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.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Workers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park are among thousands in the Bay Area facing furlough this week due to the government shutdown.
Caltrain hits and kills pedestrian.
Caltrain hits and kills pedestrian.
Ba Minh Lu left his home on Loree Avenue to take a walk. He suffers from dementia.
Man killed Monday morning after being crushed by rebar is second worker to die in four months.
New law to help schools discipline for bullying via text, email or otherwise.
Small earthquake recorded near Milpitas Monday morning.
A few things to know as you plan our week in Palo Alto and beyond.
Three things you might want to know for this week in Mountain View and beyond.
New law to help schools discipline for bullying via text, email or otherwise.