Albany, CA|News|
Albany City Manager Announces Retirement
Albany City Manager Beth Pollard today, Wednesday, announced her retirement effective in August after 12 years in the job.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
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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.
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Albany, CA|News|
2 Teens Charged in Shooting of AHS Teens on BART Path
Two teens from San Pablo, one 17 and one 19, have been charged with attempted murder and robbery in the Jan. 23 shooting of two Albany High School students on the BART path in El Cerrito, the Oakland Tribune reports.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Occupiers Pledge to Return to UC Lot This Weekend
Occupy the Farm activists plan to return this weekend to the UC Berkeley lot in Albany that they occupied for the past two weekends in defiance of university orders. Their plan includes a 5 p.m. rally Saturday, a campout and Sunday workshops.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Occupiers Pledge to Return to UC Lot This Weekend
Occupy the Farm activists plan to return this weekend to the UC Berkeley lot in Albany that they occupied for the past two weekends in defiance of university orders. Their plan includes a 5 p.m. rally Saturday, a campout and Sunday workshops.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
State Legislature Opposes Sale of Berkeley Post Office
The California Legislature Tuesday urged the U.S. Postal Service not to proceed with plans to sell Berkeley's century-old Post Office. Mayor Tom Bates and other local leaders have campaigned against the sale.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Prelim Hearing for Albany Murder Suspect Delayed Again
The preliminary hearing for Albany resident Diane Sydenham, accused of murdering a retired Kensington psychologist with a knife to the heart, had been reset for Tuesday but has been delayed again because of continuing investigation.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Prelim Hearing for Albany Woman Charged in Kensington Psychologist Murder Delayed
The preliminary hearing for Albany resident Diane Sydenham, accused of murdering a retired Kensington psychologist with a knife to the heart, had been reset for Tuesday but has been delayed again because of continuing investigation.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Shooting Death Victim Is Berkeley Man
Berkeley resident Mikell Newell, 27, was identified Tuesday by Oakland police as the man fatally shot on 92nd Avenue in East Oakland early Sunday morning. Another man also was shot in the same incident but is expected to survive.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Albany Council Chooses 4 Strategic Themes
At its Monday night meeting, the Albany City Council approved four strategic themes for the city: more park and open space; vital and inviting business area; more help for walking, biking and climate protection; and engage diverse community.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Bay Area Gets 50th Super Bowl – You Feeling the Fever?
When the news broke today, Tuesday, that Super Bowl L will be played at the 49ers' new stadium in Santa Clara in 2016, cheering and partying erupted in Santa Clara, San Francisco and environs. We want to know if Berkeley Patch readers are excited.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Bay Area Gets 50th Super Bowl – You Feeling the Fever?
When the news broke Tuesday that Super Bowl L (XXV + XXV) will be played at the 49ers new stadium in Santa Clara in 2016, cheering and partying erupted in Santa Clara, San Francisco and environs. We want to know if Berkeley Patch readers are excited.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Occupiers Leave UC Lot Voluntarily
Occupy the Farm activists who occupied a UC Berkeley lot in Albany over the weekend left Sunday night of their own volition, unlike the previous weekend when they were evicted by UC police. UC Monday again plowed the ground the protesters sowed.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Occupiers Leave UC Lot Voluntarily
Occupy the Farm activists who occupied a UC Berkeley lot in Albany over the weekend left Sunday night of their own volition, unlike the previous weekend when they were evicted by UC police. UC Monday again plowed the ground the protesters sowed.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
Proposed Berkeley Fee Hikes in Spotlight
Under proposed fees before the Berkeley City Council Tuesday night, dog licenses would double in cost, pet adoptions would rise by $25, producers of homemade cookies have to pay $425 if selling through a retailer, and ear piercers would pay $44.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Albany High Junior Wins 'Student of Excellence' Award
Albany High School junior Cataleya (Cat) Supawit, a student in broadcast journalism, has been named one of 40 high school winners in northern Alameda and Contra Costa counties of the ROP Students of Excellence awards.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Free AHS Band Concert in Park (with Food Vendors)
The outdoor stage at Memorial Park in Albany is getting quite a workout. On Tuesday night, it will host three Albany High bands in a free concert for the community. On Sunday, it featured several local performing groups in the Arts & Green Festival.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Albany, CA|News|
Police Calls: 4 Accidents on a Sunday, Loud Kids, Noisy Machine Again
The Albany police log for May 12 includes four accidents, including a vehicle-vs.-bicycle that caused an injury, punctured tires on two vehicles, an "extremely upset" person reporting loud kids, and a 911 call seeking the number for a taxi.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
Berkeley|News|
3rd Occupation, Day 2: Quiet at UC Lot
Occupy the Farm activists continued their occupation of a UC Berkeley lot in Albany Sunday for a second day. Some said they camped there the previous night, though a group spokeswoman had said Saturday that no overnight camping would occur.
Charles Burress, Patch Staff
