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.
You can have items from retailers including REI, Target or American Eagle delivered within hours via a new Google service.
You can have items from retailers including REI, Target or American Eagle delivered within hours via a new Google service.
You can have items from retailers including REI, Target or American Eagle delivered within hours via a new Google service.
Jam sessions and smart peeps talking technology are the hallmark of C2SV in San Jose ongoing through Sunday.
Jane Sherman will be remembered for "her wonderful sense of humor, her passion for beauty and her warm acceptance of all people."
Ex Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa pleaded guilty March 18 to five felonies and seven misdemeanor counts for filing inaccurate government finance and campaign reports.
Ex Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa pleaded guilty March 18 to five felonies and seven misdemeanor counts for filing inaccurate government finance and campaign reports.
Ex Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa pleaded guilty March 18 to five felonies and seven misdemeanor counts for filing inaccurate government finance and campaign reports.
Ex Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa pleaded guilty March 18 to five felonies and seven misdemeanor counts for filing inaccurate government finance and campaign reports.
Ex Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa pleaded guilty March 18 to five felonies and seven misdemeanor counts for filing inaccurate government finance and campaign reports.
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John Hogan of TeenForce among nine honored for being 'Champions of Change.'
