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.
Rosa Hill took the witness stand Monday and said she hit Selma Hill and Tased her after becoming angry at her for not believing Hill's concerns that her daughter was being molested.
Lt. Vincent Perez died Thursday morning after being injured fighting a fire in San Francisco. Two other firefighters were injured, and one is still in critical condition.
Allison "Alliy" Bayliss, 15, was last seen Monday. Her bike was found in a parking lot near the Golden Gate Bridge.
Stores in Dublin and Pleasanton will donate 25 percent of dinnertime proceeds June 1 to June 14.
If you got up early Sunday morning to brave chilly temps and run the 100th Annual Bay to Breakers, you deserve to brag a little. Post your photos or email them to us!
If you got up early Sunday morning to brave chilly temps and run 7.5 miles in San Francisco for the 100th Annual Bay to Breakers, you deserve to brag a little. Post your photos or email them to us!
If you got up early Sunday morning to brave chilly temps and run 7.5 miles in San Francisco for the 100th Annual Bay to Breakers, you deserve to brag a little. Post your photos or email them to us!
If you got up early Sunday morning to brave chilly temps and run 7.5 miles in San Francisco for the 100th Annual Bay to Breakers, you deserve to brag a little. Post your photos or email them to us!
Former Concord private investigator, arrested on drug charges, claims co-defendant — the former Contra Costa County Drug Task Force commander — helped run a brothel and staged raids on the competition.
300 people attended gala to raise money to help sick children and feed the hungry.
Read our interview with Albert Pei of Delaine Eastin Elementary School on Monday.
This week our Tri-Valley Moms Council tackles the always-tough topic of talking to kids about news they may not be old enough to understand.
Come by our booth at the Livermore Wine Festival Saturday and Sunday.
Come by our booth at the Livermore Wine Festival Saturday and Sunday.
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Whether you're an experienced blogger looking for new readers or an aspiring writer who wants to get published, Patch wants to give you a place of your own online.
Whether you're an experienced blogger looking for new readers or an aspiring writer who wants to get published, Patch wants to give you a place of your own online.
Whether you're an experienced blogger looking for new readers or an aspiring writer who wants to get published, Patch wants to give you a place of your own online.