Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

#SF raised. SF Standard politics journo. Reporting the hell out of my dear, foggy City.

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[Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez @FitzTheReporter]

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[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

Can’t get over the congressional-race optics at this big Dem presser in SF right now. On one side of the podium… Connie Chan is standing next to Pelosi and Lofgren. On the other side… Scott Wiener is standing next to Newsom, McGuire and Nancy Tung

[Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez @FitzTheReporter]

@MichaelPetrelis @loomdoop @ggreschler @jrivanob @EskSF @dustingardiner @joegarofoli @cmarinucci @KQEDnews @SFist @48hills @allaboutgeorge @AnnieGaus @JeremyBWhite @GrowSF @MLNow @miss_elenius @timredmondsf Michael did you record this?

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

ICYMI in Power Play:
—Mayor Lurie met w/ + apologized to Brad Joseph Chapin, one of Manny's accusers

—How Lurie favored student from his own posh alma mater for commission appointment

—Another member of "The Squad" boosts Chan in SF's congressional race

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[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

This week in Power Play: A $50K ad spend in the wrong congressional district, difficult conversations around consent in the gay community, and a former arts commission official lets loose.

📝: @ggreschler, @dustingardiner, @Sam_Mondros, and @adamlashinsky https://t.co/tpHowB6mV5

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

NEW: ‘Separated from family and terrified’: Adam Schiff raises alarm over immigrant detention center at SFO

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[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

This week in the Election Insider newsletter: Farm workers union breaks with Dolores Huerta to endorse Chan, candidate spends big in North Bay race, and District 8 candidates ready for debate.

📝: @FitzTheReporter and @dustingardiner https://t.co/ypb2GSFUjD

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

ICYMI what's in Power Play:
—Republican Rep. James Gallagher accidentally spent $50K on ads in... San Francisco

—Matt Dorsey and Myrna Melgar are jockeying to be the next president of the Board of Supervisors

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[Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez @FitzTheReporter]

Merry Christmas, transportation nerds!

My gift to you: I went through footage of every video game set in San Francisco and listed every video game featuring Muni vehicles.

And many of you helped. Thanks!

Boxy polygonal buses and cable cars await ... https://t.co/JSgP2Pavma

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

A series of phone calls helped shape the race to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress, with Connie Chan winning the key endorsement, while Scott Wiener forged his own path.

📝: @FitzTheReporter https://t.co/2L7lv2CBqQ

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Manny Yekutiel says his campaign is “suspended,” not “ended” — a distinction that could determine whether he must return $255,000 in taxpayer funds.

📝: @FitzTheReporter https://t.co/QX5yu6pEjp

[Theo Baker @tab_delete]

One of the reasons I’m most excited about joining @sfstandard is the all-star team. Have been so inspired by my conversations with @grifftgaff, @delaney, and @EFRalph and I know that they — and now we — are building something special here.

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[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Anthropic-linked Public First Action donated $3 million to a pro-Wiener PAC, one of the largest contributions from an outside group in the race.

📝: @ggreschler and @FitzTheReporter https://t.co/jlPPCQYZvu

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Power Play: Billionaire-funded ads roll out for District 10 candidate, Becerra answers reporter questions without saying much, and Tung supporters cancel press conference.

📝: @ggreschler, @FitzTheReporter, @omarsrashad, and @dustingardiner https://t.co/SHQH5dH3UF

[Dustin Gardiner @dustingardiner]

📢👀Today in Power Play:
—Mayor Daniel Lurie dropped Manny Yekutiel. Now, Lurie’s allies are polling his comeback odds. Scoop by @ggreschler @FitzTheReporter

— Nancy Pelosi warns Democrats about Trump invoking the Insurrection Act

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[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

The moratorium, authored by Supervisor Shamann Walton, would last 45 days, and could be extended up to 22 months.

📝: @omarsrashad https://t.co/QhwRyMEeCG

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[Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler @ggreschler]

Today is the launch of @sfstandard’s FREE special edition Election Insider newsletter.

This week, we dive into the chaos enveloping the S.F. Democratic Party.

https://t.co/006Wz0gR8c

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Chan is the first elected member of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee to call for Nancy Tung’s ouster in the wake of the Manny Yekutiel endorsement.

📝: @ggreschler https://t.co/wdgnSZKSht

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Gary McCoy’s rise as District 8 supervisorial candidate puts his stance on drugs, recovery, and harm reduction under the microscope.

📝: @david__sjos and @FitzTheReporter https://t.co/R9VbTD1CTY

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Nancy Tung said the party’s process for investigating sexual misconduct failed the alleged victims of Manny Yekutiel.

📝: @allaboutgeorge and @McLaughlinnews https://t.co/eCN39PAkuc