• Elizabeth Shemaria, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Danville, CA

I am a multimedia journalist, writer and storyteller. I've reported from Thailand, Burma and the San Francisco Bay Area, covering censored artists, BART neighborhoods, earthquake recovery, go-kart racing and more.

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<b>You may reach me at lizs&#64;patch.com or 925 209-8624. </b>

Before coming to Patch (see my welcome video to learn more), my work was published with Human Rights Watch, the <i>San Francisco Bay Guardian</i>, <i>Santa Cruz Sentinel</i>, <i>Diablo</i> magazine, California Watch and News21, a new media incubator funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. 

I am a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where I earned a bachelor&#39;s degree in art history and master&#39;s degree in journalism with an emphasis on new media.

My favorite Danville activities are buying produce at the Saturday Farmers Market, drinking a cappuccino (or watermelon mint cooler) at Sideboard and taking dance classes at Two Left Feet studio.

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$8,000 in Stolen CVS Items Found at Danville Home

Danville Police arrested two people last week in connection with the recovery of 15 CVS bins filled with $8,000 in cosmetics and other unopened CVS products.

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Update: Missing Woman Found

Alica Pulver, 25, a 2004 Monte Vista High graduate, went missing Aug. 16.

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Update: Missing Woman Found
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What do you think? BART to Discuss Cell Service Issue

BART officials will meet Wednesday to discuss the transit agency's decision to cut off cell phone service in stations on Aug. 11 to thwart would-be protesters.

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Former Bookkeeper Serving Time for Church Embezzlement

Kathleen Dake of Blackhawk was sentenced last week to almost a year in jail and three years probation. She pleaded no contest to five counts of grand theft through embezzlement from St. Isidore Catholic Church.

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Former Bookkeeper Serving Time for Church Embezzlement
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Elisa Wen Closing, Big Sale This Week

The popular boutique in Danville's Rose Garden shopping center is having a 60 percent off sale until it closes its doors on Aug. 14.

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Elisa Wen Closing, Big Sale This Week
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