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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.

Club soccer confidential

Inside the ultra-competitive world of San Francisco’s private youth soccer clubs, where kids hustle and parents do their best to keep up

May 20, 2025

Tech founder discovers humanity

How one startup hopes to change your life (or at least your phone use) one text at a time

May 16, 2025

Zoox and former employee locked in legal battle over data ‘hostage’ situation

Amazon-owned robotaxi company remotely encrypted personal drive of fired staffer they accuse of trade secret theft. She says it’s ‘corporate bullying’ and ‘extortion’

May 7, 2025

Local law firm standing up to Trump for principles (and profit)

As a litigation boutique, Keker, Van Nest & Peters has less to lose from taking on the administration, and may even gain some new clients

May 1, 2025

One Montgomery is a columned monument to glory days of banking in SF

Downtown pile features Sierra granite, marble staircase, and unique copper canopy

April 15, 2025

Ted Egan: Work from home here to stay, service jobs sparse, but silver lining in housing costs

San Francisco’s chief economist weighed in on Downtown’s recovery and Trump’s tariff madness last night at Manny’s

April 9, 2025

As SFSU budget cuts loom, professors allege lack of leadership is making things worse

Morale is low at College of Liberal & Creative Arts, with positions and departments on the chopping block

March 31, 2025

‘Fear and uncertainty’ pervades S.F. US Attorney’s Office as Trump pick looms

Insiders worry about immigration crackdown, and the end to an apolitical tradition

March 21, 2025

A possible accounting snafu could bring (minor) relief to SFUSD’s budget crisis

District 'needs to follow through with the planned budget cuts,’ monitor says

March 10, 2025