Alameda, CA|News|
High Winds Bring Down Trees Across Alameda
At least one home was damaged as branches and entire trees fell.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
- Piedmont, CA
I started with Patch as the copy editor for 11 Patch sites: Alameda, Albany, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Hercules, Newark, Piedmont, Pinole, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Union City. Currently I am the local editor at Piedmont Patch and Alameda Patch. Questions? dixie.jordan@patch.com.
Before coming to Patch, I was the editor and publisher of Parents Press, a magazine for Bay Area parents, for more years than I like to remember. Before that, I was news editor at the Contra Costa Times and a reporter at various Northern California newspapers.
I am a fifth generation Californian who has lived in the East Bay most of my life and a graduate of UC Berkeley. For fun, I volunteer on archaeology digs, mostly in Ireland and the Southwest.
My brilliant and beautiful daughter, Jenny, a school psychologist, just married the charming Chris Davidson and they are living in Austin, Texas — too far way!
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Piedmont|News|
Aerial Photo of Fukushima Protest – Harder Than It Looks
When an estimated 500 people spelled "Fukushima Is Here" at Ocean Beach, the aerial shot that would show the protest to the world turned out be a very near miss, says the human mural's conductor, Brad Newsham, who lives just off Piedmont Avenue.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Piedmont|News|
Montclair Banker Gets 12 Years for Stealing from Elderly Customers
Linda Sue Foss, former head of the Montclair Village Association and former manager of the US Bank branch in Montclair, was sentenced Monday for stealing more than $2 million from bank customers.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Rockridge, CA|News|
Thousands of Dollars Raised for Private Security in Rockridge
Local residents set up crowd funding campaigns covering three separate parts of Rockridge. More than 500 households have signed up for security patrols on a trial basis.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Piedmont|News|
Thousands of Dollars Raised for Private Security in Rockridge
Local residents set up crowd funding campaigns covering three separate parts of Rockridge. More than 500 households have signed up for security patrols on a trial basis.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Piedmont|News|
Wind Gusts Up to 50 MPH Reported, Many Areas Lose Power
At the Bay Street shopping center in Emeryville, winds detached the facade of a building.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Alameda, CA|News|
Wind Gusts Up to 50 MPH Reported, Many Areas Lose Power
At the Bay Street shopping center in Emeryville, winds detached the facade of a building.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Alameda, CA|News|
Do Food Trucks Hurt Business at Alameda Restaurants?
City staff members looked at sales tax revenues for an objective answer. And that answer may surprise you.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Alameda, CA|News|
Troy Gilbert Named Executive Director of Alameda Food Bank
Gilbert started in his new role at the Alameda Food Bank last week, replacing Hank Leeper, who left at the end of September.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Alameda, CA|News|
This Wood Middle School Teacher Writes Books
Ellen Mulholland writes about love, life and ordinary kids. We're reprinting this interview with her from the AUSD's Community Bulletin for those of you who don't receive the bulletin.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Alameda, CA|News|
Alameda in the News: Bus Stops, Julia Morgan Home, Speisekammer
Recent articles about Alameda issues and events.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Piedmont|News|
Police Blotter: Vehicle vs. Tree, Mail Theft, Taxi Fare Evasion
Piedmont police also assisted the OPD with several nearby incidents, including a runaway ambulance patient, an armed robbery outside the Rockridge Safeway and a burglary in progress on Moraga Avenue.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Piedmont|News|
A Piedmont 'First' — Juried Exhibit to Open at Piedmont Center for the Arts
Plus a varied menu of events in and near Piedmont this week — football, author talk, closed session school board meeting, and forums of special importance to women, on the science of breast cancer and on preventing violence against women and girls.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Piedmont|News|
Halloween, Part 2: Lakeshore Halloween Parade & Fall Festival
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Alameda, CA|News|
Alameda's Week: Driver Rams Police Car, Mail Theft, Central Ave. Fire, Halloween, School Lockdown
Popular stories on Alameda Patch during the past week.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
Piedmont|News|
Piedmont's Week: Arrests After Traffic Stops, Homecoming, Local Jobs, Expensive Houses
The top articles on Piedmont Patch during the past week.
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Piedmont|News|
Man Wounded in Arm, Leg in Piedmont Avenue Shooting
The victim told police he was walking to his car after leaving the tavern Egbert Souse's when the shooting occurred.
Dixie Jordan, Patch Staff
