• 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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Bike Share Memberships Now On Sale

700 unisex bikes will be available at five docking stations between San Francisco and San Jose, including several on the Peninsula.

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Let Belmont Election Season Commence

Three of the five Belmont City Council seats are up for grabs this November. Packets for interested candidates are now available at Belmont City Hall.

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Photo of the Day: Happy Bastille Day!

What better way to celebrate Bastille Day than in Twin Pines Park during the Park Boosters Summer Concert Series.

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Save the Date for Save the Music: Oct. 6

It's not too early to sign up to volunteer, or to check out the festival's highlights on the new Facebook page.

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Ralston Middle School Has New Principal

The new principal, Joe Funk, served previously as assistant principal in Lafayette. Ralston dean of students, Jonathon Sanchez has been named as new assistant principal.

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Let Masterworks Chorale Transport You to 'Wonderland' This Sunday

The local chorale group will host its uplifting "Summer Sing" this Sunday at Community United Church in San Carlos. The concert will feature music by Morten Lauridsen and of poems from "Alice in Wonderland" by Irving Fine.

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National Night Out: Lock Up, Step Out, Meet Your Neighbors

This year’s National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6. This nationwide event began in the 1970s as a way to get people out of their homes and meet each other with the common purpose of making communities safer by raising crime prevention awareness.

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