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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.
Two alerts on the Marin Elementary School e-tree reported a man taking photos of students at the school. Anyone with information about the incidents or who sees a suspicious photographer around the school is asked to notify the school or police.
Following the enthusiastic response to last year's inaugural "Berkeley Sunday Streets," the city is staging the event again this year on Oct. 13. Shattuck Avenue be closed to traffic for a giant, 17-block-long street party and festival.
The Albany police log for Oct. 4 includes two 18-year-old males who bothered customers and tried to steal from the tip jar at Al's Big Burger, Halloween costumes stolen at Marin School, two students with pot at Albany High and a stolen iPhone.
Monday, Oct. 14, is the official federal Columbus Day holiday, but except for Saint Mary's College High School and the Post Office, most institutions in Albany will operate as usual. Albany's public schools, city offices and library are open.
Monday, Oct. 14, is Berkeley's Indigenous People's Day holiday (instead of Columbus Day). Public schools, city offices and public library branches are closed. UC Berkeley is open. BART will operate a normal schedule if there's no strike.
A UC Berkeley female student waiting for shuttle outside a dorm was shoved and robbed of her cell phone Thursday, the same day that a 57-year-old woman affiliated with UC was hit and robbed by a gunman next to the campus.
The community is invited Sunday to enjoy a "Family Field Day" – along with farm-fresh lunch, music, free seedlings and gardening advice – at the new joint university-community garden established at the UC Berkeley Gill Tract in Albany.
The community is invited Sunday to enjoy a "Family Field Day" – along with farm-fresh lunch, music, free seedlings and gardening advice – at the new joint university-community garden established at the UC Berkeley Gill Tract in Albany.
Protesters showed a film about the Albany Bulb encampment in front of the Sierra Club office in Berkeley Friday night. The activists oppose the planned eviction of Bulb dwellers. The Sierra Club supports the plan to make it a public park.
Protesters showed a film about the Albany Bulb encampment in front of the Sierra Club office in Berkeley Friday night. The activists oppose the planned eviction of Bulb dwellers. The Sierra Club supports the plan to make it a public park.
These recent news articles and community blog and board posts provide much information about the controversies surrounding Albany Bulb.
The Albany police logs for Oct. 2-3 include a car theft on Jackson, a woman arrested for defrauding Rendezvous Cafe, repeated horn honking, a drunk/disorderly arrest behind Club Mallard and an aggressive pit bull at Albany Bulb.
State Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), whose district includes Albany, held a press conference in Oakland today, Friday, to recognize two gun-control measures she authored that were signed today by California Gov. Jerry Brown.
State Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) held a press conference in Oakland today, Friday, to recognize two gun-control measures she authored that were signed today by California Gov. Jerry Brown.
The Albany Fire Department's annual open house and Pancake Breakfast benefit will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, 8 a.m. to noon. Have a hearty breakfast, see demonstrations and meet Smokey the Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog.
A woman tells how she and another motorist rushed to the aid of a man whose leg had just been severed by an Amtrak train in Berkeley on Monday morning. Their quick action in applying the woman's belt as a tourniquet apparently saved his life.
The Ikea store in Emeryville was temporarily evacuated as a precautionary measure at mid-day today, Friday, after fire officials found an overloaded electrical panel. Fire and store officials are investigating the problem.
The Ikea store in Emeryville was temporarily evacuated as a precautionary measure at mid-day today, Friday, after fire officials found an overloaded electrical panel. Fire and store officials are investigating the problem.
Berkeley police are asking for help in finding a theft suspect in recent thefts of tip jars and a laptop in North Berkeley businesses. Photos provided by police of the suspect are attached to this article.
In an apparent step toward enforcing the no-camping law at Albany Bulb, Albany police issued warnings of "Curfew Violation" at the Bulb Wednesday night. The warnings also urged Bulb dwellers to take advantage of city-sponsored relocation aid.
