Former Editor Monrovia Patch
Hometown: Pomona, CA
Birthday: July 21
Bio: A southern California native, I grew up in the Inland Valley and moved to the San Gabriel Valley after graduating from Pomona College in 2003.
I began my writing career by contributing satirical pieces to various online publications before enrolling at the USC Annenberg School for Journalism in 2005. In 2006, I spent a summer working as a reporter at the Cape Times in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated from the USC Annenberg School in 2007 with an M.A. in journalism and worked for the Los Angeles Times and NFL Network before signing on as a staff writer at the Pasadena Star-News in 2008. I left the Star-News in 2010 to become the editor of Monrovia Patch.
Pasadena Police and the mayor's office will initiate an independent review of the department after a judge found that two officers mishandled evidence and declared a mistrial in a 2007 homicide case.
This week a mentally ill man broke into the First Baptist Church and started destroying things before he was detained by Monrovia police.
The adult film star turned mainstream actor will speak at Pasadena City College, his alma mater.
Local officials have begun taking sides in the race for two open Monrovia City Council seats.
The city's 7-mile run/walk from the Monrovia Public Library to the waterfall at Canyon Park will return for a third go-around.
The money will be spent to spruce up the dressing rooms at the Louise K. Taylor Auditorium.
Police pulled over a car on Foothill Boulevard Friday night and the driver got out and started running.
The suspect crashed his car into a cement truck in Monrovia after a high-speed 210 freeway pursuit originating in La Verne, Monrovia Police said.
The suspect crashed his car into a cement truck in Monrovia after a high-speed pursuit originating in La Verne, Monrovia Police said.
The Plan Monrovia initiative identified the city's main goals and priorities that will be incorporated into its strategic plan.
The new supermarket on Duarte Road held a grand opening ceremony on Thursday.
A burglar has broken into a Monrovia elementary school twice this week through the same window.
Signs for all three candidates have begun to sprout up all around town. Which ones have you seen the most?
A spokesman for Southern California Edison said an underground component failed and caused an explosion that blew a manhole cover off and buckled the street.
Edison crews are on scene after an underground electrical explosion opened up a hole in Chestnut Avenue on Thursday morning.
An electrical explosion underground buckled a portion of Chestnut Avenue Thursday morning, forcing the evacuation of World Vision and other businesses nearby.
A new microbrewery plans to start producing beer locally in a few months and others have expressed interest in following suit. City leaders say they hope to make Monrovia a destination for small-batch brewers.
An armed standoff led to extensive damage to a home that police fired tear gas canisters into in June. The owner of the property filed a $35,000 claim with the city that was denied.
This week a burglar set off an alarm at a local elementary school, left footprints on a counter top, but apparently took nothing. Read on for more.
Monrovia's three City Council candidates have launched campaign websites ahead of the municipal elections in April.