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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Pedestrian is struck and killed in SoMa on the same day the Board of Supervisors endorse speed cameras
Data shows the 33 cameras placed around the city are working, but advocates demand more to deter reckless drivers
Pedestrian advocates say more speeding cameras will save more lives
Dorsey expects his resolution supporting speed cams in SF will be handily adopted by the Board of Supes
Watching US v. Bosnia-Herzegovina at Uzbegim
At his Richmond restaurant, Anvar Akhmedov served up world cuisine to accompany the World Cup
Lurie rebukes anti-Pride Giants players even as DOJ investigates team over alleged discrimination
‘You represent San Francisco,’ the mayor said during a fundraiser on Pride Sunday
Balompié Cafe is the Mission’s finest World Cup hotspot
For four decades, Balompié has served up pupusas, beer, and the world’s most popular game
Jackie Fielder will return to City Hall ‘clear-eyed’ and ‘eager to serve’
During her leave of absence, the D9 supervisor largely missed the budget fight, but will find herself navigating equally complex situations
Dressed as ‘Wizard of Oz’ characters, protesters sought an audience with Mayor Lurie
Dorothy and friends tried to talk to the man behind the curtain and ask him to have a heart, a brain, and some courage
The phone-freein’ Bob Dylan
One of the last deviceless places in the Bay Area was a concert at the Greek Theatre
Do look back: Inside the famously tetchy 1965 Bob Dylan press conference in San Francisco
Robert Zagone remembers arranging the singer’s confrontational group interview with members of the local press corps, a handful of poets, and some high school journalist









