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 meeting Wednesday evening in San Carlos seeks public input about potentially adding six new trains and adjusting service times for others.
The incident occurred at about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.
A meeting Wednesday evening in San Carlos seeks public input about potentially adding six new trains and adjusting service times for others.
The accident occurred at 11:45 a.m.
The accident occurred at 11:45 a.m.
Foster City Patch would like to congratulate all our local high school graduates, who will receive their diplomas during planned ceremonies on Thursday.
The accident occurred at 11:45 a.m.
A meeting Wednesday evening in San Carlos seeks public input about potentially adding six new trains and adjusting service times for others.
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The city was recently profiled as part of the League of California Cities' 'Strong Cities/Strong State' campaign.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has helped design a new website to help students explore college and career options for the future. It also has advice for parents and educators.
District attorney said the shooting of a 24-year-old San Mateo man was 'a tragic accident, but not a crime.' The identities of the shooter and victim have also been released.
District attorney said the shooting was 'a tragic accident, but not a crime.' The identities of the shooter and victim have also been released.
Delays of anywhere between 14 to 59 minutes have been reported.
Delays of anywhere between 14 to 59 minutes have been reported.
The bridge opened at 3 a.m., two hours earlier than expected. More work is slated for later this year.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has helped design a new website to help students explore college and career options for the future. It also has advice for parents and educators.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has helped design a new website to help students explore college and career options for the future. It also has advice for parents and educators.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has helped design a new website to help students explore college and career options for the future. It also has advice for parents and educators.
The San Mateo-Foster City School District says its Transitional Kindergarten classes will be 'more like kindergarten used to be,' before kindergarten became so heavily focused on academics.
