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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 FDA shut down the plant whose peanut butter products under many brands were recalled because of salmonella contamination linked to people sickened in 20 states. The items were sold by Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Safeway and others.
The FDA shut down the plant whose peanut butter products under many brands were recalled because of salmonella contamination linked to people sickened in 20 states. The items were sold by Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Safeway and others.
Assuming the fog or clouds don't blanket the sky, the Bay Area should be able to witness this year's last lunar eclipse Wednesday morning. It will be a "penumbral" eclipse where the outer edge of the Earth's shadow dims the
Assuming the fog or clouds don't blanket the sky, the Bay Area should be able to witness this year's last lunar eclipse Wednesday morning. It will be a "penumbral" eclipse where the outer edge of the Earth's shadow dims the
The "penumbral" eclipse will cause the moon's face to grow a bit dimmer.
Assuming the fog or clouds don't blanket the sky, the Bay Area should be able to witness this year's last lunar eclipse Wednesday morning. It will be a "penumbral" eclipse where the outer edge of the Earth's shadow dims the
The project was a cooperative effort by nine cities along the corridor (Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Hercules, Oakland, Pinole, Richmond and San Pablo) and several other agencies
In the ground-breaking for one of the East Bay's major transportation projects – the Interstate 80 Integrated Corridor Mobility project – there were no shovels. Not much dirt will be moved for $80 million in electronic signs and other tech add-ons.
In the ground-breaking for one of the East Bay's major transportation projects – the Interstate 80 Integrated Corridor Mobility project – there were no shovels. Not much dirt will be moved for $80 million in electronic signs and other tech add-ons.
It may not have looked out of place a century ago, but the sight of two men riding horses Sunday night on San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito prompted police to issue a "Whoa!" order. The equestrians were questioned and allowed to ride off.
Former El Cerrito Manager Gary Pokorny has agreed to head up fundraising efforts to build a new El Cerrito Library. Porkony was also City Manager of Walnut Creek when it succeeded in building a new $40 million library.
A Santa Rosa Press Democrat article accused the El Cerrito High football team of unsportsmanlike conduct in its Friday game, and a regional high school sports commissioner wrote to the El Cerrito principal about the issue.
In the ground-breaking for one of the East Bay's major transportation projects – the Interstate 80 Integrated Corridor Mobility project – there were no shovels. Not much dirt will be moved for $80 million in electronic signs and other tech add-ons.
It took three hours and 28 firefighters, but a man found wedged in a foot-wide pipe inside a storm drain next to Best Buy in Pinole was pulled to safety relatively unscathed early Saturday morning, authorities said.
Avid holiday bargain-seekers packed malls and big box stores all around the Bay Area on Black Friday. Many shoppers showed up at 5 a.m. Some folks stayed home in support of "Buy Nothing Day," and some Walmart workers staged protests.
The City of El Cerrito has set up a new online tool called "Community Voice" to invite public discussion and feedback on the city's emerging "Strategic Plan," which is intended as a blueprint for the city's future in the n
According to one popular belief, the reason we call today "Black Friday" is because it's the big shopping day when the ink in business ledgers turns from red to black. That's not the real origin, according to experts.
Is it the day when retailers finally turn a profit and cross over to being 'in the black?' Not according to some experts and historians.
According to one popular belief, the reason we call today "Black Friday" is because it's the big shopping day when the ink in business ledgers turns from red to black. That's not the real origin, according to experts.
According to one popular belief, the reason we call today "Black Friday" is because it's the big shopping day when the ink in business ledgers turns from red to black. That's not the real origin, according to experts.