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Link: Old friends succeed in touching base Along with physical ventures around Irvine I also looked for undiscovered communities and stories online. I found this story on about page 20 of a Google search for Irvine. The story illustrates a different facet of the El Toro base/future Great Park story: the children who grew up on the base.Read More →

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In 2005 I began working on the Register’s website. At the time, reporters and editors did not touch the website. Web editors across the newsroom were tasked with shoveling all the print content online. But I wanted to make sure my photos got online – and in color. I wanted to see how many people were viewing our website, the Irvine section of the website and my articles. I worked with the Central County web editor who was patient and kind enough to show me the ropes of our online content management system and the analytics. She even let me post my own content onlineRead More →

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Link: Nowhere to run In this story I tell the tale of the last days of horses being allowed at the old El Toro base. As the park project developed so did demolition of the old base. The story also allows a chance to look at changes in Orange County’s landscape.Read More →

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Link: Much style but little substance My passion for dance is equal to my passion for journalism. During college my plan was to become a dance reporter someday. When I started at the Register I was given the chance to write some dance stories as a sort of freelancer.Read More →

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Link: Great Park officials’ trip raises questions about Brown Act One of the main story threads I have covered is the demolition of the old El Toro base and the designing of the future Great Park. The project offered a chance to cover dozens of topics, while staying on top of the politics and behind-the-scenes moves. This story highlights one of the highly-questioned and attacked Great Park decisions: flying politicians and city planners to Europe and New York to assess the work of the three final design team applicants.Read More →