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.
Scott A. Grindy was offered the position, replacing the former Harbor Master who retired in December, after 'an exhaustive and highly competitive selection process.'
Buri Buri was one of 17 schools statewide Comcast employees and their families, along with community leaders and local elected officials, volunteered their time at Saturday.
The May 6 event will be known as 'Streets Alive! Parks Alive!' this year, with many of the activities taking place at Orange Memorial Park, as well as along Centennial Way.
In light of the area's recent heat wave, the SPCA reminds citizens not to leave pets in hot cars, and to report it if you see someone else doing it.
Mountain View Patch received a reader tip that the accident occurred Sunday afternoon near Rengstorff Avenue.
A horseback rider in Milpitas stumbled upon a set of baby great horned owlets, and helped rescue and reunite them with their parent with the help of WildRescue.
Efram Joseph Haile is accused of kidnapping a woman from a Union City gas station April 16. The woman was found, but Haile fled to a Milpitas hotel where police located him.
Several incidents of disturbing the peace, downed trees in the roadway, and arrests for outstanding warrants kept the Los Altos Police busy last week.
The on/off ramp from Marina Boulevard to Doyle Drive will be closed or shrunken down to one lane on select days and times over the next week, to prepare for demolition.
Mingle, enjoy lunch and music, and share information about your cause with others.
Efram Joseph Haile kidnapped a woman from a Union City gas station April 16. The woman was found, but Haile fled to a Milpitas hotel where police located him.
A look at how Milpitas companies made the news over the past week.
We caught up with two teachers who love the wings at Milpitas' WingStop.
A look at how Mountain View companies have made the news over the past week.
Wells Fargo reportedly requested police protection from Tuesday's protest by the Mid Peninsula American Dream Council. A spokesperson from the bank sent Patch a written response to the group's accusations as well.
Man killed was from Foster City.
The 'capture everything' company is saying goodbye to Mountain View, and hello to a new, five-story headquarters on Walnut Street in Redwood City.
Concerning online communication across the country inspired the formation of the campaign, called 'RESPECT 24/7.'
Cynthia L., the boutique that just opened its doors on Broadway in late March, is already developing a reputation for offering some of the most unique vintage fashions in the Bay Area.
Cynthia L. just moved from Menlo Park and is already developing a reputation for offering some of the most unique vintage fashions in the Bay Area.
