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.
An aide said Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi attended her fifth annual Jingle Tails holiday event and food drive at the Oakland Zoo on Thursday for an hour, but she was hard to spot.
John McPartland was elected to the board in 2008 and is entering the final year of his term.
Madilyn Morrow, 11, is the youngest performing cast member of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" which will debut at Castro Valley Center of the Arts this Saturday, Dec. 17.
More than 150 local children in need received a gift this year thanks to a free holiday party hosted at the Ashland Community Center Wednesday afternoon.
Local resident says the newspaper's decision to shut down the Facebook page was "inappropriate."
Two people suffer moderate injuries after being hit by a car in the parking lot of Al's Food Market on Wednesday.
Local mothers Sara Raymond, Carina Ibarra, Christie Arias, Teresa Mills-Faraudo and Stacy Blom weigh in on which way they chose to or continue to feed their children.
An uproar of upset Castro Valley Forum fans react to the local paper's Facebook page being discontinued after a reader complained to the editor about content posted on the site.
Local, low-income families will receive the donated coats this Friday at the East Bay Community Law Center during the agency's holiday party.
Added to state tax delinquency list is Abraham Volstein Norton, who led a Hayward marijuana dispensary raided by the feds in 2007.
Supervisor Chan will join local health care experts to discuss health care reform and its impact on Alameda County.
Here you'll find a list of the week's most read articles.
What would you like to see fill these empty spaces off Hesperian Boulevard?
Ryan Casias, 32, was killed in the Nov. 29 house fire on Princeton Street.
The mother of Oakland resident Queron Foreman, 18, took him to the police department to surrender after his name and photo were released in the news.
Do you know where to find this sign full of shapes?
Do you know where to find this giant piece of driftwood?
Knudsen's Ice Creamery & Restaurant co-owners Dave and Kathy Knudsen were the first to receive the "Businessperson of the Year" award as a couple by the Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce at Wednesday's luncheon.
On the agenda: action of approval to conduct voter survey.
Local mothers Christie Arias, Carina Ibarra and Stacy Blom of Patch's Moms Council weigh in on the pros and cons of co-sleeping.