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.
For the second annual year, a youth basketball tournament will be held to raise money for a scholarship honoring Altadena resident Brandon Jackson, who was shot and killed in 2011.
The Los Angeles Children's Chorus, which has 21 members from Altadena, will be performing Saturday and Sunday in Pasadena.
The program will feature Caltech-Occidental Concert Band and the Caltech Jazz Bands, with Altadena resident William Bing serving as director.
A preliminary list of candidates for Altadena Town Council races posted on the Altadenablog shows that no candidates filed to run in two districts, and none of the other candidates will have an opponent.
Students from Altadena's St Elizabeth Parish School were among those who attended a mobile learning lab demonstration on water conservation in April.
KTLA reports that a dog who survived a bee attack gets to go home nearly two weeks after he faced serious medical problems from bee stings. Three out of the couple's four dogs died from the attack.
A bill to regulate helicopter noise in Los Angeles County has been introduced in the House and Senate and federal authorities are planning a study on the issue.
Rankings for public high schools across the country were released Tuesday. See how PUSD's high schools fared and what determined its ranking.
Since we reported news of a dog attack near Casitas and Figueroa readers have described other attacks in Altadena. If you know of an attack please add it to our map.
The Altadena Crest Trail Restoration Working Group will holds its monthly public meeting Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the Altadena Community Center.
Deputies have taken an armed man into custody after a search that involved a helicopter and ground officers. Details of what the suspect may have done are not yet available.
A man and the dog he was walking were injured in a dog attack on Friday after the two animals jumped them from behind while out on a walk. Both man and dog required medical attention.
The bear is well-known to Monrovia's Canyon Park volunteers and made an appearance at the park on Sunday.
The PUSD Board will consider six alternatives to a task force's suggested map for introducing electoral districts for the board at a Tuesday hearing. Five of those alternatives would benefit incumbent board members.
The PUSD Board will consider six alternatives to a task force's suggested map for introducing electoral districts for the board at a Tuesday hearing. Five of those alternatives would benefit incumbent board members.
The Altadenablog reports that some residents in the Meadows neighborhood have seen their mail stolen.
Sushi burritos, heavy metal burgers, Italian sandwiches and more will be on the menu at Fancy Food Truck Friday on May 11.
If you're looking for an animal companion, take a look at these pets up for adoption at the Pasadena Humane Society.
The California Highway Patrol has very little information in a hit and run that involved a 13-year-old boy at the intersection of New York and Hill.
The super moon will appear as much as 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of 2012.