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Dan Abendschein is the Senior Field Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Patch sites.  He has been working as a reporter since first publishing freelance journalism work at several weekly papers on Maui in 2004, and has worked as a full-time journalist in Southern California since 2007.

Originally from New Jersey, Dan Abendschein has lived in Southern California since 2005.  Dan spent five years of his childhood in Stockton, CA., and seems to keep moving back to the Golden State.

He completed his undergraduate work at Pomona College in 2002, majoring in Linguistics/Cognitive Science.

After that, Dan spent several years working odd jobs and traveling, living in Washington state and on the island of Maui, while visiting Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and Central America.

He returned to Southern California in 2005, to attend the University of Southern California's journalism program at Annenberg, received a master's degree in 2007.  He then went to work for the San Gabriel Valley Tribue, and later moved to the Pasadena Star News.

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Altadena, CA|News|

Has Your Street Been Cleaned Yet?

County street clean-up of tree debris following the wind storms is under way. Help us track their progress by marking down your street once it has been cleaned up.

Has Your Street Been Cleaned Yet?
Altadena, CA|News|

How Christmas Tree Lane Was Saved (Video)

Patch speaks with Christmas Tree Lane volunteers who talk about the hard work it took to get the lane ready after destructive wind storms that occurred just eight days before the event.

La Cañada Flintridge, CA|News|

County Warns of Potential Street Flooding

With all the tree debris in the streets and rain in the forecast, the County Public Works Department is warning that localized street flooding is possible. Read on to see how LCF officials want you prepare the green waste.

County Warns of Potential Street Flooding
Altadena, CA|News|

All Power Back on in Altadena

One neighborhood faced a brief scare this morning - after regaining power Tuesday night, Meadowbrook Road lost it again for several hours. Power is back on now.

All Power Back on in Altadena
Altadena, CA|News|

Chaney Trail Bobcats (Photos)

Local wildlife advocate and Chaney Trail area resident Lori Paul took the following two photos two young bobcats last week.

Chaney Trail Bobcats (Photos)
Glendora, CA|News|

County Officials Scold Edison for Power Outage Response

At Tuesday's County Board of Supervisors meeting, county officials faulted Edison for poor communications, for not coordinating with local officials, and for not having a good enough plan in place to deal with extended power outages.

County Officials Scold Edison for Power Outage Response