I've been in journalism since 1980, when I participated in the Maynard Institute's Summer Program for Minority Journalists.
I've been a reporter for the Hartford Courant in Connecticut and the San Francisco Chronicle.
During a 12-year career at the San Jose Mercury News, I was an editor supervising reporters in community news, weekend breaking news and business. I had a column through which I wrote about local events, the travails of ordinary people fighting City Hall, and the intersection of race, culture and public policy.
Since leaving the Mercury News, I've worked on the Chauncey Bailey Project, the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism and done research Hewlett Foundation projects.
In the old days, once I told people my name, I'd have to quickly add— "No relation to Connie." But no one knows who she is, anymore. My
Beliefs: Always say "Please" and "Thank you." It goes a long way toward making life more civil. Play nicely. Stand your ground if you believe you're right. Admit when you're wrong.
Politics: I believe in sanity, and in public officials striving to do the right thing for the greater good. I vote in each and every election, and have, at different times in my life, been registered as a Democrat, Independent and Republican.
Religion: My mother raised me at the Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. It's the closest thing to "my" church, even if I don't attend.
Vision, practicality, and oh, those thoughtful little brown notes, marked a man of uncommon devotion to community in making Foothill and De Anza colleges a reality.
The new 'Sofritas' vegetarian menu item has been tested in San Francisco and now is moving to the rest of the northern California -- including Napa.
Distracted driving is now like drinking and driving, police say, and tickets are $250 and up.
Tickets are $250 and up, and Belmont and San Carlos police departments will be stepping up enforcement this month.
The sales tax will rise in Santa Clara County by one-eighth of a cent on Monday.
Chinese families will flock to cemeteries for the annual grave-sweeping holiday this weekend through Thursday, to burn incense, make offerings and picnic on the grass, reflecting on family members who have passed on.
Participate in the new advisory committee meetings and provide your viewpoint during one-on-one interviews about the future of open space preserves and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
Participate in the new advisory committee meetings and provide your viewpoint during one-on-one interviews about the future of open space preserves and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
Provide your viewpoint during one-on-one interviews about the future of open space preserves and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
Users will be able to pick up a bicycle at any sharing kiosk and return it to any other kiosk within the system.
The comet will become brighter as it passes closest to the sun March 10. Where is your favorite Palm Desert viewing site?
There were no injuries in the fire that broke out at about 11:30 a.m., but despite the efforts of two fire departments that fought the fire together, the home is almost a total loss, a county fire battalion chief said.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.
The comet named after the array of cameras and telescopes on Mount Haleakala on Maui may sport a very cool dust tail, says NASA, and it's one the first of two comets expected over the Northern Hemisphere in 2013.