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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.

‘I’m the luckiest drag queen in the world’

Per Sia, the city’s newest Drag Laureate, shares a stage with the mayor

October 31, 2025

Inside SFUSD’s response to the troop surge that wasn’t

Principals say they were left to improvise their own responses to threats posed to students, parents, and staff from ICE and other agencies

October 28, 2025

Four unanswered questions from today’s Lurie press conference

Pressed by reporters, the mayor spoke with deftness, but not always with directness

October 23, 2025

The city holds steady

With an assist from ‘great people’ like Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang, Mayor Daniel Lurie says he convinced the president not to deploy federal troops to San Francisco

October 23, 2025

Not a moment too soon

With federal forces descending upon the Bay Area, Mayor Lurie issued his most forceful condemnation of the Trump administration

October 22, 2025

Scenes from a city in waiting

Another perfect day as San Francisco braces for the arrival of federal troops

October 21, 2025

Don’t let the sun go down on green tech

Otherlab’s Mission district headquarters was a white hot center for clean, renewable technologies. Will the Trump administration snuff it out?

October 15, 2025

Resurrecting the Red Vic

Despite a fight with her partner, a Los Angeles landlord is trying to restore peace to the iconic hippie hotel on Haight

October 1, 2025

‘Sometimes a homeless man has no choice’

A Market Street encounter with Daniel Lurie

September 30, 2025

Roger & Me

A passionate fan finally serves a question or two to tennis superstar Roger Federer

September 19, 2025