albert.gregory@patch.com Albert Gregory (he/him) graduated from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where he studied documentary filmmaking. At UC Berkeley, he shot, produced and edited his thesis film about the nearly half of domestic violence survivors who will not leave an abusive situation if they cannot bring their pet with them and one woman’s mission to eliminate that barrier. He also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from SF State where he served as the Managing Editor for Xpress the Magazine and was the Multimedia Editor for the Golden Gate Xpress newspaper. In addition, Albert was Editor-in-Chief at the Oak Leaf newspaper at Santa Rosa Junior College during the 2017 Tubbs Fire. He has also worked as a freelance writer/ photographer, and his work has appeared in The Press Democrat, USA Today, Bleacher Report and more. Albert was born in Portland, Oregon, but grew up a military brat on a Coast Guard base in Novato, California.
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Police said the 35-year-old held a knife to a woman's throat before fleeing to a nearby home, where a two-hour standoff followed.
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Fire crews were called to the Mill Valley area after reports of a vegetation fire and visible smoke.
City leaders credited the departing official with guiding contentious housing decisions, major development projects and sweeping changes.
The police chief was headed to a new job as Mill Valley prepared to consider both internal and outside candidates for his replacement.
The craftsman has spent nearly five decades building custom cars for collectors, celebrities and legendary musicians.
Fire officials said years of vegetation management helped stop the Hillside Fire when flames reached a treated area.
The new pilot will cover part of the cost of certain repairs as the city begins systematically surveying sidewalks for hazards.
The 80-home Habitat for Humanity development is designed to give lower- and moderate-income families a path to owning a home.
The landfill must add round-the-clock emissions monitoring and stronger gas controls after years of odor complaints.
The county-owned facility will bring hundreds of employees under one roof and offer access to food, health care, employment and other assist
Police said a gun violence restraining order led detectives to seize several firearms, including two unserialized rifles.
Police said a gun violence restraining order led detectives to seize several firearms, including two unserialized rifles.
Residents questioned who controls data collected by the system and why more cameras appeared online than city leaders had approved.
Police said the discovery came after a man tried to use a customer's account to order two iPhones at a Verizon store.
The following are names of those recorded deceased in San Mateo County from August 17 to August 23, 2026.
Police said several locations were targeted before officers found a suspect who tried to hide wire cutters.
