jimw@patch.com
415.948.8919
San Francisco, CA
Bio: Born and raised in Philadelphia. Went to journalism school at Syracuse University, where I met the love of my life and learned the craft. Moved to the Bay Area nearly 15 years ago with several high school friends with open-ended plans to start careers and dig deeply into the incredible beauty and culture of the Bay Area. Not leaving. I love where I grew up and am always thrilled to go back, but my roots are here now, and they are deep. I love music, basketball, food, travel, and laughing as often as possible. We had a daughter this year, and I am over the moon.
Professionally, it's been a little bit of everything over the years, from doe-eyed sports reporter to music editor to newspaper and online reporter of many stripes. It's simple, really: whether it's the high school phenom or the 85-year-old who can still throw verbal haymakers with the best of them, I love telling people's stories.
Politics
I'm a registered Democrat who believes in fiscal conservatism unless you're dealt a ridiculously bad hand and have to spend your way out. I believe we're all created equal and should be treated as such. Pragmatic empathy is possible, and government is a much-needed, if often mismanaged, force for good in the world.
Religion
I was raised Roman Catholic in a comically large Irish Catholic family. I've drifted from the church quite a bit since then for a number of reasons, but I still hold dear the people and values that were a part of that upbringing.
Local Hot-Button Issues
After a rough economic stretch for downtown business, Mill Valley is in the midst of a push to stimulate downtown business. That effort must be willing to innovate but also strike a balance between promoting downtown business and retaining the town's inimitable character.
The city must remain vigilant on issues of emergency preparedness, vegetation management and evacuation planning. Despite an improving real estate market, the city should strive for a more affordable housing market.
With its Miller Avenue Streetscape plan and all of its road projects, the city should try to promote alternative forms of transit throughout town.
Drugstore chain with a store in San Anselmo faced a lawsuit brought by the Marin District Attorney's Office and 44 others claiming more than 600 of its stores in California illegally disposed of hazardous waste.
Drugstore chain faced a lawsuit brought by the Marin District Attorney's Office and 44 others claiming more than 600 of its stores in California illegally disposed of hazardous waste.
Drugstore chain faced a lawsuit brought by the Marin District Attorney's Office and 44 others claiming more than 600 of its stores in California illegally disposed of hazardous waste.
Both the number of homes sold and the median price at which they were purchased rose in November, according to a real estate information service.
Both the number of homes sold and the median price at which they were purchased rose in November, according to a real estate information service.
The commission is considering switching part of the 415 area code to the new 628 code, or assign it to new phone numbers. A hearing is set for Jan. 17 in San Rafael.
Here's info on flu season in Marin, where to get the vaccine, how to recognize symptoms and what to know about treatment if you get sick.
The ramp connecting Hwy. 101 to Tam Valley and beyond is expected to reopen around 2 p.m., according to Caltrans officials.
Novato resident is suspected of defrauding more than $40,000 from an 80-year-old female resident of the 49-bed assisted-living facility on Miller Avenue.
Joseph Naso, 78, is representing himself in the case and said he could not be ready for trial in January because of the volume of the reports he has received.
Novato resident, 36, had been serving as interim chief since March, when Ken Massucco retired.
Celebrity chef makes the morning and late night TV rounds in support of ingredient-driven tome, 'Tyler Florence Fresh.'
Five years after being purchased by Larkspur Hotels, prominent 100-room hotel returns to its old name under a different management group.
Technically, nobody is assigned to Marin County because of redistricting that took effect on Monday. But in early January, Democrat Noreen Evans is to become caretaker until she is up for re-election in 2014.
Technically, nobody is assigned to Marin County because of redistricting that took effect on Monday. But in early January, Democrat Noreen Evans is to become caretaker until she is up for re-election in 2014.
Request for data opens window into agency's archaic technology systems, but officials say help is on the way.
Signals on Shoreline Hwy. at Tennessee Valley Rd. and Flamingo Rd. will be synchronized to improve traffic flow, but road officials say bugs will get worked out in first few weeks of operation.
Bookings at Juvenile Hall are on pace to drop 40 percent from 2007, matching a trend that is happening statewide, according to a new report.
Problematic puddles have been limited to the usual suspects — areas around Hwy. 101 on- and off-ramps.
Annual benefit show at 142 Throckmorton Theatre for Peruvian home for abandoned and orphaned children serves as unofficial kick-off for Weir's acoustic tour, which ends Dec. 17 with a show at the Sweetwater.
