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Making a fresh start in 2013? What goals are you setting for yourself in the new year?

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Bio: Jared served as editor-in-chief for the Santa Monica College newspaper, the Corsair, in 2008 and as staff reporter on the Daily Sundial in 2009 while studying print journalism at California State University, Northridge, where he earned his bachelor's degree. Also, his love for using technology in story-telling led him to pursue Web design. Jared has contributed to several publications in print and online, including Santa Monica Daily Press, GamePro, BPM, Vapors, SOMA and Lost in a Supermarket.
Jared is a former U.S. Marine and a current member of the Military Reporters and Editors Association, the National Press Photographers Association, the Marine Corps Association, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Poynter Institute.
Having joined Patch in May 2010 as a freelance video journalist, and as a staff editor in December 2010, Jared is excited to see where Patch takes online journalism in the years to come.
Making a fresh start in 2013? What goals are you setting for yourself in the new year?

Making a fresh start in 2013? What goals are you setting for yourself in the new year?
Making a fresh start in 2013? What goals are you setting for yourself in the new year?
Making a fresh start in 2013? What goals are you setting for yourself in the new year?
People from around the world give their time to get floats ready for Pasadena's world-famous Jan. 1 spectacle. Watch a time-lapse video of the hoopla.
Several laws and amendments passed by the California State Legislature will go into effect on Jan. 1 and could affect many California drivers.
Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Calabasas Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Patch takes a look back at the stories that have garnered the most attention this year.
Several laws and amendments passed by the California State Legislature will go into effect on Jan. 1 and could affect many California drivers.
There will be plenty of opportunity to see the intricately-decorated floats before and after the parade.
Several laws and amendments passed by the California State Legislature will go into effect on Jan. 1 and could affect many California drivers.
Several laws and amendments passed by the California State Legislature will go into effect on Jan. 1 and could affect many California drivers.
People from around the world give of their time to get floats ready for the Jan. 1 spectacle. The public will have a chance to see their work beginning Friday. Watch time-lapse video.