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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.
The menu of things to do this coming week in Albany includes a demonstration at the Albany Farmers' Market on preparing summer salads. The presentation by nutrition consultant Ilah Jarvis will also included free recipes and samples.
The Albany Arts Committee invites entries from local artists for the rotating art shows in the foyer gallery of the Albany Community Center. The deadline for the upcoming year is Aug. 30. Four shows of about three months each are hung each year.
The accompanying YouTube video captures the dramatic and exciting moment this morning, Saturday, when the 13-story signature building of the Cal State East Bay campus came toppling down.
The accompanying YouTube video captures the dramatic and exciting moment this morning, Saturday, when the 13-story signature building of the Cal State East Bay campus came toppling down.
The Albany police log for Aug. 9 includes an arrest for indecent exposure on the Ohlone Greenway, smoke coming from manholes near Saint Mary's College High, a person pushed down by a "road rage driver" and wallets stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
A 21-year-old woman was robbed of her purse on Telegraph Avenue five blocks from the UC Berkeley campus early this morning, Friday, according to campus police.
A 25-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint next to the north gate of the UC Berkeley campus early Thursday, according to UC Berkeley police.
In a short video interview posted this week, Chez Panisse proprietor Alice Waters discusses the wide range of changes introduced in the famed 42-year-old restaurant as part of the renovation following this spring's fire and temporary closure.
In a short video interview posted this week, Chez Panisse proprietor Alice Waters discusses the wide range of changes introduced in the famed 42-year-old restaurant as part of the renovation following this spring's fire and temporary closure.
Police issued a scam warning today, Friday, about calls in the North Berkeley area from purported PG&E representatives saying you're behind on paying your bill and must transfer $500 to keep your electricity on.
Berkeley police are warning of a scam in which callers posing as PG&E representatives say you're behind on paying your bill and must transfer $500 to keep your electricity on.
The Albany police logs for Aug. 7-8 include a purported call from the IRS threatening arrest and deportation if $2,500 is not wired to pay back taxes, an arrest for bad checks at Target, auto burglary, and a man in a Spiderman mask sitting on a rock.
Berkeley police will deploy a DUI checkpoint Friday night and early Saturday morning to stop and arrest those who are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the department announced today, Thursday.
The East Bay Bicycling Coalition is hosting a free family cycling workshop 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at University Village in Albany. It includes "fun games, safety drills, skills building, and a neighborhood ride," plus a blinky light for kids.
A community symposium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream Speech," will held Saturday at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley.
Patch.com partner Zillow.com provides updates for new homes for sale in Albany. Here are the latest.
Patch.com partner Zillow.com provides updates for new homes for sale in Berkeley. Here are the latest.
Recent attacks and robberies near the UC Berkeley campus underscore the hazards for students going back to college or attending for the first time this fall. The nonprofit Just Yell Fire has recommendations for staying safe.
Recent attacks and robberies near the UC Berkeley campus underscore the hazards for students going back to college or attending for the first time this fall. The nonprofit Just Yell Fire has recommendations for staying safe.
