I started freelancing for both San Lorenzo and Castro Valley Patch sites when they launched seperately at the end of 2010. I began as a full-time editor for San Lorenzo Patch in August 2011 and shortly began managing Castro Valley Patch soon after. I bounced around to help cover different Patch sites across the Bay Area since then, before settling to my current role.
I earned my bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and American studies from the University of Miami in 2010. While in college, I worked as a field reporter for my campus TV station and created/executive produced a biweekly 30-minute lifestyle show on campus life called "Cane's Eye View." One of my favorite parts about the show was launching and hosting its cooking segment.
I've interned at CBS Evening News in New York, where my work included covering the deaths of Walter Cronkite and Michael Jackson and pitching/co-producing a story that aired detailing the controversy of allowing the elderly to drive.
After graduating, I landed my first job as a production assistant and writer with CBS 5 (KPIX) in San Francisco.
I can't be more thrilled to finally be back home to cover an area I grew up in and grew to love. If you see me around, feel free to say "hello" and share any news tips or story suggestions you may have.
The San Lorenzo Education Association and the Castro Valley Teachers Association will rally in front of Castro Valley High School's stadium on Thursday, March 1.
The appeal, which was made by the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association in December, is now set to be heard by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 28 rather than Feb. 14.
David Muhammad, 38, is on paid administrative leave in connection to a legal claim filed by a coworker who alleges he sexually assaulted her.
Edgar James, 32, was arrested in Richmond Tuesday night after allegedly carjacking a patrol car and leading officers on a chase that started in El Cerrito, and stretched from Vacaville to Kensington.
Do you know where to find this mythological animal?
Do you know where to spot this aquatic creature?
The boys at International Christian High School dedicated an entire day to pleasing and pampering the girls at their school.
Notable arrests made in Castro Valley and San Lorenzo between Feb 6 and Feb. 12.
The suspect previously served 10 years in state prison on a manslaughter conviction for killing his other roommate in Oakland.
Pick your favorite florist in our poll below.
What would you like to see fill this vacant lot on Bockman Road?
In the next month, Comet Garradd will be at its closest point to Earth and should be visible with binoculars or a small telescope near the cup of the Big Dipper.
Do you know where to find this structure?
District takes advantage of historically low interest rates to refinance bonds
Do you know what wall these tiles cover?
More than 100 constituents of the assemblywoman attended the seminar she hosted at the Castro Valley Library on Wednesday.
The best spellers from four elementary schools in the district will compete for a chance to advance to Alameda County Spelling Bee, held later this spring.
Two of the families displaced by the fire have children who attend the school.
Patch caught up with the Luv Monkey and a few people who are going bananas over it.
Alameda County Sheriff's Office are investigating a case where a body of a man was discovered in a ravine near the railroad tracks in unincorporated Hayward on Feb. 8.