Jesse Alejandro Cottrell

Reporter at @sfstandard. Host of "Pacific Standard Time". Burrito snob.

Formerly @vicenews, @latinoUSA.

Tips welcome via Signal at JesseAlejandroCottrell.52.

[Jesse Alejandro Cottrell @JesseAlejandro]

Due to a sudden change in State Department policy, hundreds, maybe thousands, of H-1B visa holders have been stuck in India for months, separated from their homes and families.

My latest for the @sfstandard.

https://t.co/eBlSJ3LLyj

[Elijah Wood @elijahwood]

For the first time yesterday, I experienced the new @alamodrafthouse QR code ordering system and I can tell you it’s truly awful. Rather than making ordering food and drink more efficient, it actually adds steps to the process AND if you want to order additional items during the film you HAVE to open your phone. No, your cute reference to that irony in your How To Alamo video doesn’t negate how ridiculous this is. Please don’t cut corners with your staff and revert back to physical menus and order cards.

[Jesse Alejandro Cottrell @JesseAlejandro]

Evictions in San Francisco are at a 10-year high, and nowhere is that more evident than at SF housing court.

There, every Tuesday morning, poor, disabled, and mostly Black tenants desperately plea for one more week in their homes.

My latest for the @sfstandard.

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

In a city of AI riches and skyrocketing rents, housing evictions hit a 10-year high in 2025 — and this year is trending even worse.

📝: @JesseAlejandro https://t.co/5snLo9yHGM

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

SF’s youth crime rate was once among the highest in the state — until the city began assigning case workers to each juvenile offender.

📝: @JesseAlejandro https://t.co/SFCYviAIb8

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

The King-Marcus Garvey Square Cooperative was established in 1978 to protect Black families in the Fillmore from displacement. Today, the co-op is a symbol of a rising eviction crisis.

📝: Jesse Alejandro Cottrell https://t.co/CHMnQACmJo

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

This episode of “PST” is devoted to all things Valkyries: what the first season meant to this city, and why now is the moment to stop watching from the sidelines — and finally become a fan.

📝: @JesseAlejandro and @EmilyDreyfuss https://t.co/rbO40zr0pw

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

Writer @jasminewsun joins "PST" to explain whether policymakers can regulate a technology that’s moving faster than Washington can think.

📝: @EmilyDreyfuss and @JesseAlejandro https://t.co/Z7GF6avYg6

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

The San Francisco District Attorney thinks her policies have made the city safer and her office smarter — even as jails fill and court dockets explode.

📝: @JesseAlejandro https://t.co/Lul2liRab5

[Jesse Alejandro Cottrell @JesseAlejandro]

“To many in progressive criminal justice reform circles, Brooke Jenkins’ willingness to put more people behind bars conflicts with her sometimes soaring rhetoric around prison reform and racial justice.”

My latest for the @sfstandard.

https://t.co/nmfIDaozHT

[Frances Dinkelspiel @Frannydink]

It's a BIG day for @MLNow. It's expanding into 4 new San Francisco neighborhoods: the Sunset, the Richmond, Bayview and the Tenderloin. https://t.co/HVivbZ7UVd

[Jesse Alejandro Cottrell @JesseAlejandro]

I'm very psyched to talk about the intersection of AI and politics with @jasminewsun, a reporter who's been splitting time recently between the Bay and DC.

Please join us next Thursday at Manny's where we'll be recording a live episode of PST covering AI politics and populism.

[jasmine sun @jasminewsun]

back in DC and still convinced the SF-DC axis is the most important one in the world right now

I’ll be sharing a report from this trip and talking all things AI politics & populism at a live podcast with the @sfstandard next thursday

come hang! https://t.co/UBkKZfiEIC

[Jesse Alejandro Cottrell @JesseAlejandro]

The Bay Area's transit systems face an existential threat that could kill lines, close stations, and leave travelers stranded after 9pm.

For PST, I spoke to @leahygarrett about how afraid we should be (very) and the ballot measures trying to fix everything before it's too late.

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

This week on "PST," BART and Muni face historic deficits. Stations could close; lines could vanish, and two November ballot measures may be their only lifeline. SPUR’s Laura Tolkoff and @leahygarrett weigh in on the crisis.

📝: @JesseAlejandro https://t.co/hoHE41RyZX

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

This week on "PST," BART and Muni face historic deficits. Stations could close; lines could vanish, and two November ballot measures may be their only lifeline. SPUR’s Laura Tolkoff and @leahygarrett weigh in on the crisis.

📝: @JesseAlejandro https://t.co/hoHE41RyZX

[Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler @ggreschler]

In late 2024, @NoahBaustin and I broke a story showing a city department head was signing off on grants to a man she lived with

Today, the SF district attorney announced felony charges against the two based on these conflicts of interest

https://t.co/60I6UtcBE5

[Jose Antonio Vargas @joseiswriting]

"Nearly five years."

Investigative journalism takes years and years. The investment is immense, and always worth it, and, in the era of "hot takes" and ephemeral "content," rigorously reported journalistic work is needed more than ever. We must keep supporting investigative journalism.

From @mannyNYT, lead reporter of the blockbuster piece on Cesar Chavez ⤵️

[Sophie Bearman @stbearman]

April 9, 6pm! Join us at Manny's for a live taping of our podcast Pacific Standard Time, featuring @jasminewsun talking about SF / DC / AI / drama and hosts @EmilyDreyfuss and @JesseAlejandro 🙌
https://t.co/JWJl8CZbo0

[Jesse Alejandro Cottrell @JesseAlejandro]

How did one man alleged of pimping and financially abusing multiple women spend years rubbing shoulders with some of San Francisco's richest and most powerful?

My brilliant colleague @anyaviolet joined us to explain on the latest episode of @sfstandard's Pacific Standard Time.

[Anya Schultz @anyaviolet]

A little behind-the-scenes on how I investigated sex trafficking allegations in some of SF's most elite and powerful circles. Thanks @JesseAlejandro and @EmilyDreyfuss for having me on the show!

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

When Replit CEO Amjad Masad started to speak up about Palestine in 2023, he faced intense backlash in the tech world. Fellow founders stopped inviting him to events and supporting his business, while others called him a “terrorist sympathizer.”

Masad joined “Pacific Standard Time” for a special episode at The Standard and Charter’s Leading With AI Summit to chat about “contrarianism” in Silicon Valley, the future of work, and more. Watch the full episode: https://t.co/qnzG8w2Eal

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

On “Pacific Standard Time,” Replit CEO Amjad Masad addresses the intense backlash he has faced for being outspokenly pro-Palestine — and Silicon Valley’s “only contrarian.”

📝: @EmilyDreyfuss and @JesseAlejandro https://t.co/WhUeL9NYQn

[Jesse Alejandro Cottrell @JesseAlejandro]

Speaking openly about supporting Palestine cost Amjad Masad business opportunities and led to his social ostracization.

...Until his company took off and gained a multi billion dollar valuation.

Apparently, the price of political dissent in Silicon Valley is a literal price.

[The San Francisco Standard @sfstandard]

On “Pacific Standard Time,” Replit CEO Amjad Masad addresses the intense backlash he has faced for being outspokenly pro-Palestine — and Silicon Valley’s “only contrarian.”

📝: @EmilyDreyfuss and @JesseAlejandro https://t.co/r9djlXEJPg