Dani's stories

Dani is an assistant metro editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune. These are some of the articles she wrote while a reporter.

From The San Diego Union-Tribune

A changing market: New Albertsons store downtown could have a major effect on small neighborhood shops (Oct. 21, 2006)

What's that nasty smell in the Gaslamp Quarter? (Sept. 15, 2006)

A tale of two cities plays on Broadway: Navy site deal would reshape waterfront (July 9, 2006)

Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (beginning in June 2005)

Cunningham, a Vietnam War fighter ace who may have been the model for Tom Cruise's character in "Top Gun," resigned in November 2005 after pleading guilty to taking more than $2.4 million in bribes from defense contractors. On March 3, 2006, he was sentenced to 8 years, 4 months in prison. Reporting by the Union-Tribune brought Cunningham's dealings to light. Dani was part of a team of reporters covering the story. In 2006, the Union-Tribune won a Pulitzer Prize in national reporting for its coverage of the Cunningham scandal.
— Standing in an unwelcome spotlight Disgraced lawmaker's wife intensely private, protective of her family (Feb. 12, 2006)
— Lawmaker stirring up a wave of distrust (June 19, 2005)
— Neighbors recall Cunningham (June 25, 2005)
— Cunningham's no-show doesn't hamper pancake breakfast (July 5, 2005)
— The upbeat Cunningham (July 6, 2005)
— Cunningham won't run for re-election (July 15, 2005)
— Claim filed on Cunningham house (Aug. 18, 2005)
— Cunninghams hunt for house in lower price range (Aug. 19, 2005)

Should have packed iced tea: Santa gets hot reception in county (Nov. 25, 2005)

Bowled over by a dream: Cricket in San Diego (Oct. 10, 2005)

Hurricane Katrina (September 2005)

— Filthy motel offers little more than a roof (Sept. 3, 2005)
— A way station for hurricane's dead (Sept. 8, 2005)
— Unmistakable pulse remains in the heart of French Quarter (Sept. 9, 2005)
— Uniting pets, families is an emotional task (Sept. 11, 2005)
— Life goes on for eccentric neighbors who stay put (Sept. 14, 2005)

Son celebrates after riding to mom's rescue: Baja racer donated kidney (June 5, 2005)

From the Ventura County Star, Ventura, Calif.

Cars 4 Causes: Who profits? (Dec. 12, 2004)

— Questions arise over organization's contributions
— For love of a dog, woman donates car
— Many Motors sells cars to area's needy
— New law bases tax deduction on sales price

Tracking West Nile virus (Sept. 19, 2004)

— Scientists say 2005 could be Ventura County's boom year
— Virus' symptoms range from mild to severe
— Working to protect residents

Fewer doctors for a 'demographic tsunami' (Sept. 5, 2004)

— Wanted: Geriatricians
— Ojai geriatrician found his niche
— Septuagenarians spend time, money on specialists
— UCLA med school gives fellowships in geriatrics

Dinner and a show: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Sept. 5, 2004)

Nearly half of county's local elections are uncontested (Aug. 15, 2004)

State officials' LNG fact-finding trip raises questions (July 27, 2004)
— About the LNG issue

President Reagan dies

— Saying goodbye (June 10, 2004)
— President Reagan touched lives all over county (June 6, 2004)

After-Thanksgiving shopping chaos leaves some happy, some frustrated (Nov. 29, 2003)

Award winners

The firefight (a special section from the Ventura County Star, Nov. 2, 2003)

Coverage of the war in Iraq Ventura County Star, February through May 2003

After Dani returned, she wrote a first-person account of her time in Iraq.
Part 1: For embedded reporter, Iraq became a story of firsts (Ventura County Star, May 4, 2003)
Part 2: For reporter, Iraq brings heightened fear, simple pleasures (Ventura County Star, May 5, 2003)

A higher calling (Ventura County Star, Feb. 16, 2003)