I am excited to start as Patch's permanent Tri-Valley editor and dig deep into the communities of Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore. I previously worked as a field editor for Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, and Northridge-Chatsworth. I took a brief detour to report for the Beverly Hills Courier, then rejoined Patch as a roving editor and California general assignment editor. Before then I was the Associate Editor of the Jewish Journal, a biweekly paper covering the Jewish community north of Boston. I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small, seaside town north of Boston, and graduated from Bard College in New York, and then got my masters in teaching from New York University. I'm excited to get to know the Tri-Valley. Feel free to send any story ideas to michael.wittner@patch.com.
California State Champion Varun Karthik Turaga is ranked second nationally at chess for his age group, but wants to go global.
Three locations in town closed Sunday as part of a national closure wave, but Starbucks still abound in Livermore.
California is battling a deadly drug-resistant fungus at the same time a 'nightmare bacteria' is surging nationwide.
Mayor Sherry Hu will host a free community event at Mountain Mike's Pizza next week.
The sudden closings are part of a nationwide move to shut down underperforming stores.
The sudden closings are part of a nationwide move to shut down underperforming stores. The City Center location will also close.
The DA charged three suspects involved in Monday's armed smash-and-grab with a slew of felony charges and enhancements.
The company didn't release an official list, but a little online sleuthing helped Fox61 identify a list of likely closings.
The rapidly expanding bank chain opened a location on Hartz Avenue, the former location of First Republic Bank.
Enjoy muscle cars, classic rods, and vintage cars in downtown Livermore this weekend. Proceeds will go to charity.
Several county fire engines are responding to an emergency on Arroyo Road near Lake Del Valle.
A group gathered Thursday to demand more aggressive action to counteract violent robberies.
The chain has thousands of California locations.
The quake struck southeast of Berkeley early Thursday morning, not far from the center of Monday's larger temblor.
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The 'Voice of the 49ers' will take part in occasional KNBR broadcasts now that he is in remission from bone cancer.
Downtown streets will be briefly closed Friday afternoon.
Feeling brave? Pirates of Emerson returns Friday to the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
Four teens from Stockton were arrested and accused of using force to rob a Pleasanton man at the Pleasanton Tennis and Community Park.
A woman lost control of her motorcycle while turning onto Isabel Avenue, striking a car and a concrete barrier, police said.
