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.
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Annual tradition of movies under the stars is set for July 14 through Aug. 18.
It's the second rainy Easter in a row. What's up with that?
It's the second rainy Easter in a row in the Tri-Valley. What's up with that?
Another rainy Easter. That's no fun! What's in store for the weather today?
It's the second rainy Easter in a row in the East Bay. What's up with that?
It's the second rainy Easter in a row in the East Bay. What's up with that?
It's the second rainy Easter in a row in the Bay Area. What's up with that?
Nika Megino, a homegrown journalist, will take over as Newark Patch Editor on Monday.
Rose, a longtime East Bay writer, holds degrees in journalism and law from the University of Kansas.
Sometimes the modern practice of organized playtime groups puts unwanted social pressures on parents.
No reports of damage or injuries in Peninsula-centered earthquakes.
The suspect, 32-year-old Oakland man Tresyvaghn Moore, and his girlfriend have been taken into custody.
Livermore-based company installs largest solar panel system in Alameda County.
Livermore's parks and rec guide is already out; Pleasanton's went online this week and Dublin's is due out Monday.
This week, our Tri-Valley Moms Council discusses how parents help their children deal with not-so-nice playmates.
How are you going to pop the prom question to your sweetie? Tell Pleasanton Patch.
Local residents tell Pleasanton Patch how they feel about the proposed $98 parcel tax on the ballot in a special mail-in election ongoing through May 3.
Police say the boy, 2, left his nearby apartment complex, crossed a street and was found unharmed in the store parking lot wearing just a diaper.
