 After 8 years he changed to become the site's West Coast news editor and in March 2006 he moved to leading the site's team of investigative journalists.With a degree in journalism from San Francisco State University, prior to joining msnbc.com Brunker worked for many years in newspapers including the "San Francisco Examiner".Before leading MSNBC's team of investigative journalists (March 2006), Michael was MSNBC's West Coast news editor.