Jack Molmud

Bay Area Journalist for Spectrum News • he/him • Previously seen @kron4news @CBS8, @KARE11 & @newscentermaine • Got a story? [email protected]

[Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha]

I’ve spent 15 years reporting on California elections. I know well the problems with elections administration here.

If you see people screaming “fraud,” it’s safe to say they’re full of shit.

Documented cases of elections fraud in CA are extremely rare.

https://t.co/4tW7ssyKJr

[brandon pho @brandonphooo]

Here are the 111-page blueprints for the ICE building near Gilroy, in Santa Clara County.

New from me for @SJSpotlight :

https://t.co/OMgmzkJ7xj

[Lisa Halverstadt @LisaHalverstadt]

Via @sdut: ‘She is only a transient, don’t worry about it’: Deputy failed to act before woman was found in ditch, investigators say. https://t.co/VNNXrAZd2G

[brandon pho @brandonphooo]

As of Wednesday's 5 PM governor results update, San Jose Mayor @MattMahanSJ failed to win a majority of the precincts in his own backyard of Santa Clara County, including his home city of San Jose.

One precinct did go his way. It only counted one voter.

[Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob]

JUST IN: Saikat Chakrabarti has conceded the race. It will be Connie Chan vs. Scott Wiener in the contest to replace Nancy Pelosi.

“I want to congratulate Sen. Scott Wiener & Supervisor Connie Chan on their victories & thank everyone who participated in this election."

[Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer]

Tom Steyer's 2020 spending on himself: $342 million

Tom Steyer's 2026 spending on himself: $216 million

Did it get him anything?

[Mission Local @MLNow]

CONNIE CHAN besting SAIKAT CHAKRABARTI in initial San Francisco congressional results.

Chan is at 28.1% and Chakrabarti has half at 13.5%. SCOTT WIENER, as expected, is over 40%.

Chan has a commanding lead over Chakrabarti.

[Jack Molmud @jmolmud]

First batch of votes are in now for the race to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress. This is about 18% reporting.

Top two advance to November runoff

[Stephanie Lin @StephanieLinTV]

Antonio Villaraigosa concedes California governor’s race #Election2026

[Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler @ggreschler]

First results in for CA governor's race...but this is only 2% of the votes:

[brandon pho @brandonphooo]

Supporters packing the house at San Pedro Square in DTSJ tonight.

"I'm pretty sure tonight is not going to go well ... any surprises tonight to the upside would be a welcome relief," a software engineer who lives in the Rosemary Park told me.

[brandon pho @brandonphooo]

I'm here at @MattMahanSJ 's election night party to see the early results of his bid for California Governor. Stay tuned for updates throughout the night and a story to come @SJSpotlight.

[Jack Molmud @jmolmud]

See our interview right here:

[Jack Molmud @jmolmud]

Yes, Barack Obama is running for governor. I interviewed him in Alameda!

https://t.co/WinsHJDQtp

[Jack Molmud @jmolmud]

She’s not on here much anymore but @alexpiscatelli has been doing great work with her new project. I’ve been helping her edit these episodes and we can’t wait to put more out there.

Thanks to my former coworker and Bay Area legend @StanleyRoberts for coming on the show!!!

[Stanley Roberts 📺🎥 @StanleyRoberts]

On Mother's Day 2026, I embarked on a little adventure to @RasputinRecords in Campbell, CA, where I joined a podcast diving deep into the fascinating intersection of grief and media. 🎙️✨ It was an eye-opening experience filled with heartfelt stories and unexpected laughs!

Here’s a sneak peek of some outtakes that capture the essence of our conversation—raw, real, and maybe a little quirky! Stay tuned; I’ll be sharing the full link shortly, and you won’t want to miss it! 🎧💔📽️

[Josh Koehn @Josh_Koehn]

NEW: Matt Mahan’s floundering campaign for California governor has been hit with a new bombshell complaint accusing the San Jose mayor of illegally coordinating on polling with a billionaire-funded PAC.

Both paid the polling firm $89K+

Political experts told me that Mahan’s use of the same polling firm as the pro-Mahan committee was unprecedented, “sloppy” and “unseemly.”

https://t.co/b7wkxlVOaX

[Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth]

I think journalists need to have a norm against screencapping other people’s reporting with no link in tweet and/or tag to author / outlet. Seeing big accounts go viral for posts that clearly present others’ work as their own

[Grace Hase @grace_hase]

As San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has campaigned for governor the last 3.5 months, the mayor has missed more than a third of City Council meetings, a Bay Area News Group analysis found. He's also been absent from every MTC meeting & all but one VTA meeting.
https://t.co/HscZxA7szX

[Jack Molmud @jmolmud]

So excited to be a part of the new team!

[Charter News @CharterNewsroom]

Spectrum News Launches Networks in Sacramento, San Francisco and New Statewide Network, Reaching Viewers Across California: https://t.co/T3cCWrdQ4b

[Marisa Lagos @mlagos]

While @TomSteyer has spent eye-popping amounts of his own money, big companies including @PGE4Me are opening their wallets to oppose him. Why? @GuyMarzorati looks into it

https://t.co/3sfLZHPF5t