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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Have a shot you'd like to have considered for "Photo of the Day"? Email the editor at joan.dentler@patch.com.
The sheriff's office says the intruder is looking in on women in the shower.
As San Carlos continues to evolve, we welcome your feedback on how we can continue to make your life ridiculously easy.
The utility company assures the public that the situation is safe, and the slight odor of gas and/or noise associated with gas venting is normal.
Do you have a summer photo you'd like considered as Belmont Patch's "photo of the day"? Email the editor at joan.dentler@patch.com.
Give us your best caption on this photo taken in San Carlos, and we'll post it Wednesday morning (and please, keep it clean!).
The project should be completed by September 20. In the meantime, the city will open the gates on the Belburn Avenue side of the center for activities that require additional parking.
Hill has been making the rounds at local farmers' markets to meet with constituents.
The 11/12 year-old Belmont-Redwood Shores Little League All Stars have advanced to the winners bracket in the division tournament in Rosedale.
The fire station improvement project will begin Tuesday.
If you could discuss matters of importance with influential civic and community leaders in a comfortable, open setting … would you do it?
Strawberries, peaches and tomatoes are at their peak this time of year.
