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Now in my fourth year with Patch.com, I'm the editor of and Albany Patch and Berkeley Patch.
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.
Bus stops and ADA parking spaces are being temporarily relocated at the Ashby BART station in Berkeley because of sidewalk and driveway improvement projects, according to BART.
Police are seeking the public's help in locating two males shown on a home surveillance video breaking into an El Cerrito home about 11 a.m. Tuesday. The video, posted on YouTube by the homeowner, accompanies this article.
Police are seeking the public's help in locating two males shown on a home surveillance video breaking into an El Cerrito home about 11 a.m. Tuesday. The video, posted on YouTube by the homeowner, accompanies this article.
Roughly 100 people gathered for a meeting at the Albany Bulb tonight, Saturday, to talk about possible ways to stop the planned eviction next month of the Bulb's inhabitants. The Berkeley Food & Housing Project is offering help in finding housing.
The Albany police log for Sept. 20 includes a 21-year-old Kensington man arrested for allegedly pushing a woman down with a baby, a 17-year-old Berkeley female arrested for not wearing a seat belt and three more auto burglaries.
Roughly 100 people gathered for a meeting at the Albany Bulb tonight, Saturday, to talk about possible ways to stop the city's plan to begin enforcing the no-camping ordinance next month against the Bulb's estimated 60-70 inhabitants.
Mary Wallmann, a native of Albany who was a member of the Albany school board, served as the Albany High librarian from 1966 to 1993 and helped found the Albany Education Foundation, died Thursday at age 86.
The indoor pool at Berkeley High School was closed by the City of Berkeley Wednesday because of abnormal "water chemistry," the school said. Some students suffered burning eyes and bleached hair, Berkeleyside reported.
Emily White of Berkeley was honored as a White House "Champion of Change" in disaster preparedness at a Washington, D.C., ceremony on Sept. 24, 2013. White is an American Red Cross regional director of preparedness based in San Francisco.
The owner of the Sunny Side Cafe on Solano Avenue said his business is suffering from a false perception that the cafe had a role in approving AT&T cell phone antennas on the building roof. He wasn't consulted and had no say in the decision, he said.
The owner of the Sunny Side Cafe in Albany said his business is suffering from a false perception that the cafe had a role in approving AT&T cell phone antennas on the building roof. He wasn't consulted and had no say in the decision, he said.
Our guess is this is just a coincidence, but UC Berkeley's top two picks for things to do Saturday, Sept. 27, are the Robert Reich documentary on income inequality and the famous sci-fi horror tale, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
The big two-city block party initiated in 2011 by Albany and El Cerrito is returning this Sunday to Ashbury/Key Route with an inter-city tug-of-war, relay races and other car-free fun in the street.
Whether you're looking to buy a home or just want to know the latest price tags on homes for sale in Albany, Patch has partnered with Zillow.com to bring you the most current listings every week.
Whether you're looking to buy a home or just want to know the latest price tags on homes for sale in Berkeley, Patch has partnered with Zillow.com to bring you the most current listings every week.
The Berkeley City Clerk's office is now processing U.S. passport applications. It offers one-stop service, including photos for $10. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., except on the second Friday of each month. Appointments are preferred.
Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, and other chefs have started a petition campaign asking Gov. Jerry Brown to place a moratorium on fracking in California. They cite dangers to water and agriculture.
Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, and other chefs have started a petition campaign asking Gov. Jerry Brown to place a moratorium on fracking in California. They cite dangers to water and agriculture.
The Albany police logs for Sept. 18-19 include three cases of identity theft, three auto break-ins (including one with the loss being chocolate eaten by the prowler), a deer with antlers running down Cornell and a reckless flag-waving bicycllist.
A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, for University of San Francisco Professor Andrew Goodwin, who died from injuries suffered in a Sept. 10 fire at his Berkeley apartment on Oregon Street.
