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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.

Meta’s $17 billion settlement doesn’t resolve the issue of social media addiction

The deal’s shortcomings are many, but more lawsuits may be the only answer

August 27, 2026

Daniel Lurie is the highest paid mayor in the US even if he barely sees any of it

Everyone knows the mayor takes home $1 a year. What happens to the rest of his six-figure salary?

August 25, 2026

Inside basketball: WNBA All-Star game is coming to Chase in 2027

Flanked by the Valkyries president and WNBA commissioner, the mayor scores another one for the home team

August 19, 2026

The Art Agnos way

Daniel Lurie, Nancy Pelosi, Connie Chan and others celebrate the life and progressive legacy of the city’s mayor from 1988 to 1992

July 28, 2026

Pedestrian is struck and killed in SoMa on the same day the Board of Supervisors endorse speed cameras

Data shows the 33 cameras placed around the city are working, but advocates demand more to deter reckless drivers

July 15, 2026

Pedestrian advocates say more speeding cameras will save more lives

Dorsey expects his resolution supporting speed cams in SF will be handily adopted by the Board of Supes

July 10, 2026

Among the Red Devils

Celebrating Belgium’s rout of USMNT in North Beach

July 7, 2026

Watching US v. Bosnia-Herzegovina at Uzbegim

At his Richmond restaurant, Anvar Akhmedov served up world cuisine to accompany the World Cup

July 2, 2026

Lurie rebukes anti-Pride Giants players even as DOJ investigates team over alleged discrimination

‘You represent San Francisco,’ the mayor said during a fundraiser on Pride Sunday

June 29, 2026

Balompié Cafe is the Mission’s finest World Cup hotspot

For four decades, Balompié has served up pupusas, beer, and the world’s most popular game

June 25, 2026