I’m an award-winning journalist who was born and raised in Boise, Idaho (yep, I’m a city girl in Idaho terms). I earned my bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
For nearly four years I was an editor at Marinscope Newspapers. I spent most of my time as editor of the Sausalito Marin Scope, writing about everything from adorable stranded sea lions to visiting mega yachts to the Sausalito City Council’s contentious local politics.
I have earned top journalism honors from the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA), Idaho Press Club and National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Most recently I earned first place awards for coverage of local government and coverage of youth, as well as an award for environmental reporting, from the CNPA.
If I’m not working, you may find me …
Dancing. I did ballet for more than 14 years but recently became obsessed with recreational dance classes in samba, afro-Brazilian and Latin dance. I was a regular at Roco Dance in Fairfax, but I’m taking a hiatus from dance to recover from an injury. I’m hoping to be back on the dance floor this summer.
Hiking. I’m the kind of person who doesn’t like to be inside on a sunny weekend. Marin’s hiking options are endless – what an incredible place to live!
Traveling. I spent a semester in Spain in 2007 and haven’t gotten rid of the travel bug since. I’ve been to 22 countries, but now I only cross oceans once or twice a year. I do, however, enjoy taking lots of weekend trips within the West Coast.
Eating tapas. Living in the Bay Area has made me extra obsessed with food. Tapas are my favorite, but I’m looking forward to trying lots of San Anselmo and Fairfax restaurants.
Downtown Streets Team program will create a group of 12 homeless people who will work to clean up downtown in exchange for food or housing vouchers. Do you support the program? Tell us in the comments!
Tell us where and when you lost power in the comments.
Multiple power outages darkened portions of San Rafael, including Gerstle Park and Terra Linda, as well as part of Novato and Kentfield. Tell us where and when you lost power in the comments.
Lori Lopin is the second council member to resign in the last two weeks in Ross Valley.
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed golden spire was illuminated on Feb. 15 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Marin County Civic Center administration building.
Vallejo resident Clarence Herman Wright, who is suspected of shooting at cell phone store employees in San Rafael canal’s neighborhood, was arrested Monday after he allegedly shot two people near Seattle.
Even though rates are increasing, its the smallest increase in a decade.
Marin sixth graders were begging Robert Sams to play his catchy shark song at the Smith Rafael Film Center for the California Film Institue's eco film festival.
The Central Marin Police Authority responded to a variety of calls in San Anselmo Feb. 5-10.
Sponsors and donations sought for the June event.
Organizers with Italian Street Painting Marin are searching for sponsors and donations for the June event.
Here are some of the most-read articles published on San Anselmo-Fairfax Patch in the past few days.
Organizers with Italian Street Painting Marin are searching for sponsors and donations for the June event.
If the owners of the Drakes Bay Oyster Farm don't win an injunction, the farm will be forced to remove its equipment by March 15.
Give yourself extra time if you're planning on traveling to the East Bay on weekdays or weekends this month.
Do you agree with what some fellow Marin residents had to say about the end of the U.S. Postal Service's Saturday service?
This week the Fairfax Town Council is looking at its options for regulating light pollution in town. Should San Rafael do the same?
Are you worried about light pollution in town? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!
Ryan O’Neil is resigning from the Fairfax council, but he encourages everyone in the community to ‘get involved, stay informed and work together.’
One driver was injured in a two-vehicle wreck at Fifth Avenue and Hetherton, where a chain link fence stopped one vehicle from plunging into a canal.
