• Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Belmont, CA

Joan has written for several local news organizations, including the Belmont City News and the Palo Alto Daily News, where she was advertorial editor and columnist for nine years.  She is active in a variety of community service organizations: Peninsula Humane Society, Companions for the Soul, and Samaritan House.  Joan is married to Eric, a wireless product specialist for Cisco; they have two sons in college, a loyal Labrador retriever and two curious cats.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1959, I was raised in Columbus, OH, and attended Ohio University in Athens, where I received a bachelor's degree in journalism. I've been living in the Bay Area for 20 years and am an avid runner, tennis player and SF Giants freak. 

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Many Heat Records Melt in Bay Area Wednesday

High temperature records were broken across the Bay Area Wednesday, with 10 new records set, and with two locations, including San Francisco airport, seeing their hottest day ever recorded for all of January.

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Obituary: William Hardwick, Former Belmont Mayor

Bill had a successful career in land development and architecture, and as a reservist for the Air Force. He served as a Belmont city council member for 19 years.

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German Engineering Firm Opens Belmont Office

The new office of BFFT Engineering will be located on Emmett Ave. The firm specializes in electronics and alternative drive technologies.

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