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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.
Healthcare workers at University of California student health centers and medical centers plan a one-day strike Wednesday to protest what they say are unfair labor practices by the university. Unionized graduate student instructors also will strike.
The Albany City Council has selected the city's Assistant City Manager, Penelope Leach, who serves also as director of the Recreation & Community Services Department, as the new City Manager.
A federal judge Monday afternoon refused to block the City of Albany's plan to evict the longstanding homeless encampments on the Albany Bulb.
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."
Berkeley City Councilman Jesse Arreguin is asking the City Council on Tuesday night to put more teeth, including city enforcement with fines, in the city’s pending tobacco-free ordinance for multi-unit housing.
The Albany High Cougars won a semifinals berth in the North Coast Section women's volleyball playoffs Saturday when they soundly defeated Miramonte High. The 4th-seed Cougars (23-3) take on top-seed Campolindo (24-9) Wednesday night.
An 18-year-old UC Berkeley student used his skateboard to resist two robbers trying to take his iPhone Saturday night on campus and ended up losing his skateboard, UC police said Monday.
The Albany Unified School District school board has scheduled a community meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss placing a parcel tax on the Nov. 2014 ballot.
A federal judge this afternoon refused to block the City of Albany's plan to evict the longstanding homeless encampments on the Albany Bulb. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer came in response to a suit filed Nov. 13.
A federal judge this afternoon refused to block the City of Albany's plan to evict the longstanding homeless encampments on the Albany Bulb. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer came in response to a suit filed Nov. 13.
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."
The University of California has reached a tentative contract agreement with the California Nurses Union, which represents 11,700 nurses working at UC medical centers and student health services. It must still be ratified by union members.
The University of California has reached a tentative contract agreement with the California Nurses Union, which represents 11,700 nurses working at UC medical centers and student health services. It must still be ratified by union members.
The University of California has reached a tentative contract agreement with the California Nurses Union, which represents 11,700 nurses working at UC medical centers and student health services. It must still be ratified by union members.
The University of California has reached a tentative contract agreement with the California Nurses Union, which represents 11,700 nurses working at UC medical centers and student health services. It must still be ratified by union members.
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."
Remember rain? It's likely to fall on the East Bay Tuesday and possibly continue Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. You can thank or blame a "Pacific storm system."