I've been a reporter and editor since 1991, mostly in the Bay Area, where I've written news and feature stories about numerous issues and towns.
Before I came to Patch I was features editor for the Oakland Tribune and online breaking news editor for InsideBayArea.com, where I launched an experimental website about local bands called bandsofthebay.com. I've also worked as a reporter, copy editor and page designer for daily papers in Oregon and Nebraska.
I'm a native of Omaha, Neb., where I come from a long line of newspaper men and women. I have a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Francisco State University, where my claim to fame is writing the lead story in the college paper about the Loma Prieta earthquake, which I incidentally sat through while conducting an interview in our student newsroom.
I live in Pleasanton with my two great kids and lots o' animals. My idea of happiness is to be climbing hills in remote East Bay Regional Park spaces.
How many songs are forever stuck in your head from endless nights spent watching music videos from long-forgotten bands like Golden Earring, Flock of Seagulls and Wall of Voodoo? Share your memories!
How many songs are forever stuck in your head from endless nights spent watching music videos from long-forgotten bands like Golden Earring, Flock of Seagulls and Wall of Voodoo? Share your memories!
Crash on I-580 east of Livermore happened just before 9 a.m. this morning.
How many songs are forever stuck in your head from endless nights spent watching music videos from long-forgotten bands like Golden Earring, Flock of Seagulls and Wall of Voodoo? Share your memories!
If you have photos of the team, let us know!
Some locals are evacuated while others are on edge wondering when the all-day standoff between police and burglary suspects will end.
Black device was attached to transformer box in industrial area on Kato Road in Fremont.
A non-stop stream of visitors stopped by the Pleasanton Patch booth at the First Wednesday street fair in downtown Pleasanton.
The man, from San Lorenzo, was taken to a hospital. Police are investigating the accident.
You never know what you'll find when you encounter a big green and white booth with a Patch banner. Visit us at the Gilroy Garlic Festival next month and maybe you can win something too!
Napa County Sheriff's deputy finds remains of Lou Ellen Burleigh, who disappeared in 1977 at age 21.
Person taken to hospital after being hit by vehicle Sunday.
Handicapper Dennis Miller gives his picks for the track.
District disputes status of case stemming from 2007 unsolved murder of 14-year-old middle school student.
The fair opens Wednesday — it's 99 years old, but don't wait for the centennial!
Discount admission (free for kids on Fridays) and a BART ride away will put this event at the top of your summer list of family activities.
Have a ton of summertime fun without leaving the Bay Area by visiting the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton.
Whether you're a longtime fairgoer or a first-timer, here are some things you should know before you go to the 100th annual Alameda County Fair.
Swimmers in Dublin were among thousands from across the country who attempted to break the Guinness Book of World Records record for World's Largest Swimming Lesson.
New Haven Boosters Association hopes to raise $10,000 to help co-curricular programs in danger of being cut.
