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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.
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The site went live last week and includes a variety of resources for residents to use to stay updated about crime in town.
Police have released very little information about a robbery Thursday night that led to a manhunt.
It's time to vote for the best pizza in town. Who makes your favorite pie?
The settlement ends a long legal battle between local property owner George Brokate and the Gold Line Construction Authority.
The Monrovia Unified School District has collected more than $1,000 already for the De La Torre family and asks that people continue to donate.
Patch readers chose The Market Grill as the best spot to enjoy a hamburger in Monrovia.
A wrap-up of the incidents investigated by the Monrovia Police Department this week.
Berenice De La Torre has been removed from intensive care and has begun physical therapy, according to the Clifton Middle School principal.
Monrovia High School will host 35 school drumlines at the 1st Annual SC-PA Drumline show Saturday.
The Monrovia Police Department is in the running to win the James Q. Wilson Award for Excellence in Community Policing.
Plenty of windstorm generated mulch is available again at Recreation Park for the next three Saturdays.
The City Council voted to adopt a new plan to open access to the Wilderness Preserve in a marathon meeting Tuesday night.
A group of foothill residents plan to voice their opposition to a plan to open up the Hillside Wilderness Preserve at the City Council meeting Tuesday night.
Readers can weigh in and vote for their favorite local burger joint. The winner gets named "Patch's Best" burger, complete with a nifty certificate to show off.
A Boston Terrier was stolen by a burglar from a home on Olive Avenue last week.
Readers can weigh in and vote for their favorite local burger joint. The winner gets named "Patch's Best" burger, complete with a nifty certificate to show off.
Berenice De La Torre remains in critical but stable condition after she was severely injured by a hit-and-run driver last week and the school district is banding together to collect funds to help her family.
The woman who severely injured a 12-year-old Clifton student with her car and fled the scene accepted a 180-day jail sentence and three years of probation, according to police.
Jimmy Santana was convicted of attempted murder for a 2008 drive-by shooting that left a teenager paralyzed.