Local Editor, Brentwood Patch
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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.
The new campus played host to a "Moving On" ceremony for the fifth-grade class. For many, this was the time they had seen the campus.
Businessman Ken Keller uses the 14 traits in sales and business development.
A Marine TRAP team with the 24th MEU rescues downed Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady.
Here are 5 things you should know about upcoming and ongoing events on base.
Parents are invited to the unveiling of the redesigned elementary school Tuesday evening, following a commencement ceremony for this year's fifth-grade class.
The Marine Corps Gazette retells a story written by a Marine officer in 1945 about the Allied Forces invasion of Normandy.
Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Dixon relinquished his post as sergeant major of MCI-West to Sgt. Maj. Derrick Christovle, formerly of 1st Marine Logistics Group.
The training is an initiative that will bring approximately 50 local, state and federal fire agencies together for live fire exercises on the base.
The process of removing Social Security numbers from all Department of Defense ID cards will be done in three phases over the course of four years, the DOD reports.
Marine Corps Maj. Jane Blair writes an opinion piece for the Washington Post on five myths about women in combat.
Military explosives training exercises aboard Camp Pendleton will force cyclists to take portions of the Interstate Highway 5 shoulder lane through Thursday.
Two unmanned boats were found drifting near Oceanside Tuesday. The Coast Guard dispatched units to search for possible missing crew. By midday there was still no evidence that anyone had fallen overboard.
Luke Manahan, a Camp Pendleton-trained Marine, was killed when he fell 17 stories from a hotel balcony. The Honolulu County Medical Examiner's Office said the 19-year-old had a blood alcohol level of 0.087.
The jets from Miramar will conduct munitions drops on remote areas of Camp Pendleton Wendnesday and Thursday as part of a training exercise.
The Camp Pendleton Marine was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle and was thrown from it, medical examiner's office says.
The San Luis Rey river outlet tested for high levels of bacteria, according to the water quality report.
Camp Pendleton Marine Cpl. Zachary Byron was injured in Afghanistan while trying to rescue another Marine. After sustaining two gun shot wounds, Byron continued translating enemy communications.
Marines from the 15th MEU were hands-on at Saturday's car wash fundraiser.
A garage fire in a Camp Pendleton home forced a family out, according to chatter on Pendleton Underground, a forum site frequented by military personnel and their spouses.
Marine 1st Sgt. Curtis Rice received the Bronze Star on Monday for taking proactive measures to save lives and overcome the enemy.
