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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Daniel Lurie’s 2025 wins and losses
From family zoning to dead mice, an assessment of the mayor’s first year in office
‘Can we be loud?’
A proud display of Jewishness, and a lot of cops, in the Castro after the shooting in Sydney
Federal Judge blocks Los Angeles troop deployment
Charles Breyer calls Pete Hegseth’s move for a ‘perpetual police force’ ‘shocking’
One event after another
What can a mellow movie star like Benicio del Toro teach a highly-scheduled mayor like Daniel Lurie?
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
Welcome to City Hall, Alan Wong
The new District 4 Supervisor wants to work with everybody; that strategy may not please anybody
Montgomery BART hit with a bout of pepper spray
Another BART incident took place in downtown SF Tuesday evening
Civic Center BART reopened after blown insulator
The fire department and BART police were all over Market Street Tuesday following the incident
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
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









