Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez
@FitzTheReporter
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#SF raised. SF Standard politics journo. Reporting the hell out of my dear, foggy City. [email protected] / DM for Signal info
San Francisco, CA
Joined November 2011
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Driving to the Sunset Dunes town hall and what is this @googlemaps? No wonder west side drivers are so pissed because they are driving into the sea.
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Nick’s Lighthouse is no longer in its iconic location across from the Fisherman’s Wharf crab sign, after its owners were found guilty of bribing port officials. 📝: @FitzTheReporter
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Nick’s Lighthouse is no longer in its iconic location across from the Fisherman’s Wharf crab sign, after its owners were found guilty of bribing port officials.
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EXCLUSIVE: Saikat Chakrabarti, a progressive tech millionaire who is running to succeed San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, has spent years claiming that a Maryland home is his principal residence, according to a property, mortgage & tax filings. https://t.co/beJdSShwPP
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Saikat Chakrabarti, a candidate to succeed Nancy Pelosi and represent San Francisco in Congress, has spent years claiming a Maryland home as his principal residence.
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Connie Chan is running to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress. “This is an unprecedented time,” Chan said. “The very people that need our protection are being attacked by the government.” More from me, @ggreschler and @Josh_Koehn: https://t.co/Wdn9WWR09g
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The progressive would be the first Asian American to represent San Francisco in Congress.
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New: City watchdog launches inquiry into SF Mayor Lurie’s controversial OpenGov deal https://t.co/fARFpBKsHp
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The Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Legislative Analyst is looking into the origins of the $5.9 million software contract.
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Mayor Lurie on the blowup of his appointed Sunset supervisor resigning one week into the job: “This is not the first time I’ve done something wrong; it won’t be the last. But what I commit to the people of San Francisco is: I’m going to learn from this.” https://t.co/BsfdXS98CK
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The mayor said he takes full responsibility for the short-lived tenure of Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, who stepped down Thursday.
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New: During former SF Supervisor Beya Alcaraz’s appointment, she shared a tale of waiting 6 months and spending $1,000 for approval of a shed at her store. There is no shed. https://t.co/7GEPq1xHws
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How former District 4 Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz was ordained, then excommunicated, over eight strange days at City Hall.
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How does a District 4 supervisor get ordained, then excommunicated in just over a week? Unpacking Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz’s rapid rise and fall, based on interviews with City Hall insiders. 📝: @ggreschler, @FitzTheReporter, and @Josh_Koehn
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How former District 4 Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz was ordained, then excommunicated, over eight strange days at City Hall.
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New: Lurie says city will improve vetting process after Sunset supervisor’s abrupt resignation - by @jillianiles and @FitzTheReporter
https://t.co/E0BKwmNaIL
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The mayor said he takes full responsibility for the short-lived tenure of Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, who stepped down Thursday.
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New: Daniel Lurie said he takes full responsibility for his short-lived pick for D4 supervisor. “This is not the first time I’ve done something wrong; it won’t be the last,” he said. "I’m going to learn from this.” 📝: @FitzTheReporter and @jillianiles
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The mayor said he takes full responsibility for the short-lived tenure of Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, who stepped down Thursday.
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Mayor Daniel Lurie's baffling pick to represent the Sunset on the Board of Supervisors lasted one week in office. Sunset Supervisor Isabella Alcaraz to resign after scandals over pet store, finances / ✍️@ggreschler & @FitzTheReporter
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Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz has agreed to resign after scandals over pet store, finances.
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NEW: Mayor Lurie’s supervisor appointee for Sunset — who had no political experience — has resigned in just 1 week after revelations about her failing pet store (scoop by @sfstandard) & taxes (scoop by @MLNow) Story✍️ by @FitzTheReporter & @ggreschler
https://t.co/JWBzaOUgX9
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Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz has agreed to resign after scandals over pet store, finances.
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Well, Daniel Lurie’s pick for Sunset supervisor officially lasted less than one (1) Anthony Scaramucci @ggreschler @FitzTheReporter
https://t.co/aJkaqlAyBf
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Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz has agreed to resign after scandals over pet store, finances.
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Breaking: Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz has agreed to resign after scandals over pet store, finances. 📝: @FitzTheReporter and @ggreschler
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Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz has agreed to resign after scandals over pet store, finances.
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BREAKING: SF District 4 Supervisor Beya Alcaraz to resign. https://t.co/rjNtWDSVOF
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Sunset Supervisor Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz has agreed to resign after scandals over pet store, finances.
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EXCLUSIVE: Last week, Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed Beya Alcaraz, a 29yo former pet store owner, to be supervisor of the Sunset. @ggreschler reports the store she owned had hundreds of dead mice, feces, trash & a freezer filled w/ dozens of dead pets. https://t.co/vrZWeUf5bi
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Mayor Daniel Lurie’s pick for Sunset supervisor, Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, is under scrutiny after the new owner of her former pet store says she found dead mice, filth, and trash left behind.
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NEW: Charlie Kirk was assassinated 2 months ago, but Turning Point USA’s founding father was ever-present at Monday’s event at UC Berkeley, which mixed theology and campus politics with bad standup comedy. Overall, it was a total shitshow. https://t.co/WBByonFMGq
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If there was a point to anything that occurred during Monday’s college campus stop in Berkeley, it’s that everyone in this country has a right to be as loud, right, and wrong as they want to be.
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Scoop: Dead critters, filthy cages: New Sunset Supervisor Isabella "Beya" Alcaraz left pet store in squalor, owner says https://t.co/Po9bplL1WI
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Mayor Daniel Lurie’s pick for Sunset supervisor, Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, is under scrutiny after the new owner of her former pet store says she found dead mice, filth, and trash left behind.
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NEW: By announcing her state Senate candidacy this early, Christine Pelosi could be seeking to hoover up early endorsements & build a campaign war chest — a specialty of her mother Nancy Pelosi, who has served as a chief Dem Party fundraiser for decades. https://t.co/vSYpUyrzIX
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After three decades working as an attorney and Democratic Party operative — while being a major cheerleader for her mom — Christine Pelosi is finally entering the fray as a political candidate.
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NEW: Former San Francisco Mayor London Breed is seriously considering a run for Nancy Pelosi's seat in Congress. The decision would pit her against a longtime political ally, state Sen. Scott Wiener. Breed called it a "once-in-a-generation opportunity." https://t.co/t30WDANJdR
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The former San Francisco mayor’s potential entry to the race comes as a surprise. Could it threaten Sen. Scott Wiener’s moderate coalition?
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