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<p>Joel covers the forces in San Francisco — money, business, personalities, local law, and politics — that bind the city and pull it apart. He most recently worked for Bloomberg News reporting on state and federal courts.</p>
<p>Previously, he covered the crime beat for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and was a freelancer in New York City. Before that, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal. He was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, studied public policy at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and has a Masters degree from Columbia Journalism School.</p>
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Joel Rosenblatt

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Tennis comes slamming back to San Francisco

<p>Joshua Bote is an associate editor for <em>Gazetteer SF</em>, focusing on the nexus of culture, trends, and digital phenomena within San Francisco.</p>
<p>Previously, he covered technology for <em>The San Francisco Standard</em> and <em>SFGate</em>. He’s also served as a trending news reporter at <em>USA Today</em>, and as a music writer at <em>NPR</em>. His work has been published in places like <em>New York Magazine</em>, <em>Billboard</em>, and <em>Paste</em>.</p>


Joshua Bote

Jollibee Watch, September 12, 2025: We have a door

<p>Gazetteer SF publishes original San Francisco news written by humans and delivers it directly to subscribers via email and text, bypassing algorithms.</p>


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<p>Eddie Kim reports on San Francisco news — including politics, crime, commerce, social conflict, and everything in between.</p>
<div>He was a longtime features writer at the critically acclaimed men&#8217;s magazine Mel, and has contributed to major publications including Vice, Slate, The Guardian and Paste Magazine. He began his career doing hyperlocal journalism at L.A. Downtown News, where he won multiple awards from the L.A. Press Club and California News Publishers Association.</div>
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Eddie Kim

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Liberals are already forgetting Charlie Kirk

<p>Olivia Peluso is a food and drink reporter for <em>Gazetteer SF</em>.</p>
<p>Previously, she covered young founders and changemakers for <em>Forbes</em>’ 30 Under 30 list. She has contributed coverage on business, technology, and climate to publications including <em>Vogue Business</em>, Business Insider, and <em>Travel + Leisure</em>.</p>


Olivia Peluso

Building a better influencer trap

Everyone is talking about the Waymo Portola ticket discount except Waymo

<p>Cydney Hayes is a business and tech reporter for <em>Gazetteer SF</em>. She has previously written about tech, culture, music, and media for <em>The Drift</em>, <em>Architectural Digest</em>, <em>Baltimore</em>, <em>Entertainment Weekly</em>, and elsewhere. She also writes a Substack newsletter called OPENWORLD. Subscribe at openw0rld.substack.com.</p>


Cydney Hayes

A top-down view of a sheet cake printed with an AI-generated woman and the copy "It's time to hire Ava, the market leading AI BDR. She'll make doing outbound a piece of cake!"

Let them eat cake

Counter intuition

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<p>Matt Haber is editor-in-chief of <em>Gazetteer SF</em>. He started his journalism career in 1995 as a freelance writer for <i>Wired</i>. He’s worked for <i>The Village Voice</i>, <i>The New York Observer</i>, <i>The Atlantic</i>, <i>Fast Company</i>, <i>Inc.</i>, <i>Alta Journal</i>, and others. His writing has appeared in <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>New York</i>, <i>The San Francisco Chronicle</i>, and <i>The Guardian.</i></p>
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Matt Haber

Chattered glass

<div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-0afd3035-7fff-3f1d-df38-6f7b0ff1f807">Walter Thompson is an award-winning independent journalist and podcast host based in San Francisco. His work has appeared in <em>The Guardian</em>, <em>San Francisco</em> Magazine, <em>Hoodline</em>, <em>TechCrunch</em>, and other outlets. He is also a screenwriter with three completed scripts, including a story set in San Francisco.</span></div>


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