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I am a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where I earned a bachelor's degree in art history and master'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.
The wireless store will donate half its profits Saturday to the Litmans, who lost their son in a house fire a little more than a week ago.
Who doesn't love the fair?
Firefighters contained a blaze at 17 Sky Terrace late Friday afternoon.
Cori Ann Lentz is the owner of San Ramon Valley Fitness and a Danville mom who recently contributed to a book about living an incredible life.
See 25 of the winners of the district's high school student recognition project on display now through July 3.
A summary of notable incidents from the June 13 to June 19 Danville police log.
Navy Corpsman Kevin Bradley was welcomed home in a ceremony outside the town meeting hall Tuesday night.
Tuesday night blaze on Deer Meadow Drive claims life of family physician's 19-year-old son Benjamin Litman, a student at Venture School in San Ramon.
Now through July 12, submit your best photos of kids at the Alameda County fair. Winner gets a $50 gift card.
Lt. Lai, a medical platoon leader, will be in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, for the next 10 and a half months. We will periodically publish his letters from the field.
About 400 people attended the graduation ceremony Tuesday, June 15.
Kevin Bradley, a 2007 graduate of Monte Vista High, served as rally chair, homecoming king and captain of the varsity swim team.
Police say a man followed an employee into the bank, had a gun and demanded money Monday morning.
Mark Curtis is a longtime journalist, former KTVU news anchor and Danville resident who won an International Book Award in May for his book about the 2008 Presidential Campaign.
A county drug task force found pot, Ecstasy, firearms, bulletproof vests and more in the rental home.
Know kids at Vista Grande? Don't miss our photo gallery of field day, shot by Tustin Ellison.
A summary of notable incidents from the June 6 to June 12 Danville police log.
Wondering where to take dad on Father's Day? Here are a few ideas, and you don't even have to leave Danville.
The Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary's Blackhawk Food, Wine and Film Festival raised more than $50,000—with two-thirds of that money going back to the community.
Danville residents cast their votes at the Danville Grange on June 8.
