Much of my journalism background is in sports. I started in high school, working for the Vallejo Times-Herald and BeniciaNews.com. I went on to major in journalism at Cal State Long Beach and was a freelance reporter for Torrance Daily Breeze. My senior year, I was the sports editor of the university newspaper, the Daily Forty-Niner.
After school, I worked as a sports reporter for the Daily Republic in Fairfield, CA. I started my own soccer Web site in 2009, IntelligentSoccer.com. I started freelancing for Patch in March 2010, covering news and sports for a variety of Patch sites and wrote columns for Benicia Patch.
Starting in November 2011, I was hired by Patch to be its local editor in Clayton. Then, a year later, I switched cities and I'm now the local editor in San Ramon.
Other than journalism, news and sports, I'm also an avid movie watcher and have no trouble digesting television (oh, how I miss "The Wire"). I also love traveling (this is starting to sound like Match.com profile).
Your Beliefs
At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable.
Politics
I'm a registered Democrat, but, as a journalist, I carefully go through individual issues to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments.
The Alamo man arrested last week in connection to the death of his neighbor, Doris Penico, was charged with murder and assault by force likely to produce great bodily injury on Friday.
Danville resident Jerome Pandell, a lawyer with a Walnut Creek firm, explains how he became a delegate and why he thinks the president should be re-elected.
Danville resident Jerome Pandell explains how he became a delegate and why he thinks the president should be reelected. Let us know why you think in the comments section.
Jerome Pandell, who will represent San Ramon at the Democratic National Convention this week, explains how he became a delegate and why he thinks the president should be reelected. Let us know why you think in the comments section.
Jerome Pandell, who will represent San Ramon at the Democratic National Convention this week, explains how he became a delegate and why he thinks the president should be reelected. Let us know why you think in the comments section.
Danville resident Jerome Pandell explains how he became a delegate and why he thinks the president should be reelected. Let us know why you think in the comments section.
Jerome Pandell, who will represent San Ramon at the Democratic National Convention this week, explains how he became a delegate and why he thinks the president should be reelected. Let us know why you think in the comments section.
A neighbor and friend of Doris Penico tells Patch that Penico seemed depressed over the past couple of months.
A dispute with neighbors over property turned deadly. Michael Littman, 59, was arrested in connection with the death of Doris Penico, who hit her head on a cement driveway.
A dispute with neighbors over property turned deadly. Michael Littman, 59, was arrested in connection to the death.
A dispute with neighbors over property turned deadly. Michael Littman, 59, was arrested in connection with the death of Doris Penico, who hit her head on a cement driveway.
A 59-year-old Alamo woman is dead after she got in a dispute with a neighbor. More information about the incident is expected to be released tonight.
What do you think the city should do with the sycamore trees on Bollinger Canyon Road? Tell us in the comments section.
San Ramon police have arrested Adam Stephens, 31, in connection to the robbery at the Union Bank on Wednesday afternoon.
San Ramon police have arrested Adam Stephens, 31, in connection to the robbery at the Union Bank on Wednesday afternoon.
A look at the noteworthy activity by the Danville Police Department from Aug. 19 to Aug. 25.
The bike ride will start in San Ramon on Sept. 22.
Police are seeking your help to identify a man who posed as a police officer to stop a female driver. He ordered her out of the car and handcuffed her, drove her to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her. Do you know this man?
The bike ride will start in San Ramon on Sept. 22.
The fields with the new artificial turf at Sycamore Valley Park are now open
