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

Rohnert Park-Cotati, CA|News|Dec 2015

Hotties With Heart Calendar Benefits Horses In Need

The calendar sold out by Christmas last year. You can get it at locations that include Sonoma, Petaluma and Rohnert Park.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Hotties With Heart Calendar Benefits Horses In Need

Palo Alto, CA|News|Dec 2015

Facebook Tells Employees: Move Closer, Get $10,000

Bay Area traffic gridlock ranks only behind Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Facebook wants employees to 'like' their solution.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Gilroy, CA|News|Dec 2015

Woman Killed Walking Granddaughter To School Is Identified

Eleazar Pineda Salinas was walking with her 7-year-old granddaughter along Tatum Avenue just before 8am Monday when a big rig hit here.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Woman Killed Walking Granddaughter To School Is Identified

Santa Cruz, CA|News|Dec 2015

Police Investigating Santa Cruz Hash Oil Explosion

Local man was cooking hash oil in a Santa Cruz apartment garage when a fire broke out. He's badly burned.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Police Investigating Santa Cruz Hash Oil Explosion

Napa Valley, CA|News|Dec 2015

Napa Art Teacher's Design Selected For New California License Plate

Wyn Ericson’s design depicts the California redwood on a state plate that will benefit the restoration and preservation of state parks.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Napa Art Teacher's Design Selected For New California License Plate

Suisun City, CA|News|Dec 2015

Suisun City Men Arrested For Storage Unit Thefts

Deputies responded to a burglary at a storage business in the 2900 block of Rockville Road.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Suisun City Men Arrested For Storage Unit Thefts

Milpitas, CA|News|Dec 2015

Is Your Bay Area Traffic Commute One Of The Worst?

"This morning's commute forecast: bad. Then, continuing bad through the day, and on into the night."

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Is Your Bay Area Traffic Commute One Of The Worst?

Napa Valley, CA|News|Dec 2015

Get Those Umbrellas Out, Napa Valley! Rainy Weather Streak Is Coming

Weather service officials expect two to four inches of rain in the North Bay. Marin County can also expect King Tides before Christmas.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Get Those Umbrellas Out, Napa Valley! Rainy Weather Streak Is Coming

Rohnert Park-Cotati, CA|News|Dec 2015

Get Those Umbrellas Out, Rohnert Park! Rainy Weather Streak Is Coming

Weather service officials expect two to four inches of rain in the North Bay. Marin County can also expect King Tides before Christmas.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Get Those Umbrellas Out, Rohnert Park! Rainy Weather Streak Is Coming

Napa Valley, CA|News|Dec 2015

Judge Rules One Goh Remains Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial

The accused mass killer has been at the Napa State Hospital since the shooting rampage at Oikos University in Oakland in 2012.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Judge Rules One Goh Remains Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial

Martinez, CA|News|Dec 2015

Drone Operator Wants To Apologize To The CHP For Accident

Aviation student Owen Ouyang says the Martinez drone was on autopilot at the time, as he lost his signal to the craft.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff

Drone Operator Wants To Apologize To The CHP For Accident

Los Gatos, CA|News|Dec 2015

DUI Holiday Checkpoints Announced for Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Area

DUI officers will be at undisclosed locations Friday night looking for impaired drivers.

Dave Colby, Patch Staff