Julie Johnson
@jjreport.bsky.social
Reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle covering greater Northern California. Pulitzer Prize in breaking news ‘18. Scripps Howard finalist '24.
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Breaking News: In a reversal, the Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Follow live updates.
Justice Dept. Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into ICE Killing of Alex Pretti: Minnesota Live Updates
Trump administration officials had originally said the investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse, was going to be a narrow “use-of-force” inquiry led by the Homeland Security Department.
nyti.ms
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Breaking News: In a reversal, the Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Follow live updates.
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Breaking on MS NOW:
Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests.
The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.
Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests.
The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Breaking on MS NOW:
Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests.
The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.
Career DOJ prosecutors in both Minnesota and Los Angeles refused to be involved in charging Don Lemon and the other journalists who covered the Minneapolis church protests.
The prosecutors believe the evidence does not support the charges, per @carolleonnig.bsky.social.
Tom Homan said there were still 3,000 federal agents in Minnesota and called it a "theater," using the language of war. Here's one AP reporter's account of ICE/federal agent actions toward U.S. citizens just yesterday, Jan. 28. apnews.com/video/ap-rep...
AP reporter describes federal officers pushing journalists back to car as they documented operation
Immigration enforcement operations and confrontations with activists continued Wednesday morning in Minneapolis and St.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Tom Homan said there were still 3,000 federal agents in Minnesota and called it a "theater," using the language of war. Here's one AP reporter's account of ICE/federal agent actions toward U.S. citizens just yesterday, Jan. 28. apnews.com/video/ap-rep...
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ICE has violated judicial orders 96 times in Minnesota alone: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:49 PM
ICE has violated judicial orders 96 times in Minnesota alone: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
“The court’s patience is at an end."
Good. More sanctions please.
We're tired of judges getting getting credit for saying or writing the right things in response to ICE abuses — including of journalists and their sources — but not doing anything about it.
We're tired of judges getting getting credit for saying or writing the right things in response to ICE abuses — including of journalists and their sources — but not doing anything about it.
Minnesota judge summons ICE leader to court, threatens contempt sanctions
The chief judge, a George W. Bush appointee, said the administration had repeatedly violated or slow-walked court orders in Minnesota.
www.politico.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 PM
“The court’s patience is at an end."
Primer on tactical gases used in Minneapolis. Is your city next?
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Primer on tactical gases used in Minneapolis. Is your city next?
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF
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Solar panels for renters? Californians test plug-in models already popular in Europe—In just one week with backyard solar panels, a routine energy report from their utility said Royal’s family slashed the amount of energy… www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Solar panels for renters? Californians test plug-in models popular in Europe
A Bay Area solar nonprofit estimates that a set of plug-in solar panels can save renters $500 annually on energy bills.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Solar panels for renters? Californians test plug-in models already popular in Europe—In just one week with backyard solar panels, a routine energy report from their utility said Royal’s family slashed the amount of energy… www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
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NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate
The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter
www.thereengineer.pro
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
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NEW INVESTIGATION: Insurance companies use hidden rules to slash disaster survivors' payouts.
The @sfchronicle.com obtained hundreds of internal records showing how insurers including State Farm cut claims payments to LA fire victims.
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The @sfchronicle.com obtained hundreds of internal records showing how insurers including State Farm cut claims payments to LA fire victims.
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California insurers slash wildfire claims with hidden rules
California insurers use these hidden rules to slash wildfire payouts. Lawmakers are largely unaware.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION: Insurance companies use hidden rules to slash disaster survivors' payouts.
The @sfchronicle.com obtained hundreds of internal records showing how insurers including State Farm cut claims payments to LA fire victims.
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The @sfchronicle.com obtained hundreds of internal records showing how insurers including State Farm cut claims payments to LA fire victims.
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NEW: The CA Department of Insurance promised to craft "science-based" for smoke damage to make homes safe after fires.
But a @sfchronicle.com investigation found the committee writing the rules is slanted towards insurers' handpicked experts, raising concerns about survivors' safety.
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But a @sfchronicle.com investigation found the committee writing the rules is slanted towards insurers' handpicked experts, raising concerns about survivors' safety.
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California is drafting new rules for wildfire smoke cleanup. Are home insurers calling the shots?
A state-led task force assembled to issue smoke damage guidelines includes technical experts who have spent years helping insurers dispute consumers’ smoke-damage claims.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
NEW: The CA Department of Insurance promised to craft "science-based" for smoke damage to make homes safe after fires.
But a @sfchronicle.com investigation found the committee writing the rules is slanted towards insurers' handpicked experts, raising concerns about survivors' safety.
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But a @sfchronicle.com investigation found the committee writing the rules is slanted towards insurers' handpicked experts, raising concerns about survivors' safety.
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Major S.F. Bay cleanup of long-defunct gas plant sites begins near Fisherman’s Wharf—The cleanup, which began in June after a decade of planning, is expected to continue… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Major S.F. Bay cleanup of long-defunct gas plant sites begins near Fisherman’s Wharf
PG&E has begun removing contaminated mud in San Francisco Bay left behind from a long-defunct manufacturing plant, aiming to clean 10 acres between Piers 39 and 43.5.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Major S.F. Bay cleanup of long-defunct gas plant sites begins near Fisherman’s Wharf—The cleanup, which began in June after a decade of planning, is expected to continue… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
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A major California highway is sliding toward the sea. There is no quick fix—Finally, this summer, the state announced a proposed solution: Dig the longest tunnel in state history. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
A major California highway is sliding toward the sea. There is no quick fix
In California’s far north, an audacious feat of highway engineering is crumbling toward the ocean. The fix is expected to cost upward of $3 billion.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A major California highway is sliding toward the sea. There is no quick fix—Finally, this summer, the state announced a proposed solution: Dig the longest tunnel in state history. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @jjreport.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
What's a reasonable price tag to keep an entire California county -- even a tiny one -- connected to the rest of the state?
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
A major California highway is sliding toward the sea. There is no quick fix
In California’s far north, an audacious feat of highway engineering is crumbling toward the ocean. The fix is expected to cost upward of $3 billion.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What's a reasonable price tag to keep an entire California county -- even a tiny one -- connected to the rest of the state?
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Ah, I see it now. My tween is exploring a post-Dadaist form of chaos
IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Ah, I see it now. My tween is exploring a post-Dadaist form of chaos
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BREAKING: Dozens of Northern California immigrants abruptly summoned to ICE office for weekend check-ins www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Dozens of Northern California immigrants abruptly summoned to ICE office for weekend check-ins
Several dozen people reported to the Stockton office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Saturday afternoon after receiving summons, immigrant advocates said.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
BREAKING: Dozens of Northern California immigrants abruptly summoned to ICE office for weekend check-ins www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Rev. Jorge Bautista, a pastor at the College Heights United Church of Christ in San Mateo, felt called to join a prayer vigil in opposition to Trumps' immigration crackdown.
He later found himself staring down the barrel of a gun.
From @stjbs.bsky.social
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
He later found himself staring down the barrel of a gun.
From @stjbs.bsky.social
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Meet the Bay Area pastor shot in the face with pepper ball at Coast Guard Island protest
The Rev. Jorge Bautista was shot in the face by a pepper ball fired by a federal agent and became the face of a Bay Area protest over a looming federal immigration crackdown.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Rev. Jorge Bautista, a pastor at the College Heights United Church of Christ in San Mateo, felt called to join a prayer vigil in opposition to Trumps' immigration crackdown.
He later found himself staring down the barrel of a gun.
From @stjbs.bsky.social
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
He later found himself staring down the barrel of a gun.
From @stjbs.bsky.social
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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Lurie speaking now: SF is on the rise. Detailing convo w DJT last night
“Militarized enforcement on our streets will not help”
“Militarized enforcement on our streets will not help”
October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Lurie speaking now: SF is on the rise. Detailing convo w DJT last night
“Militarized enforcement on our streets will not help”
“Militarized enforcement on our streets will not help”
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absolutely heartbreaking www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
absolutely heartbreaking www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...