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.
A San Mateo woman and Daly City man reportedly stole thousands in cash as well as documents and valuables from at least 20 estates.
Little Sichuan in downtown San Mateo was forcibly closed Thursday for health code violations.
A San Mateo woman and Daly City man reportedly stole thousands in cash as well as documents and valuables from at least 20 estates.
A San Mateo woman and Daly City man reportedly stole thousands in cash as well as documents and valuables from at least 20 estates.
The PJCC is looking for local artists who would like to have their work displayed in its second juried Community Art Show in the fall.
Little Sichuan was forcibly closed Thursday for health code violations.
After months of preparation, a group of students beat out nearly 15,000 competitors to bring home won national awards.
The PJCC is looking for local artists who would like to have their work displayed in its second juried Community Art Show in the fall.
The Peninsula Jewish Community Center is looking for local artists who want to share their work and have it displayed in its juried Community Art Show in the fall.
The PJCC is looking for local artists who would like to have their work displayed in its second juried Community Art Show in the fall.
The PJCC is looking for local artists who would like to have their work displayed in its second juried Community Art Show in the fall.
Two local schools were recently announced the winners of 2012 Kent Awards for outstanding programs.
The bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The diseased bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The bird was found in Woodside on June 11.