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Brandy Tuzon Boyd
Publisher/Blogger
I am a newspaper journalist who has covered everything from the first lettuce harvest of the season in the Salinas Valley to state legislation impacting the Baby Boomer generation.
Articles
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<p>Meeting other independent, hyperlocal website operators like myself was hands-down, one of the best things that came out of the fellowship.</p>
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<p>The four-part series "Streetwise: Walking & Biking In Natomas" examined whether efforts to create a healthy, walkable and bikeable community in Natomas have been successful.</p>
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<p>Marc Laver’s daughter was nearly hit by a car on the way to school the second day of kindergarten in 2009.</p>
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<p>One of the most popular rides for bicyclists in Natomas could be one the region’s most dangerous.</p>
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<p>Terri Tavita lets her 10-year-old son ride his bike 1 mile to and from school, but not without misgivings. Concerns about traffic safety top the list.</p>
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<p>Have expensive efforts to create a healthy, walkable and bikeable community in the northern California community of Natomas been successful? Natomas Buzz investigates.</p>
<p>The Online Health Journalism fellows convened June 23-25 for their second session at the L.A. Athletic Club in downtown Los Angeles. Topics included online business models, crunching data and use of social media tools to engage readers. Now on to those projects!</p>
<p>Natomas is the largest and, at one time fastest-growing, neighborhood in Sacramento, California. This master-planned community was designed with healthy living in mind: centrally located shopping, smaller neighborhood schools, ample bike and walking trails, and longterm plans for a public transportion network. Then the people moved in - thousands and thousands of them.</p>