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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Piranhas and Bond villains show up in SF court for Autonomy-HP trial over ‘largest fraud in history’ of Silicon Valley
Autonomy co-founder Michael Lynch’s love of 007 is emphasized by US prosecutors seeking to paint him as 'master of the universe'
A night out in North Beach with the Republican Club of San Francisco
Over eggplant parmigiana at the Italian Athletic Club, Joan Leone details her Democrat-free social circle and former supe Tony Hall hints at mayoral run
The last stand of John Dennis
Contrarian and Libertarian SFGOP boss battles ‘hostile takeover’ by what he calls anti-Trump Briones Society, lawsuit threatened
Feds sue SF for dumping billions of gallons of sewage into the Bay
Within one wet season, the City and County allegedly dumped four billion gallons of sewage. The missteps put the public at risk of contracting illnesses and life-threatening diseases.
Elon vs. OpenAI: Suit designated as ‘complex’ in win for OpenAI
San Francisco hearing on attempt to throw out ‘frivolous’ case postponed
We knocked on RV dwellers’ doors from Potrero to Lake Merced — here’s what they say about looming ‘intensive’ parking enforcement
Mobile homes are a middle ground between being housed and homeless. In the wake of Bernal Hill RV evictions, many are wondering where to go next.
Is Elon’s lawyer in OpenAI case infected with ‘woke mind virus’?
Morgan Chu made a $10 million donation to UCLA institute promoting social justice in February