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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California sues Trump to remove final troops from Los Angeles streets

In a ‘lively exchange,’ Judge Charles Breyer zings a representative of Pete Hegseth’s so-called Department of War

Joel Rosenblatt

December 5, 2025

Welcome to City Hall, Alan Wong

The new District 4 Supervisor wants to work with everybody; that strategy may not please anybody

Joel Rosenblatt

December 4, 2025

Montgomery BART hit with a bout of pepper spray

Another BART incident took place in downtown SF Tuesday evening

Joel Rosenblatt

November 25, 2025

Civic Center BART reopened after blown insulator

The fire department and BART police were all over Market Street Tuesday following the incident

Matt Haber, Joel Rosenblatt, and Joshua Bote

November 25, 2025

SF police looks likely to get $6.25 million from Justice Department

With sharp words for the DOJ, the judge on the case extends the deadline for SFPD to get a crucial grant

Joel Rosenblatt

November 24, 2025

SF sues Department of Justice over police funding

The Department of Justice demands fealty in exchange for $6.25 million earmarked for more cops and addressing the mental health of officers

Joel Rosenblatt

November 24, 2025

Strange bedfellows

ConnectedSF, ‘not just one more SF group,’ hosted Mayor Lurie to speak for six and half minutes at its Celebrating the Power of People gathering Monday

Joel Rosenblatt

November 19, 2025