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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.

As Uber sexual assault cases accumulate in San Francisco from across the U.S., dispute arises over access to incident data

Company refuses to adopt preventive measures, say lawyers for plaintiffs in growing multi-district litigation against rideshare giant

June 14, 2024

Lawrence Lessig, in exclusive interview with Gazetteer SF, says OpenAI whistleblowers are examining ‘every legal option’

Litigation and legislation are on the table, says prominent internet and IP lawyer

June 12, 2024

Sutter Street Tavern building is a nifty little historic gem 

The two-story structure, rare in Downtown SF, was built right after the 1906 earthquake and was once a boozy hangout for SF Stock Exchange traders

June 4, 2024

Alleged $11 billion HP fraudster Mike Lynch fought extradition to SF and doesn’t want jury to know, but motion for mistrial fails 

In an unusual move, the man once dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ testified in his defense last week. Joel Rosenblatt was there to witness the proceedings, including an always entertaining Judge Breyer, discussions of farm animals, and clotted cream

May 30, 2024

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'

May 22, 2024

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

May 17, 2024

The last stand of John Dennis 

Contrarian and Libertarian SFGOP boss battles ‘hostile takeover’ by what he calls anti-Trump Briones Society, lawsuit threatened

May 9, 2024

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.

May 1, 2024

Elon vs. OpenAI: Suit designated as ‘complex’ in win for OpenAI

San Francisco hearing on attempt to throw out ‘frivolous’ case postponed

April 24, 2024