Eric Kurhi has been in the news business for more than a decade, starting at the Vallejo Times-Herald back in 1998. Since joining the Contra Costa Times as a copy editor in 1999, he did a stint as editor of the Berkeley Voice for three years, covered Oakland issues for the Montclarion, Alameda County courts for the Valley Times, and has been a city reporter in San Ramon and Livermore before landing at the Daily Review, which he fondly recalls as the paper of record when he was growing up in Castro Valley. He covers the bulk of Hayward: City hall, cops, courts, schools.  You can reach him at ekurhi@bayareanewsgroup.com or 510-293-2473.

Jason Sweeney covers San Leandro when he’s not in Iraq on National Guard duty, which is where he’s at right now. He can be reached at jsweeney@bayareanewsgroup.com when he’s around.

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