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I worked many years as a staff writer and editor at the San Francisco Chronicle until April of 2009, when I switched to freelancing. I then wrote for the Los Angeles Times and other publications, and I also took on editing assignments for UC Berkeley and the United Nations.
Being an East Bay reporter for Patch brings my career full circle in the East Bay. My first bylines appeared in the East Bay Review of the Performing Arts. I next worked as a reporter and editor at the Daily Californian while studying at UC Berkeley, where I obtained a master's in journalism. I was a reporter at the Contra Costa Independent, Berkeley Gazette and San Francisco Examiner before moving to the Chronicle, where I worked several years in the Berkeley bureau and in the main East Bay bureau in Oakland.
The inter-city bus company Megabus is returning to California and Nevada with tickets as low as $1 and Bay Area stops in Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose. Double-decker buses feature free Wi-Fi, power outlets, tables and restrooms.
The storm in the San Francisco area Sunday morning felled trees and parts of trees, hitting several homes. It also cut power and caused flooding that sent water into several garages and at least one home.
The storm this morning, Sunday, felled trees and parts of trees, hitting several homes and blocking a key Kensington street for most of the day. It also cut power and caused flooding that sent water into several garages and at least one home.
Like the idea of homemade gifts, but not a craftsy type? Concocting your own vanilla extract is easy, even for kitchen klutzes.
The El Cerrito High varsity football team ended an extraordinary season in the pouring rain tonight, Saturday, with a late fourth-quarter loss to Marin Catholic for the Division III championship of the North Coast Section.
The National Weather Service forecast continuing rain this weekend, with "heavy" rainfall Sunday. It also issued a "hazardous weather outlook" warning of mudslides of water-saturated ground in steep terrain.
The National Weather Service forecast continuing rain this weekend, with "heavy" rainfall Sunday. It also issued a "hazardous weather outlook" warning of mudslides of water-saturated ground in steep terrain.
The post-game handshakes didn't happen after a notable amount of "trash-talking" in El Cerrito High's Nov. 23 victory over Analy High. But one Analy player made a special post-game effort to show consideration to the winning team.
The melodious sounds that can be evoked from the pounded-in bottom of a steel drum have become synonymous with the Caribbean. Now they can be heard in classes offered at a steel drum music center in El Cerrito.
The National Weather Service forecast continuing rain this weekend, with "heavy" rainfall Sunday. It also issued a "hazardous weather outlook" warning of mudslides of water-saturated ground in steep terrain.
The Alameda County Transportation Commission said Thursday it has requested a recount on the narrow defeat of Measure B1, the one-cent sales tax boost that failed by a tiny margin to receive the necessary two-thirds approval.
The Alameda County Transportation Commission said Thursday it has requested a recount on the narrow defeat of Measure B1, the one-cent sales tax boost that failed by a tiny margin to receive the necessary two-thirds approval.
The Alameda County Transportation Commission said Thursday it has requested a recount on the narrow defeat of Measure B1, the one-cent sales tax boost that failed by a tiny margin to receive the necessary two-thirds approval.
A man accused of mail theft pleaded not guilty Thursday after he was arrested Tuesday by police responding to a San Francisco woman who doused him with bear spray and created a social media buzz by posting about it on Twitter.
The City of El Cerrito will hold a public meeting Monday night, Dec. 3, on the pollution of local waterways by storm run-off and the increased burden imposed on the city by tighter clean-water regulations.
The Sunland Inc. plant that distributes products to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Kilwins, Target and others is linked to Salmonella contamination that made at least 41 people ill in 20 states.
The Alameda County Transportation Commission said Thursday it has requested a recount on the narrow defeat of Measure B1, the one-cent sales tax boost that failed by a tiny margin to receive the necessary two-thirds approval.
First-week tickets start at $1. The inter-city bus company Megabus is returning to California and Nevada with Bay Area stops in Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose. Double-decker buses feature free Wi-Fi, power outlets, tables and restrooms.
The FDA shut down the plant whose peanut butter products under many brands were recalled because of salmonella contamination. The items were sold by Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Safeway and others.
The inter-city bus company Megabus is returning to California and Nevada with tickets as low as $1 and Bay Area stops in Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose. Double-decker buses feature free Wi-Fi, power outlets, tables and restrooms.