Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
- 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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Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
RWC Student Receives Jefferson Award
Crystal Batshon of RWC is a junior at Notre Dame High School in Belmont. She was honored for her dedication to community service.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Belmont|News|
Save the Music 2013: 'Bigger and Better'
This Sunday, the Save the Music Fest will showcase top tribute bands, jazz & blues, school musicians and the Battle of the Marching Bands. Presented by Oracle and KFOX and benefiting School-Force.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
RWC Student Charged With Rape, Testifies Attack Was 'Prank'
The defendant, David Velasquez, testified that he waited around the Summit Prep campus for one of his teachers to walk to her car.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
It's Rowdy, It's Raucous, It's the 24th Annual RWC Trivia Bee!
Just to get you started....*What 1455 book was the first ever printed using movable, reusable type? Read on to see if you are correct.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
RWC Shoppers Adjusting to Plastic Bag Ban
Free, reusable bags were given away at Key Market and Lucky's on Woodside Road.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Belmont|News|
Watch: Video of Last Week's BRSSD Candidate Forum
Co-host of the Candidate Forum, the Redwood Shores Community Association has provided this video of the event.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
Local Voices: A Lesson in Consequence
"Sometimes silence is enjoyable, and other times it is suspicious. I should’ve gone with the latter."
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Belmont|News|
Photo of the Day: Finnegan in Pike Position
Oh, to be a cat relaxing in the early autumn sunshine.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Belmont|News|
Letter to the Editor: 'Last Week's Belmont Candidates' Forum a Fiasco'
The author says the mailer sent out by the Belmont Chamber of Commerce was partisan, and strayed from the mission of the Chamber.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
SMC Sheriff's Deputy Charged With Molesting Relative
Galen Underwood's most recent assignment has been in the unincorporated areas around Redwood City and Menlo Park.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Belmont|News|
National Parks Close, and Yes, You Still Have to Pay Your Fed Taxes
The National Weather Service will still provide forecasts, but don't expect to learn the magnitude of a quake, as the United States Geological Survey will close.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
Photos: Central Student Catches Peguero Home Run Ball, Meets Players
Rylan Kelley said he knew it was a game-tying home run the minute the ball left Francisco Peguero's bat on Sunday.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
8 RWC Retailers Stung For Selling Smokes to Kids
The good news is 99 percent of the merchants in Redwood City and Menlo Park did ask for I.D. before selling tobacco products.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
Starting Today in Redwood City: BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
It's October 1, and that means the City of Redwood City is now officially plastic-bag free.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
Watch: Belmont Boy Snags Piece of Giants History
Central Elementary students Rylan Kelley and Stone Savage were sitting in the perfect spot on Sunday--center field bleachers--when a home run ball came their way.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Redwood City-Woodside, CA|News|
What’s Open and What’s Closed in a Federal Government Shutdown
Locally, Alcatraz Island and Muir Woods may feel the squeeze. The deadline for Congress to pass a budget is midnight tonight--EDT.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff
Belmont|News|
Watch: Oak Moths Prolific in Belmont Open Space
Thousands of oak trees in Belmont are infested with the small brown moths.
Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff