Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
- Piedmont, CA
I started with Patch as the copy editor for 11 Patch sites: Alameda, Albany, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Hercules, Newark, Piedmont, Pinole, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Union City. Currently I am the local editor at Piedmont Patch and Alameda Patch. Questions? dixie.jordan@patch.com.
Before coming to Patch, I was the editor and publisher of Parents Press, a magazine for Bay Area parents, for more years than I like to remember. Before that, I was news editor at the Contra Costa Times and a reporter at various Northern California newspapers.
I am a fifth generation Californian who has lived in the East Bay most of my life and a graduate of UC Berkeley. For fun, I volunteer on archaeology digs, mostly in Ireland and the Southwest.
My brilliant and beautiful daughter, Jenny, a school psychologist, just married the charming Chris Davidson and they are living in Austin, Texas — too far way!
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Piedmont|News|
Election Watch: Three Candidates for School Board, Only Two Seats
The filing period for Piedmont City Council and PUSD Board of Education seats closed last week. Here are the six official candidates. Let Piedmont Patch know if you have questions for the candidates.
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Alameda, CA|News|
This Week: Town Hall with Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Nea Info Night, Support Sailing at Otaez
And for the civic-minded, several city boards and commissions meet this week.
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Alameda, CA|News|
Police Log: Window-Smash Car Burglaries, Injury Accident, Explosive Device, Bike Thefts
Alameda police remind local residents not to leave valuables in their parked cars. Ten people learned that the hard way in just three days, losing items that included a GPS device, a laptop computer and luggage.
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Piedmont|News|
Police Blotter: Home Burglary, Car Break-Ins, Deer on the Road
Home burglary, vehicle break-ins and plenty of deer on the roads.
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Alameda, CA|News|
How to Help Typhoon Relief Work in the Philippines
Do you know of an effort in Alameda helping communities struck by Haiyan? Patch will make sure the word gets out.
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Piedmont|News|
High School Football Playoffs: Highlanders Learn What Team They'll Face This Week
Piedmont High is seeded in the middle of the North Coast Section Division IV playoffs.
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Alameda, CA|News|
High School Football Playoffs: Encinal, AHS Learn What Teams They Will Face This Week
Encinal is seeded in the middle of the North Coast Section Division III playoffs, while AHS didn't fare as well in Division II.
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Piedmont|News|
Piedmont's Week: License Plate Readers, Updated Piedmont Map, Bad Driver, New Restaurants
The top articles on Piedmont Patch during the past week.
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Alameda, CA|News|
Alameda's Week: Victim Stabs Robber, Rollover Accident, Christopher Arens Obituary
Popular stories on Alameda Patch during the past week.
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Alameda, CA|News|
Nov. 9 Food Truck Lineup: Kinders, Sanguchon, Senor Sisig, We Sushi
Off the Grid brings a caravan of food trucks to South Shore Center every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Alameda, CA|News|
Veterans, Military Eat Free at Applebee's on Veterans Day
The free meals are part of the movement to show appreciation to military service members.
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Alameda, CA|News|
Op-Ed: City's Fiscal Year Turns from Red to Black
A guest report from Assistant City Manager Elizabeth Warmerdam.
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Piedmont|News|
Burglar Armed with Rock Breaks into Grand Avenue Home
The daytime break-in netted jewelry and electronics.
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Rockridge, CA|News|
What's Playing at the Movies
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend.
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Alameda, CA|News|
Neptune Pointe Development Pitting State Against Feds
The state Attorney General is supporting use of the land as a park and challenging a plan by the U.S. government to take street and sidewalk property by condemnation.
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