Here is a selection of my recent work.
Occupy Berkeley Takes to the Streets (Print & photos)
Published in Berkeley Patch, Oct. 2011.
Occupy Berkeley’s first march brought about 200 peaceful protesters to the city’s downtown. Story won second place SPJ Mark of Excellence Award for Region 11.
Berkeley Rose Garden Needs a Little Help From its Friends (Print & photos)
Published in Berkeley Patch, July 2011.
A local landmark needs more than $4 million in improvement and restoration work.
UC Berkeley Reacts to Tuition Increase (Video)
Published in Berkeley Patch and The Huffington Post, July 2011.
Students at UC Berkeley react to news of a 9.6 percent tuition increase, the third tuition hike within two years.
Aliens on 24th Street (Video)
Published in Mission Loc@l, May 2011.
Laura Campos’ space alien-invasion murals have raised some eyebrows in the Mission District, including her latest at 24th and Cypress.
San Francisco’s Teacher Glut (Print)
Published in Mission Loc@l and SF Public Press, March 2011.
San Francisco teachers’ salaries don’t measure up to instructors’ pay in the rest of the state.
When the Mission Ran With Rebels (Print)
Published in Mission Loc@l, Feb. 2011.
Leaders of a Mission-based solidarity movement that impacted revolutions in Central America reflect while celebrating a birthday.
City’s Effort to Bridge the Digital Divide with Free Broadband Disappoints Many (Print)
Published in Mission Loc@l, Feb. 2011.
A much-hailed free internet project for public housing residents in the Mission District is not a roaring success.
Clipper: Big Brother’s Best Friend? (Print & Flash)
Published in Mission Loc@l, Dec. 2010.
The Bay Area’s increasingly prevalent transportation smart card raises a few privacy concerns.
NaNoWriMo: The Final Countdown (Print)
Published in Mission Loc@l, Dec. 2010.
Some National Novel Writing Month participants who wrote in the Mission District succeeded in reaching 50,000 words in just 30 days.
Everybody Looks and Nobody Smiles: A Wheelchair User’s Commute (Print)
Published in Mission Loc@l, Dec. 2010.
A wheelchair expert demonstrates accessibility issues and improvements on public transportation with his commute across San Francisco.
West of the Wonder Wheel (Video)
Published in Mission Loc@l, Nov. 2010.
Filmmaker Samara Halperin shot parts of a film, tentatively called “West of the Wonder Wheel,” at Southern Exposure gallery — with help from kids.
Bike Valets — the Latest San Francisco Service Industry (Print)
Published in Mission Loc@l, Sept. 2010.
Volunteers operate the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s bike parking service, rain or shine.
See all of my stories at Mission Loc@l here.
Find my work at Berkeley Patch here.