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.
Patch staff and readers chronicled Space Shuttle Endeavour's flyovers in the Bay Area and Los Angeles with articles, photos and videos. See our editors' picks of the best.
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The money will be combined with a $375,000 grant to help to pay for 13 acres in Millard Canyon to be overseen by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy.
Pasadena attorney Molly Munger will discuss and take questions about Proposition 38, her proposed tax initiative that would fund education in California.
The law, which was inspired by SoCal Edison's response to the local windstorm in November, will require all utilities to update their emergency response plan every two years.
Meet some of the crowd members who showed up Friday to come witness the Space Shuttle Endeavour fly lower over JPL.
Last week was a light week in crime in Altadena, according to the Altadena Sheriff's Station crime blotter.
The arrest went down on Monday for a burglary that occurred in August.
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The low flight over JPL delighted the crowd that gathered at Windsor and Ventura in Altadena, the location of the first video. The second video is from JPL on the west side of the park. Add your own videos and photos!
Hundreds gathered on the west side of Hahamongna near the intersection of Windsor and Ventura to witness the JPL flyover.
The low flight over JPL delighted the crowd that gathered at Windsor and Ventura in Altadena, the location of the first video. The second video is from JPL on the west side of the park.
The low flight over JPL delighted the crowd that gathered at Windsor and Ventura in Altadena, the location of the first video. The second video is from JPL on the west side of the park.
The public is invited to a community celebration on November 3.
Rubio Canyon, Millard Canyon and Goss Canyon in La Crescenta will all benefit from a county tree grant to grow new native trees from seed.
Goss Canyon in La Crescenta, Rubio and Millard canyons in Altadena will all benefit from a county tree grant to grow new native trees from seed.
The county plans to complete tree planting from a grant from the county to replace trees damaged in last year's windstorms by April 2013.
Space Shuttle Endeavour fly over locations include Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Los Angeles City Hall and the Hollywood Hills.
The money will go to support a program intended to reduce drop-out rates and provide students with skills that local employers are looking for.
