Jennifer van der Kleut (formerly Jennifer McBride) was born and raised in the southern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. She graduated from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University. She was a full-time writer for Silicon Valley Community Newsgroup from 2004 to 2006, writing for newspapers such as the Los Gatos Weekly and Saratoga News, among others. She wrote the weekly history column Los Gatos: Now and Then for the Los Gatos Daily News throughout 2007, and was a contributing editor at South Bay Accent Magazine from 2008 to 2009. She has also lent her voice to many other publications such as the Los Gatos Weekender and the online Brizzly Guide.
Jennifer was one of the very first freelance writers to contribute to many of the first Bay Patch sites in the Bay Area when they first launched in the fall of 2010. After contributing for more than a year and a half, Jennifer was hired on as an official Patch employee in May of 2012. She is very excited to be a full-fledged member of the Patch family.
In California, Jennifer served as the interim editor for Milpitas Patch in the South Bay, an associate editor for the San Mateo and Foster City Patch sites on the Peninsula, and then served as the head local editor for RedwoodCity-Woodside Patch, before transferring to the east coast in April of 2013.
Jennifer is now the local editor for both Herndon Patch and Fairfax City Patch. She loves being a part of these two communities and getting to know her new home in Northern Virginia.
Jennifer currently lives in the Clifton/Centreville with her husband, Alex and her two sons, Connor, born in Sept. 2007, and Oliver, or Ollie, born in May 2010.
The following information was supplied by the Redwood City Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A 74-year-old man staying at a retreat in the forest was reported missing Sunday morning, and may be lost in the woods.
How to find your assigned polling place, and create your own cheat sheet to how you've chosen to vote.
The brand-new Connect Community Charter School will hold a series of three information nights for interested families, including information about applying for enrollment.
The annual Coats for Kids program runs this coming week, Nov. 5-9.
Kenneth Morison walked away from the Cordilleras Center in Redwood City Friday afternoon.
Weekday ridership is up, and a record number of people took Caltrain to San Francisco for the Giants parade.
Weekday ridership is up, and a record number of people took Caltrain to San Francisco for the Giants parade.
Weekday ridership is up, and a record number of people took Caltrain to San Francisco for the Giants parade.
Just days after publicizing it had landed a huge new account, Pano Logic's offices are empty, its phones shut off, and its Facebook page silent.
After nearly four hours of public comments and clarifying questions from the Commissioners, they voted 7-0 in favor of the waterfront housing development Tuesday night.
Angel Pagan delighted crowds of thousands at the Taco Bell on El Camino Real in Redwood City Tuesday.
Angel Pagan delighted crowds of thousands at the Taco Bell on El Camino Real in Redwood City Tuesday.
Come build an altar to lost loved ones, or view others' altars, while enjoying food, music and art.
Angel Pagan delighted crowds of thousands at the Taco Bell on El Camino Real in Redwood City Tuesday.
Tips on what to watch out for on Halloween night, for both kids and adults.
Angel Pagan delighted crowds of thousands at the Taco Bell on El Camino Real in Redwood City Tuesday.
Redwood City Councilmember Ian Bain speaks out in favor of the measure that would change San Mateo County Supervisor elections from at-large to by district.
Angel Pagan delighted crowds of thousands at the Taco Bell on El Camino Real in Redwood City Tuesday.
Angel Pagan thrilled crowds of thousands at the Taco Bell on El Camino Real in Redwood City Tuesday.