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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.
Nonpartisan summaries of the state ballot measures, plus comprehensive lists of supporters and opponents, can be found on a website from the Next 10 organization and government experts at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego.
The El Cerrito police blotter for Oct. 15-18 includes a home burglary where a side door was kicked in, another burglary where the victim and his dog were home asleep at the time, and three stolen vehicle cases, including one arrest.
Wildlife ecologist Steve Bobzien, a mountain lion expert with the East Bay Regional Park District, says the recent mountain lion encounter reported by a Kensington mother seems credible, but that the great majority of supposed sightings are mistaken.
Wildlife ecologist Steve Bobzien, a mountain lion expert with the East Bay Regional Park District, says the recent mountain lion encounter reported by a Kensington mother seems credible, but that the great majority of supposed sightings are mistaken.
A mountain lion was spotted next to a Kensington home near the Berkeley border Friday afternoon by a woman walking with her child in a stroller and their dog on a trail behind the house, the mother told Patch.
The supposedly confirmed recovery in Novato of a chunk of the meteor that exploded over the Bay Area a week ago turned out to be a mistake, said the scientist who earlier said it was a space rock. It's just an ordinary Earth rock, he said Tuesday.
A mountain lion was spotted next to a house on Lake Drive in Kensington Friday afternoon by a woman walking with her child in a stroller and their dog on a trail behind the house, the mother told Patch.
Nonpartisan summaries of the state ballot measures, plus comprehensive lists of supporters and opponents, can be found on a website from the Next 10 organization and government experts at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego.
Christi Thomas, fifth grade teacher at Fairmont Elementary School in El Cerrito, is seeking donations to send her class to "Mars," which actually means a simulated astronaut trip, "Mission to Mars," at the Chabot Space and Science Ce
The teachers union for West Contra Costa Schools, United Teachers of Richmond, held a rally on San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito this past week for measures and candidates it supports. State Senator Loni Hancock spoke briefly in support.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.
The National Weather Service says rain is likely to spread across the Bay Area today, Monday, with more possible through Wednesday. The agency warned of "very slippery roadways" since it's the first significant rain of the season.