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.
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.
This video produced by the Gold Line Construction Authority shows the bridge's falsework construction over a period of two months.
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.
A homeowner in the unincorporated Kinneloa Mesa area east of Altadena found a mama bear and two cubs in his driveway Thursday morning.
Los Angeles County shelters are offering a discount on fees for adopting pets five years or older in the month of May.
Los Angeles County shelters are offering a discount on fees for adopting pets five years or older in the month of May.
The parents of a 13-year-old boy are seeking information about a driver who hit their son with her car when he was hit while in a crosswalk on New York Drive.
Local residents have long awaited upgrades to the store.
The Arroyo & Foothills Conservancy will offer hikes on May 19 of 13 acres in the area that the group has an agreement to purchase.
State officials are asking media and onlookers to back away and remain quiet at the Kinneloa Mesa cul-de-sac where a mother bear and two cubs have climbed into a tree.
State officials are asking media and onlookers to back away and remain quiet at the Kinneloa Mesa cul-de-sac where a mother bear and two cubs have climbed into a tree.
Registration begins May 2 at 8 a.m. Exchange your gas lawn mower for an electric one with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
The literary event at Pasadena Central Park includes contributions from Altadena novelists and other Altadena participants.
A homeowner in the unincorporated Kinneloa Mesa area east of Altadena found a mama bear and two cubs in his driveway early Thursday morning.
Blotter reports from a week in crime in Altadena show a call about indecent exposure as well
A homeowner in the unincorporated Kinneloa Mesa area east of Altadena found a mama bear and two cubs in his driveway early Thursday morning.
A homeowner in the unincorporated Kinneloa Mesa area east of Altadena found a mama bear and two cubs in his driveway early Thursday morning.
Altadena Patch Editor Dan Abendschein just planted tomatoes. Upload your spring and summer garden photos and tell us what you are planting.
Los Angeles County's population grew half a percent in 2011, but specific figures were not released for Altadena because it is unincorporated.
The Pasadena Unified School District will have to cut back on infrastructure improvements because of state funding issues, according to the Pasadena Sun.
