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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.
A study by a UC Berkeley professor and two associates found that women who turn on the feminine charm in negotiations are more successful. Sorry, men, but males who flirt didn't see any gains, the researchers found.
The annual "Burning Loaf" fundraiser took on a new challenge Saturday – setting the Guinness World Record for biggest meatloaf. A lot of guys drank fine wine, ate artisan truffles from Berkeley and waited hours to eat the giant contestant.
The delayed contract between the City of El Cerrito and the West Contra Costa school district for three city police officers to be assigned to schools goes back to the City Council Tuesday, with concessions from the city.
A study by a UC Berkeley professor and two associates found that women who turn on the feminine charm in negotiations are more successful. Sorry, men, but males who flirt didn't see any gains, the researchers found.
The annual "Burning Loaf" fundraiser took on a new challenge Saturday – setting the Guinness World Record for biggest meatloaf. A lot of guys drank fine wine, ate artisan truffles and waited hours to eat the giant contestant.
A study by a UC Berkeley professor and two associates found that women who turn on the feminine charm in negotiations are more successful. Sorry, men, but males who flirt did't see any gains, the researchers found.
A study by a UC Berkeley professor and two associates found that women who turn on the feminine charm in negotiations are more successful. Sorry, men, but males who flirt did't see any gains, the researchers found.
The California Department of Education announced Friday that school districts have been instructed to destroy stocks of recalled peanut butter linked to potential salmonella contamination.
The California Department of Education announced Friday that school districts have been instructed to destroy stocks of recalled peanut butter linked to potential salmonella contamination.
A study by a UC Berkeley professor and two associates found that women who turn on the feminine charm in negotiations are more successful. Sorry, men, but males who flirt did't see any gains, the researchers found.
A study by a UC Berkeley professor and two associates found that women who turn on the feminine charm in negotiations are more successful. Sorry, men, but males who flirt did't see any gains, the researchers found.
The California Department of Education announced Friday that school districts have been instructed to destroy stocks of recalled peanut butter linked to potential salmonella contamination.
UC Berkeley police issued a safety alert Friday after receiving a report of three mountain lion cubs chasing deer near UC's Smyth Fernald apartment complex. The day before, a cougar sighting at Lawrence Berkeley Lab prompted a stay-inside warning.
UC Berkeley police issued a safety alert Friday after receiving a report of three mountain lion cubs chasing deer near UC's Smyth Fernald apartment complex. The day before, a cougar sighting at Lawrence Berkeley Lab prompted a stay-inside warning.
The Oct. 8-11 El Cerrito police blotter includes two men posing as sewer inspectors who gained entry to an elderly resident's home, the arrest of a driver of a vehicle reported stolen in Fairfield, and two Hondas stolen Thursday in El Cerrito.
A study by a UC Berkeley professor and two associates found that women who turn on the feminine charm in negotiations are more successful. Sorry, men, but males who flirt didn't see any gains, the researchers found.
A study by a UC Berkeley professor and two associates found that women who turn on the feminine charm in negotiations are more successful. Sorry, men, but males who flirt did't see any gains, the researchers found.
UC Berkeley scientists report an alarming and dramatic increase in sudden oak death, saying it has reached epidemic proportions in some parts of the East Bay and Peninsula. Urgent preventative action is urged since infections can't be cured.
A mountain lion sighting at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Thursday afternoon triggered a "shelter in place" warning for many lab employees. It was later lifted after the cougar appeared to have left the area.
The principal of Kensington Elementary School, Judy Sanders, has been named Principal of the Year for the West Contra Costa school district. Matthew Burnham of Portola Middle School just received the same honor for middle school principal.
