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.
Senator Joe Simitian, who authored the law requiring TK in California, says it shouldn't be as hard to fund as school districts are making it out to be.
The bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The local nonprofit 'CALL Primrose,' which provides food to the underprivileged, is experiencing a 'summer slump' in donations.
The dead bird was found in Woodside on June 11.
The local nonprofit 'CALL Primrose,' which provides food to the underprivileged of Belmont and surrounding communities, is experiencing a 'summer slump' in donations.
Bring your sensitive documents and watch as the City shreds them for you. Plus, get rid of old electronics safely. It's all free.
The local nonprofit 'CALL Primrose,' which provides food to the underprivileged of San Mateo, is experiencing a 'summer slump' in donations.
The local nonprofit 'CALL Primrose,' which provides food to the underprivileged, is experiencing a 'summer slump' in donations.
The local nonprofit 'CALL Primrose,' which provides food to the underprivileged, is experiencing a 'summer slump' in donations.
Hillbarn Theatre's next play is a thriller with a few laughs thrown in.
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.
Watch races, go for a ride in a dragon boat and take free lessons, right here in Foster City.
The local nonprofit 'CALL Primrose,' which provides food to the underprivileged of San Mateo, is experiencing a 'summer slump' in donations.
In honor of Father's Day, share your favorite memories about the dads in your life.
Kathleen Seabolt will take over for Judy Garb at the end of this month.
Andrew Prock, a software engineer, won more than $142,000 as the runner-up of the world-famous tournament.
Statewide ratings for 2010 have just been released. See how the children of San Mateo compare to other cities in the state and county.
Statewide ratings for 2010 have just been released. See how the children of Foster City compare to other cities in the state and county.
Some will go up, some will go down. Also, find out how you could get money back through the City's rebate programs.
Measures U and X appear to be failing; Measure T, which imposes a tax on car rental agencies in unincorporated areas, appears to have barely passed.
