Joel Rosenblatt

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.
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.
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Former Twitter CFO takes the stand in Federal Court
Ned Segal, now a high-ranking City Hall official, offered his buttoned-up version of the months leading to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform
Musk’s attorneys: Judge too cozy with Ned Segal
'I asked him to please say hello to the mayor for me,’ judge explained
Elon Musk on the stand in SF: ‘I believe in truth and transparency’
The ‘builder, engineer, creator, and entrepreneur’ defends himself against claims that he hurt Twitter’s value before buying the social media platform
The tweet that may cost Elon Musk $1 billion
The X owner will be in a San Francisco court for a fraud trial related to his purchase of Twitter
The mayor’s long-delayed RESET center is a go
Arrests for intoxication will happen ‘at speed and volume,’ Lurie says
Back to school
With the teachers strike over, the hard work of funding and running SFUSD continues
Strike Diary, Day Two: An unusually calm morning
A feeling of peace has settled into my home, but it’s not all Legos and blueberry muffins for SFUSD teachers
Strike Diary, Day One: Back to lockdown
An (extremely) inside view of parenting, life, and trigonometry during the SFUSD picket
Working overtime
Representatives for the teachers union are preparing for a long weekend of negotiations with SFUSD









