Yesterday, all Patch towns launched a new blogging platform that will allow community members to write and post their thoughts on Patch at any time. Here are our first Patch bloggers posting on San Rafael Patch:
Jane Gray: — Jane was born in Alameda county to parents who worked in the shipyards during the 1940's war and also owned a hardware store in the Bay Area. Jane is very outgoing, has been an art teacher, portrait artist and muralist. She loves people, especially the children where she is working as a crossing guard for a local school, a professional "waver" for a local tax service. She has also worked as a caregiver in more than 350 homes in Marin County, and all over the Bay Area. A love of family, nature, people, politics and painting have been much of her focus her entire life. She is the mother of four grown children, 14 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. She lives in the Canal area of Marin County. Read Jane’s about President Obama deciding to not release Osama bin Laden’s photograph.
Jonathan Frieman: — Jonathan has lived in East San Rafael for more than 15 years. A lawyer by training, he is versed in Aston-Patterning, a complex hands-on bodywork discipline, as well as cranio-sacral therapy. He owns a dog, Maximilliana Leghorn, a Tibetan Terrier borne of a line of champions. The Marin League of Women Voters deems him an expert in politics. Read Jonathan’s on the $2 million settlement involving a local man and a taser.
Leila Chesloff: — Leila was born and half raised in New York and moved to the Bay Area with her family when she was 7 years old. She spent summers in the Catskills with her grandparents until she was old enough to travel the world. With an English degree focused on creative writing from Cal State Northridge, she somehow managed to get hired at a visual effects house in northern California. There she has remained for the past 15 years having become an esteemed visual effects artist. Leila now resides in northern San Rafael with her husband and two small and very energetic kids. Read Leila’s about teacher appreciation week at Dixie Elementary.
Do you want to blog on Patch? Email nicole.ely@patch.com and we’ll get you started. Click here for more information on blogging on San Rafael Patch
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