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Caelyn Pender
Caelyn Pender is a Bay Area News Group breaking news reporter for The Mercury News and East Bay Times based in San Jose. She graduated from Brown University in 2023 with a BA in English. She is a lifelong Californian, and she previously worked at Bloomberg News in Los Angeles and KRON4 in San Francisco.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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![The victims were shot at an "unsanctioned car show event," police said. The victims were shot at an "unsanctioned car show event," police said.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SJM-L-CARSHOT-0904-01.jpg?w=140)
SJPD arrests two men in July shooting that wounded two
The victims were shot at an "unsanctioned car show event," police said.
![National Weather Service predicts wet and cool winter. National Weather Service predicts wet and cool winter.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SJM-L-TRACKEE-1218-10.jpg?w=132)
‘It’s complicated’: Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts wet, mild winter, but meteorologists question forecast
National Weather Service predicts wet and cool winter.
![Long Pham was struck by an alleged drunk driver while performing traffic control. Long Pham was struck by an alleged drunk driver while performing traffic control.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-CSOMEMORIAL-0830-37.jpg?w=132)
Memorial held for San Jose community service officer killed while on duty
Long Pham was struck by an alleged drunk driver while performing traffic control.
![Rebecca and Charlie Olsen were world travelers and 12-year residents of San Jose, according to the boy's father, Cameron. Rebecca and Charlie Olsen were world travelers and 12-year residents of San Jose, according to the boy's father, Cameron.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-SJWWDRIVER-0829-03.jpg?w=117)
‘My best friend’; Father mourns child killed along with mother in San Jose wrong-way crash
Rebecca and Charlie Olsen were world travelers and 12-year residents of San Jose, according to the boy's father, Cameron.
![The man was ultimately arrested again and transported to jail, police said. The man was ultimately arrested again and transported to jail, police said.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-BROTHERLY-0827-01.jpg?w=140)
San Mateo man arrested after allegedly threatening brother, feigning illness, fleeing hospital
The man was ultimately arrested again and transported to jail, police said.
![The spraying will help reduce the spread of West Nile Virus. The spraying will help reduce the spread of West Nile Virus.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SJM-L-SJMOSQUITO-x-01.jpg?w=140)
Santa Clara County to spray pesticide following discovery of more West Nile-positive mosquitos
The spraying will help reduce the spread of West Nile Virus.
![The blaze burned a pile of debris left from a March fire that demolished two abandoned Victorian homes. The blaze burned a pile of debris left from a March fire that demolished two abandoned Victorian homes.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-SJFIRE-0821-1.jpg?w=132)
Fire breaks out in debris left from March blaze in downtown San Jose
The blaze burned a pile of debris left from a March fire that demolished two abandoned Victorian homes.
![About a dozen residents were displaced from both blazes, firefighters said. About a dozen residents were displaced from both blazes, firefighters said.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SJM-L-PIZARRO-COL0331-6.jpg?w=132)
San Jose firefighters battle two separate fires at residential structures
About a dozen residents were displaced from both blazes, firefighters said.
![The ten bills, which were passed by the state legislature earlier this week, are aimed at mitigating organized retail, property and auto theft. The ten bills, which were passed by the state legislature earlier this week, are aimed at mitigating organized retail, property and auto theft.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SJM-L-NEWSOMSJ-0816-11.jpg?w=132)
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs 10 anti-theft bills into law in San Jose
The ten bills, which were passed by the state legislature earlier this week, are aimed at mitigating organized retail, property and auto theft.
![“We're all adjusting to the sudden imposed change on our life," the bookstore's owner said, pledging to support staff through the crisis. “We're all adjusting to the sudden imposed change on our life," the bookstore's owner said, pledging to support staff through the crisis.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EBT-L-BOOKFIRE-0731-6.jpg?w=132)
‘Encouraging, inspiring and motivating’: Community rallies around East Bay bookstore after devastating fire
“We're all adjusting to the sudden imposed change on our life," the bookstore's owner said, pledging to support staff through the crisis.