Patch User Profile for Dave Colby

Dave Colby, Patch Staff
Cupertino, CA

Dave Colby has been with Patch since its early iterations, and has managed Patch sites in the Silicon Valley, the North Bay, the East Bay, San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties, and the Seattle area.

He now oversees sites specifically in Northern California.

Dave came to Patch after more than 30 years in the television news business, on the street as an award-winning photographer, then managing tv newsrooms in several states including Minnesota and California.

Posting Activity

Gilroy, CA|News|Jan 2016

Burned Car Found On Highway 17 Needs Identification

The vehicle, a 2013 Hyundai Accent, was stolen out of Gilroy two weeks before Christmas. It was found at the Summit Road intersection.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Burned Car Found On Highway 17 Needs Identification

Cupertino|News|Jan 2016

Santa Clara: Power Crew Saves Thousands Of Bees

Citing concerns about dying bees, a colony of 40,000 European honey bees sitting under a light pole is moved to a local 4-H club ranch.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Santa Clara: Power Crew Saves Thousands Of Bees

Los Gatos, CA|News|Jan 2016

Burned Car Found On Highway 17 Needs Identification

The Santa Clara County Fire Department discovered a stolen vehicle on Highway 17 at Summit Road early on Christmas Eve. They'd like help.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Concord, CA|News|Jan 2016

Religious Hate Crime Plea for Former Concord Resident

Hugo John Scherzberg admitted he set fire to a Pittsburg church in 2010 because he felt God had dealt him a poor hand in life.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Religious Hate Crime Plea for Former Concord Resident

Suisun City, CA|News|Jan 2016

Adult Student At Rodriguez High School Threatens Staff

After threatening harm on the school's vice-principal, the Fairfield man was subdued with a responding school officer's Taser.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Adult Student At Rodriguez High School Threatens Staff

Santa Cruz, CA|News|Jan 2016

Powerball: 4 Tickets In Bay Area Match 5 of 6 Numbers

Two of the tickets are sold in Sonoma County, one in Santa Cruz, and one in Vacaville. The amount each ticket is worth is not yet known.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Powerball: 4 Tickets In Bay Area Match 5 of 6 Numbers

Concord, CA|News|Jan 2016

Man Sues Concord Police For Excessive Force

During an arrest, Samuel Bogut says he suffered nerve damage from “excessively-tight handcuffing” and had a Taser used on him.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Man Sues Concord Police For Excessive Force

Sonoma Valley, CA|News|Jan 2016

Here's the Charge: Tasing Lawsuit Costs Sonoma County $1.25M

Lawsuit claimed a Forestville man was shot more than 20 times with a Taser stun gun by Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies during a booking.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Here's the Charge: Tasing Lawsuit Costs Sonoma County $1.25M

Santa Cruz, CA|News|Jan 2016

Report: Santa Cruz Man Dies Wingsuiting In Arizona

The body of 29-year-old Mathew Kenney was spotted in canyon walls about 15 miles inside the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Report: Santa Cruz Man Dies Wingsuiting In Arizona

Mountain View, CA|News|Jan 2016

UPDATE: Police Search For Man Who Brandished Weapon Near Mountain View School

Police are looking for a man who brandished a weapon near Mariano Castro Elementary School. A Shelter in Place is called.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff