Sonia Narang, Patch Staff

<b>Email </b>sonia.narang&#64;patch.com<br><b>Phone </b>562-305-7034 

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Sonia is the Editor of South Pasadena Patch. She grew up in the San Gabriel Valley and  began her journalism career nine years ago as a print reporter for community newspapers in Colorado. Yes, it&#39;s true she once wrote a front-page story about a moose sighting in a suburban Denver backyard.

A self-appointed videographer at family reunions, Sonia later realized she could put her video skills to better use. So, she combined her passion for film with journalism. She worked as an associate online producer at the PBS international documentary program Frontline/World and recently worked for NBC News in New York City, where she reported video stories for Nightly News Online and msnbc.com.

Sonia has produced, filmed, and edited video stories for the New York Times, GlobalPost, PBS NewsHour, Time.com, the Wall Street Journal, and PBS Frontline/World from the U.S., Japan, and India. 

Sonia received a Master&#39;s Degree in journalism from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She graduated from Amherst College with an undergraduate degree in English Literature, a major she chose after two years of pre-med classes.

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<b>Politics</b>

<i>How would you describe your political beliefs?</i>

I&#39;m fairly liberal, especially when it comes to social issues. 

<b>Local Hot-Button Issues</b>

<i>What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?</i>

Transparency in local government, development, historic preservation, and transportation projects.

<i>Where do you stand on each of these issues?</i>

South Pasadena is a city that values its small-town feel, and as South Pas continues to develop, local residents and city leaders continue to focus on preserving the community&#39;s historic environment, whether it&#39;s through careful planning and zoning or resistance to a proposed 710 freeway tunnel. 

Also, in the months leading up to the recent appointment of a new Police Chief, many South Pasadena residents began to question their local government&#39;s transparency. How will city officials address the concerns of citizens who believe important decisions were made behind closed doors?