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 Food and Drug Administration last week warned the public about the dangers of online pharmacies, and unveiled a new website to help consumers find safe prescription drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration last week warned the public about the dangers of online pharmacies, and unveiled a new website to help consumers find safe prescription drugs.
The $20,000 was a contribution from proceeds from the Rotary Club's first-ever Tuesday night downtown Farmers Market, which began back in May.
Several San Mateo County schools will receive the funding they need to provide enrichment programs for students in science, technology, engineering and math.
Pumpkins as far as the eye can see, and plenty of bouncy houses for the kids!
The move could bring relief at the pump very soon.
The Redwood City School District will hold a Kindergarten Informational Night this Thursday for parents preparing to enroll a child next year.
Three local companies were recently dubbed the 'Next Big Thing' by the 'Wall Street Journal.'
Sequoia High's annual Horses to Horsepower event took place on Saturday.
The beloved Sandpiper Elementary School teacher died in 2011.
Teams from San Mateo, Foster City and Redwood City battled it out on the water at the 2012 PortFest on Saturday.
Items stolen from the two homes included a handgun, computers and other electronics.
Two arrests have been made.
Santa Clara County, San Francisco and the Peninsula all rank among the top 10 wage-earning areas in the nation according to a recent study.
A number of San Mateo County schools will receive the funding they need to provide enrichment programs for students in science, technology, engineering and math.
Several San Mateo County schools, including some schools in South City, will receive the funding they need to provide enrichment programs for students in science, technology, engineering, and math.
'Up' being the operative word. What's behind the steep overnight price hikes?
'Up' being the operative word. What's behind the steep overnight price hikes?
Several San Mateo County schools, including schools in Half Moon Bay, will receive the funding they need to provide enrichment programs for students in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Several San Mateo County schools, including schools in Pacifica, will receive the funding they need to provide enrichment programs for students in science, technology, engineering, and math.
