• Joan S. DentlerPatch 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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CHP Launches Teen Distracted Driving Safety Campaign

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is urging teenage drivers to stop texting, put away cell phones, and focus on driving. CHP to teens: "You only live once--it's not worth it!"

CHP Launches Teen Distracted Driving Safety Campaign
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Second Indecent Exposure Incident Leads Police to Suspect

A quick-thinking woman whom the suspect had just exposed himself to, was able to get the license plate number of the car he was driving and called Belmont police. The same man is suspected of exposing himself to another woman on Jan. 20.

Second Indecent Exposure Incident Leads Police to Suspect