Calls: Battery Cases, Fight Outside Bar, Loud Music

Albany police logs for Jan. 11-12 include two cases of battery – one at the Albany Bulb and one that may have involved an arrest in the vicinity of Club Mallard – plus an auto burglary, loud music complaints and a man harassing movie-goers.

Police Calls: Battery Cases, Fight Outside Bar, Loud Music
Berkeley|News|

BART Police Officer Accidentally Shot & Killed by Fellow Officer

A 20-year veteran BART police officer was fatally shot by accident by a fellow officer during a probation search in Dublin Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. It was the first death of a BART officer in the line of duty, BART said.

BART Police Officer Accidentally Shot & Killed by Fellow Officer
Berkeley|News|

Part of Claremont Ave. Closed by Fire

Claremont Avenue in the East Bay hills will be closed most of the day today, Tuesday, because of a brush fire, according to Oakland police.

Part of Claremont Ave. Closed by Fire
Rockridge, CA|News|

UC Berkeley Applications Leap 7.9%

UC Berkeley saw applications swell again for the upcoming year, leading all UC campuses except UCLA in the number of would-be students. More than 90,000 sought admission to Cal for the 2013-14 school year.

UC Berkeley Applications Leap 7.9%
Alameda, CA|News|

UC Berkeley Applications Leap 7.9%

UC Berkeley saw applications swell again for the upcoming year, leading all UC campuses except UCLA in the number of would-be students. More than 90,000 sought admission to Cal for the 2013-14 school year.

UC Berkeley Applications Leap 7.9%
Piedmont, CA|News|

UC Berkeley Applications Leap 7.9%

UC Berkeley saw applications swell again for the upcoming year, leading all UC campuses except UCLA in the number of would-be students. More than 90,000 sought admission to Cal for the 2013-14 school year.

UC Berkeley Applications Leap 7.9%
Berkeley|News|

UC Berkeley Applications Leap 7.9%

UC Berkeley saw applications swell again for the upcoming year, leading all UC campuses except UCLA in the number of would-be students. More than 90,000 sought admission to Cal for the 2013-14 school year.

UC Berkeley Applications Leap 7.9%
Martinez, CA|News|

Bay Area Celebrates MLK's Legacy

The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. was commemorated across the Bay Area today with a "freedom train," marches, programs, breakfasts and other events. Today is a federal holiday in honor of the slain civil rights leader.

Bay Area Celebrates MLK's Legacy
Pinole-Hercules, CA|News|

Bay Area Celebrates MLK's Legacy

The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. was commemorated across the Bay Area today with a "freedom train," marches, programs, breakfasts and other events. Today is a federal holiday in honor of the slain civil rights leader.

Bay Area Celebrates MLK's Legacy
El Cerrito, CA|News|

Bay Area Celebrates MLK's Legacy

The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. was commemorated across the Bay Area today with a "freedom train," marches, programs, breakfasts and other events. Today is a federal holiday in honor of the slain civil rights leader.

Bay Area Celebrates MLK's Legacy
Albany, CA|News|

Bay Area Celebrates MLK's Legacy

The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. was commemorated across the Bay Area today with a "freedom train," marches, programs, breakfasts and other events. Today is a federal holiday in honor of the slain civil rights leader.

Bay Area Celebrates MLK's Legacy