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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.
BART service has been restored between North Berkeley and Richmond this afternoon, Thursday, following a temporary shutdown due to a fire next to the tracks. Delays persist.
Two Albany teens, aged 18 and 19, have been charged with multiple counts of second-degree robbery after allegedly assaulting and robbing a group of other teens at Nation's Giant Hamburgers in El Cerrito.
Two Albany teens, aged 18 and 19, have been charged with multiple counts of second-degree robbery after allegedly assaulting and robbing a group of other teens at Nation's Giant Hamburgers in El Cerrito.
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A man was killed in a shooting reported at 6:52 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, in the 1800 block of Derby Street in Berkeley, police said. No further information about the victim or suspects was released.
UC Regents today, Wednesday, selected an incoming UC Berkeley senior, Sadia Saifuddin, as the next student Regent. The choice of Saifudden, a Muslim, provoked opposing reactions from a pro-Islamic organization and a pro-Israel group.
The volunteer organization Police and Working K-9 Foundation is sponsoring a dog wash at Pet Food Express outlets in Berkeley, El Cerrito and other Bay locations on July 20-21, with all proceeds going to benefit police canines.
The volunteer organization Police and Working K-9 Foundation is sponsoring a dog wash at Food Express outlets in Berkeley and other Bay Area locations on July 20-21, with all proceeds going to benefit police canines.
A wary resident, an observant dog walker and quick-acting Berkeley police led to the arrest of a burglary suspect who fled through a park and hid behind a house, according to the latest edition of the Berkeley Police Department newsletter.
The Albany police log for July 8-9 includes two arrests at Target, battery by a mother-in-law, a pedestrian injured by a vehicle, a window smashed at Albany Cinema, a tire punctured at Albany Bulb and a boat blocking the view of oncoming traffic.
The newly appointed Fire Chief for Albany, Lance Calkins, said he felt "very welcomed" in Albany and looks forward to moving to the "close-knit community" after serving 24 years in the Stockton Fire Department.
The man killed in an apparent hit and run collision on University Avenue in Berkeley early Monday was identified Tuesday by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau at John Patrick Miller, 46, a Berkeley area transient.
A new book born of a memoir-writing project at the Berkeley Public Library will be launched with readings and refreshments at the library Tuesday night.
The Alameda Country Coroner's Bureau said Monday night that the pedestrian killed in an apparent hit and run collision on University Avenue in Berkeley early Monday morning was a 46-year-old homeless man.
The state Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by backers of Prop 8, the California ban against same-sex marriage, for an immediate halt to gay marriages pending the outcome of their suit seeking to keep the law on the books.
The state Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by backers of Prop 8, the California ban against same-sex marriage, for an immediate halt to gay marriages pending the outcome of their suit seeking to keep the law on the books.
One person was killed in an apparent hit and run accident about 5 a.m. this morning, Monday, on University Avenue near Interstate 80 in Berkeley, police said.
The Albany police log for July 6-7 includes an armed robbery at Pacific East Mall, a stolen car, two hit and run accidents, and a man skipping out on his bill at Rendez-Vous Cafe on Solano Avenue.
Lifelong Albany resident and former Mayor Jewel Okawachi died at home Sunday. She served two terms on the City Council and on several city commissions and volunteered for many community organizations. A city park is named after her.
If you live in Berkeley, you can now put more types of plastic, besides plastic bottles, in the blue curbside recycling bins. These include "clean food storage containers, dairy tubs (like yogurt), plastic cups, and trays," the Ecology Center said.
