Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez
@fitzthereporter.bsky.social
#SF raised. SF Standard politics journo. Reporting the hell out of my dear, foggy City.
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"When it comes to addressing political rumors, the most effective strategy might be to sidestep them with a wink and a smile."
Always fun to interview electeds with @lihanlihan.bsky.social.
Check out our latest with @brookejenkins.bsky.social:
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Always fun to interview electeds with @lihanlihan.bsky.social.
Check out our latest with @brookejenkins.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2024/12/13/b...
Cratered. Decimated. Tanked. Whatever word you use, the reality is the same.
San Francisco’s budget is screwed.
Here's why:
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San Francisco’s budget is screwed.
Here's why:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/30/s...
Why San Francisco's budget is so screwed
Did Covid destroy San Francisco's finances? Yes — but it's more complicated than that.
sfstandard.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Cratered. Decimated. Tanked. Whatever word you use, the reality is the same.
San Francisco’s budget is screwed.
Here's why:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/30/s...
San Francisco’s budget is screwed.
Here's why:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/30/s...
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Good news for "anyone who’s ever stepped in something awful on a sidewalk."
One thing Lurie won’t cut in his budget? Street cleaning / ✍️ by
@fitzthereporter.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/s...
One thing Lurie won’t cut in his budget? Street cleaning / ✍️ by
@fitzthereporter.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/s...
SF streets will get more cleaning crews in Lurie’s budget
In news of interest to anyone who's ever stepped in something awful, SF street cleaners will get a boost in Mayor Daniel Lurie's budget, set to be unveiled in the coming days.
sfstandard.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Good news for "anyone who’s ever stepped in something awful on a sidewalk."
One thing Lurie won’t cut in his budget? Street cleaning / ✍️ by
@fitzthereporter.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/s...
One thing Lurie won’t cut in his budget? Street cleaning / ✍️ by
@fitzthereporter.bsky.social
sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/s...
BREAKING: Engardio to face recall election.
By @lihanlihan.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/j...
By @lihanlihan.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/j...
Supervisor Joel Engardio to face recall election in September
The effort to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio was officially validated by the Department of Elections on Thursday, triggering a special election in September
sfstandard.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
BREAKING: Engardio to face recall election.
By @lihanlihan.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/j...
By @lihanlihan.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/29/j...
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My latest on the guy at the end of the Warriors' bench you didn't know, but should. He's the 39 y/o chairman of one of the most powerful San Francisco real estate dynasties ever now on the brink: The Shorensteins. 👇
sfstandard.com/2025/05/27/b...
sfstandard.com/2025/05/27/b...
May 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My latest on the guy at the end of the Warriors' bench you didn't know, but should. He's the 39 y/o chairman of one of the most powerful San Francisco real estate dynasties ever now on the brink: The Shorensteins. 👇
sfstandard.com/2025/05/27/b...
sfstandard.com/2025/05/27/b...
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SF schools cancel 151 layoffs in major win for teachers’ union
SF schools cancel 151 layoffs in major win for teachers’ union
The district said it will cancel final layoff notices for 34 counselors and 117 paraeducators.
sfstandard.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
SF schools cancel 151 layoffs in major win for teachers’ union
NEW: The San Francisco Unified School District announced Friday that it will rescind a large number of planned layoffs and expand teacher hiring — a major victory for the teachers union.
by @lihanlihan.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/16/s...
by @lihanlihan.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/16/s...
Teachers' union wins major battle as SF schools rescind layoffs
The district has also approved the hiring of 77 additional teachers for the next school year.
sfstandard.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
NEW: The San Francisco Unified School District announced Friday that it will rescind a large number of planned layoffs and expand teacher hiring — a major victory for the teachers union.
by @lihanlihan.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/16/s...
by @lihanlihan.bsky.social:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/16/s...
For the first time in more than a decade, the San Francisco public defender’s office is so overloaded with cases that it has closed up shop.
The office will decline new clients on one business day each week.
Here's what it means for fentanyl cases:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/09/p...
The office will decline new clients on one business day each week.
Here's what it means for fentanyl cases:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/09/p...
SF Public Defender stops taking cases, citing anti-drug surge
The San Francisco Public Defender has stopped taking new cases, saying it is overwhelmed by drug cases it can't handle.
sfstandard.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
For the first time in more than a decade, the San Francisco public defender’s office is so overloaded with cases that it has closed up shop.
The office will decline new clients on one business day each week.
Here's what it means for fentanyl cases:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/09/p...
The office will decline new clients on one business day each week.
Here's what it means for fentanyl cases:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/09/p...
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BART service suspended systemwide
BART service suspended systemwide
BART advised riders to look for alternate modes of transportation.
sfstandard.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
BART service suspended systemwide
Surprise, surprise -- one of the first major donors to Mayor Daniel Lurie's 1,500 shelter bed plan are ... drum roll please ...
Tipping Point Community.
Shocking, I know.
But there are more:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/08/l...
Tipping Point Community.
Shocking, I know.
But there are more:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/08/l...
These are the first wealthy donors for Lurie's 1,500 shelter bed plan - The San Francisco Standard
It’s the first time the mayor has exercised his fentanyl emergency powers to accept donations for city government work.
sfstandard.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Surprise, surprise -- one of the first major donors to Mayor Daniel Lurie's 1,500 shelter bed plan are ... drum roll please ...
Tipping Point Community.
Shocking, I know.
But there are more:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/08/l...
Tipping Point Community.
Shocking, I know.
But there are more:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/08/l...
Urban Alchemy transformed the Tenderloin but its reign was set to end in July.
Now SF Mayor Daniel Lurie is renewing the nonprofit's contract, The Standard has learned.
Here's what that means for the future:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/07/u...
Now SF Mayor Daniel Lurie is renewing the nonprofit's contract, The Standard has learned.
Here's what that means for the future:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/07/u...
Street force that transformed the Tenderloin has iffy future
Mayor Daniel Lurie is renewing Urban Alchemy's contract, but its future is looking iffy amid financial problems, ongoing layoffs, and changing city policies.
sfstandard.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Urban Alchemy transformed the Tenderloin but its reign was set to end in July.
Now SF Mayor Daniel Lurie is renewing the nonprofit's contract, The Standard has learned.
Here's what that means for the future:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/07/u...
Now SF Mayor Daniel Lurie is renewing the nonprofit's contract, The Standard has learned.
Here's what that means for the future:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/07/u...
SF DA Brooke Jenkins' Office may cut 25 prosecutors -- even those trying fentanyl-related cases -- under proposed budget from Mayor Daniel Lurie.
We obtained the memo that outlines just how deep the cuts could go:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/05/b...
We obtained the memo that outlines just how deep the cuts could go:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/05/b...
Jenkins vs. Lurie: SF DA blasts mayor for de-funding prosecutors
Brooke Jenkins said budget cuts would mean "mass dismissals."
sfstandard.com
May 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
SF DA Brooke Jenkins' Office may cut 25 prosecutors -- even those trying fentanyl-related cases -- under proposed budget from Mayor Daniel Lurie.
We obtained the memo that outlines just how deep the cuts could go:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/05/b...
We obtained the memo that outlines just how deep the cuts could go:
sfstandard.com/2025/05/05/b...
May 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
SF supervisors scoffed overtime $ for SFPD after a blistering report claimed cops called out sick when working private security gigs.
“Bottom line, police officers need to work for San Franciscans, not for private entities,” said supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social
more:
“Bottom line, police officers need to work for San Franciscans, not for private entities,” said supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social
more:
$91M for police overtime? Even pro-cop supervisors are skeptical
SFPD says overtime makes up for staffing deficiencies and pays for increased enforcement asked for by city leaders.
sfstandard.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
SF supervisors scoffed overtime $ for SFPD after a blistering report claimed cops called out sick when working private security gigs.
“Bottom line, police officers need to work for San Franciscans, not for private entities,” said supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social
more:
“Bottom line, police officers need to work for San Franciscans, not for private entities,” said supervisor @jackiefielder.bsky.social
more:
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V excited for SPJ's upcoming conference this weekend, aptly themed reporting in hostile times. I'll be on the immigration reporting panel with a great group of journalists - join us if you'll be there!
Just re-upping this link to the SPJ NorCal Region 11 Conference!
It's this FRIDAY and SATURDAY!
Spread the word please, California journos. We've got a ton of workshops from AI to immigration reporting.
spjnorcal.org/conference
It's this FRIDAY and SATURDAY!
Spread the word please, California journos. We've got a ton of workshops from AI to immigration reporting.
spjnorcal.org/conference
April 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
V excited for SPJ's upcoming conference this weekend, aptly themed reporting in hostile times. I'll be on the immigration reporting panel with a great group of journalists - join us if you'll be there!
Just re-upping this link to the SPJ NorCal Region 11 Conference!
It's this FRIDAY and SATURDAY!
Spread the word please, California journos. We've got a ton of workshops from AI to immigration reporting.
spjnorcal.org/conference
It's this FRIDAY and SATURDAY!
Spread the word please, California journos. We've got a ton of workshops from AI to immigration reporting.
spjnorcal.org/conference
April 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Just re-upping this link to the SPJ NorCal Region 11 Conference!
It's this FRIDAY and SATURDAY!
Spread the word please, California journos. We've got a ton of workshops from AI to immigration reporting.
spjnorcal.org/conference
It's this FRIDAY and SATURDAY!
Spread the word please, California journos. We've got a ton of workshops from AI to immigration reporting.
spjnorcal.org/conference
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Pelosi calls on Airbnb to drop pricey lawsuit against SF, pushing Lurie to join the fight
Pelosi calls on Airbnb to drop pricey lawsuit against SF, pushing Lurie to join the fight
Labor unions claim the company’s $120 million lawsuit is exacerbating San Francisco’s budget crisis.
sfstandard.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Pelosi calls on Airbnb to drop pricey lawsuit against SF, pushing Lurie to join the fight
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Mayor Lurie has made luring companies back to San Francisco a core tenet. What happens when some of the largest corporations are suing the city to challenge their tax bills during Covid? It's an uncomfortable and all too real dilemma @fitzthereporter.bsky.social 👇
sfstandard.com/2025/04/24/n...
sfstandard.com/2025/04/24/n...
Pelosi calls on Airbnb to drop $120M lawsuit against SF
Rep. Nancy Pelosi backed a proposal calling on Mayor Daniel Lurie to publicly condemn Airbnb for suing the city over its tax bill.
sfstandard.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mayor Lurie has made luring companies back to San Francisco a core tenet. What happens when some of the largest corporations are suing the city to challenge their tax bills during Covid? It's an uncomfortable and all too real dilemma @fitzthereporter.bsky.social 👇
sfstandard.com/2025/04/24/n...
sfstandard.com/2025/04/24/n...
CALIFORNIA JOURNOS!
The Society of Professional Journalists NorCal chapter is hosting a huge dang journalist conference right here in San Francisco.
2 days. 17 workshops. 50+ panelists.
Workshops on: AI, diversity, investigative tips, book writing, more!
SIGN UP:
spjnorcal.org/conference/
The Society of Professional Journalists NorCal chapter is hosting a huge dang journalist conference right here in San Francisco.
2 days. 17 workshops. 50+ panelists.
Workshops on: AI, diversity, investigative tips, book writing, more!
SIGN UP:
spjnorcal.org/conference/
April 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
CALIFORNIA JOURNOS!
The Society of Professional Journalists NorCal chapter is hosting a huge dang journalist conference right here in San Francisco.
2 days. 17 workshops. 50+ panelists.
Workshops on: AI, diversity, investigative tips, book writing, more!
SIGN UP:
spjnorcal.org/conference/
The Society of Professional Journalists NorCal chapter is hosting a huge dang journalist conference right here in San Francisco.
2 days. 17 workshops. 50+ panelists.
Workshops on: AI, diversity, investigative tips, book writing, more!
SIGN UP:
spjnorcal.org/conference/
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Introducing The SF100: The Standard’s highly subjective, surely divisive list of who holds power, influence, and attention in San Francisco in 2025.
The staff of the Standard spent months figuring out who runs this place and whittled it down to 100.
See the list: sfstandard.com/sf-100/
The staff of the Standard spent months figuring out who runs this place and whittled it down to 100.
See the list: sfstandard.com/sf-100/
April 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Introducing The SF100: The Standard’s highly subjective, surely divisive list of who holds power, influence, and attention in San Francisco in 2025.
The staff of the Standard spent months figuring out who runs this place and whittled it down to 100.
See the list: sfstandard.com/sf-100/
The staff of the Standard spent months figuring out who runs this place and whittled it down to 100.
See the list: sfstandard.com/sf-100/
NEW: After city department heads failed or refused to make cuts, SF Mayor Daniel Lurie is wresting the budget from their hands.
“Unfortunately, reductions proposed by departments to date have been insufficient to close the deficit, and there is no additional time,” said the budget director.
“Unfortunately, reductions proposed by departments to date have been insufficient to close the deficit, and there is no additional time,” said the budget director.
‘There is no additional time’: Lurie rushes to cut San Francisco budget
More than 20 departments failed to meet their 15% budget reduction targets, placing the city’s financial planning in peril.
sfstandard.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NEW: After city department heads failed or refused to make cuts, SF Mayor Daniel Lurie is wresting the budget from their hands.
“Unfortunately, reductions proposed by departments to date have been insufficient to close the deficit, and there is no additional time,” said the budget director.
“Unfortunately, reductions proposed by departments to date have been insufficient to close the deficit, and there is no additional time,” said the budget director.
It's a journo roundtable from across The City!
Listen to @kalwradio.bsky.social's State of the Bay to hear myself, Mission Local's @esksf.bsky.social and the @sfchronicle.com's JD Morris talk SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's fist 100 days in office.
www.kalw.org/show/state-b...
Listen to @kalwradio.bsky.social's State of the Bay to hear myself, Mission Local's @esksf.bsky.social and the @sfchronicle.com's JD Morris talk SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's fist 100 days in office.
www.kalw.org/show/state-b...
Lurie's First 100 Days: A Media Roundtable Hosted by Manny Yekutiel
Manny Yekutiel sits down with Joe Eskenazi of Mission Local, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez of the SF Standard, and JD Morris of the San Francisco Chronicle to discuss Mayor Daniel Lurie's start.
www.kalw.org
April 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It's a journo roundtable from across The City!
Listen to @kalwradio.bsky.social's State of the Bay to hear myself, Mission Local's @esksf.bsky.social and the @sfchronicle.com's JD Morris talk SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's fist 100 days in office.
www.kalw.org/show/state-b...
Listen to @kalwradio.bsky.social's State of the Bay to hear myself, Mission Local's @esksf.bsky.social and the @sfchronicle.com's JD Morris talk SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's fist 100 days in office.
www.kalw.org/show/state-b...
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Parklets in SF peaked, then died off. A new model inspired by Lego aims for a revival sfstandard.com/2025/04/16/n...
Can a new Lego-inspired model revive dying parklets?
The aim is to offer greater flexibility — and less red tape — to small-business owners.
sfstandard.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Parklets in SF peaked, then died off. A new model inspired by Lego aims for a revival sfstandard.com/2025/04/16/n...
NEW: San Franciscans will soon have carte blanche to peek at every “OMG,” “np!” or “:P” from the city’s highest government office.
Following inquiries from The Standard, Mayor Daniel Lurie has flipped: He’ll now let you read his text messages.
sfstandard.com/2025/04/15/d...
Following inquiries from The Standard, Mayor Daniel Lurie has flipped: He’ll now let you read his text messages.
sfstandard.com/2025/04/15/d...
Want to read Mayor Daniel Lurie's texts? Now you can
The about-face follows condemnation from First Amendment experts, who lambasted the mayor’s office for hiding text messages.
sfstandard.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
NEW: San Franciscans will soon have carte blanche to peek at every “OMG,” “np!” or “:P” from the city’s highest government office.
Following inquiries from The Standard, Mayor Daniel Lurie has flipped: He’ll now let you read his text messages.
sfstandard.com/2025/04/15/d...
Following inquiries from The Standard, Mayor Daniel Lurie has flipped: He’ll now let you read his text messages.
sfstandard.com/2025/04/15/d...
April 18 will be SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's 100th day in office.
@sfstandard.com has a bevy of coverage on what he's done (or tried to do) for San Francisco:
First off, some news analysis from me: "Daniel Lurie has started pissing people off — and he’s OK with that"
sfstandard.com/2025/04/14/d...
@sfstandard.com has a bevy of coverage on what he's done (or tried to do) for San Francisco:
First off, some news analysis from me: "Daniel Lurie has started pissing people off — and he’s OK with that"
sfstandard.com/2025/04/14/d...
Daniel Lurie has started pissing people off — and he's OK with that
“I was elected to make hard decisions, and it wasn't to make everybody like me,” he says.
sfstandard.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
April 18 will be SF Mayor Daniel Lurie's 100th day in office.
@sfstandard.com has a bevy of coverage on what he's done (or tried to do) for San Francisco:
First off, some news analysis from me: "Daniel Lurie has started pissing people off — and he’s OK with that"
sfstandard.com/2025/04/14/d...
@sfstandard.com has a bevy of coverage on what he's done (or tried to do) for San Francisco:
First off, some news analysis from me: "Daniel Lurie has started pissing people off — and he’s OK with that"
sfstandard.com/2025/04/14/d...