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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.
Students from the Archer School for Girls have been spreading awareness on the dangers of Sunset Boulevard traffic and are asking drivers to slow down. The effort is inspired by the traffic death of 13-year-old Julia Siegler.
Popular search engine Google has honored the leap year this year by doodling Gioachino Rossini, an Italian composer born on a leap year, 1792.
Under the policy, which was approved on a 4-1 vote, drivers who are at fault in an accident, or have prior convictions for driving unlicensed, will not qualify for a shortened impound.
Patch readers have had a week to vote on their nominations for best burger in Brentwood. New local beer, bratwurst and burger joint BRU Haus won.
Mount St. Mary's College hosted four Los Angeles artists at its gallery last week. The reception featured an eclectic blend of video, oil-on-canvass, sculpture and photography.
The fire severely damaged one house on Kenter Avenue and subsequently spread to another house on nearby Robinwood Drive Tuesday afternoon.
Sofi Sullivan of Sofi's Grocery Bag service will plan your meals, shop and deliver your groceries for you and your busy life.
Veterans advocate Robert Rosebrock writes to Patch about his displeasure with the PGA Tour for using VA land to park on. He's also not happy with Patch for its "favorable coverage" of the tournament.
Beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday, the 405 freeway on- and off-ramps at the Getty Center will be closed so that crew can install housing for electrical transformers.
Crews begin utility work on Sunset Bridge Thursday and Friday nights. Closures wil be between Barrington and Veteran avenues, and south of Church Lane from the southbound ramp of the 405 Freeway to Kiel Street.
You've got until Friday at 9 a.m. to nominate the best Brentwood burger. Voting begins on Monday. Where would you take a client or a friend for a tasty Brentwood burger?
South Brentwood residents are fed up with burglaries in their neighborhood and want to limit public access to an adjacent alley.
Watch Patch's selection of Super Bowl commercials and take our poll.
The "It's Our Turn" Young Women's Conference was held at the Brentwood School east campus Saturday and featured panel discussions and workshops led by successful, professional women in various industries...Oh, and also Lady Gaga.
Singer Lady Gaga stopped by the Brentwood School "It's Our Turn: Young Women's Conference" on Saturday.
Beginning Friday night, crews will intermittently close the Wilshire Boulevard east exit from the northbound lane of the 405 Freeway to facilitate the clearing of trees and plants from the area.
Starting this morning, crews will intermittently close the Wilshire Boulevard east exit from the northbound lane of the 405 Freeway in order to clear trees and plants from the area.
A headline about a Pacific Palisades High School graduate who recently passed away "seemed shockingly cold" to one reader. As a result, Patch has decided to change it out of respect for the deceased, his friends and his family.
In this AOL video, groundhog handler John Griffiths talks about where groundhog day came from and how Punxsutawney Phil got his name.
Beginning Friday night, crews will intermittently close the Wilshire Boulevard east exit from the northbound lane of the 405 Freeway to facilitate the clearing of trees and plants from the area.