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.
A San Francisco Fire Department truck struck the girl as she lay injured on the ground following the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.
A San Francisco Fire Department truck struck the girl as she lay injured on the ground following the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.
A San Francisco Fire Department truck struck the girl as she lay injured on the ground following the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.
Fire crews from Redwood City/San Carlos, Woodside, Belmont, Foster City, San Mateo, Menlo Park, Central County, San Bruno and Cal Fire responded to Woodside Road apartment building blaze Thursday morning.
A San Francisco Fire Department truck struck the girl as she lay injured on the ground following the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214.
More than 70 Redwood City residents were displaced in Thursday's devastating fire.
The event was videotaped in its entirety and can be viewed on YouTube.
Matt Fischer is hoping his pet snake survived the apartment fire on Woodside Road on Thursday.
A "Recovery Service Center" has been set up for displaced residents of the apartment building by the Red Cross at the Veterans' Senior Center.
A "Recovery Service Center" has been set up for displaced residents of the apartment building by the Red Cross at the Veterans' Senior Center.
A "Recovery Service Center" has been set up for displaced residents of the apartment building by the Red Cross at the Veterans' Senior Center.
Upon a search of Mitchell's Redwood City residence, police discovered narcotics, stolen credit cards and other items taken from burglaries.
75 residents of 6 Woodside Road have currently checked in at the evac. center located in Red Morton Community Center.
The exhibit will run Nov. 2-Dec. 27, with an artists' reception on Nov. 10.
In a do-over of a candidates' forum, the League will give voters a chance to hear from Belmont City Council candidates at the Belmont Library on Oct. 24
Boat owners and Pete's Harbor tenants Buckley and Wendy Stone were evicted from their boat slip on Wednesday, just hours before Buckley was due at the VA for medical testing.
Belmont and San Mateo officers detained two suspects identified in an armed robbery in downtown San Mateo Tuesday.
The victim provided police with a description of suspects and vehicle. The vehicle was later spotted by police on Hwy. 101.
The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills began in California in 2008.
