Jay Barmann is the Editor In Chief at SFist LLC. He covers a diverse range of topics including food and beverages, government and politics, real estate, and arts and entertainment, with a particular focus on elections, public policy, and current affairs. Jay's work has been featured in various prominent outlets, highlighting his expertise in both local and world affairs.
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With a focus on local news in San Francisco, Jay Barmann covers evolving stories, breaking news, and government announcements. His articles often touch on crime, entertainment news, and government & politics in the area.
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By: Jay Barmann
In the latest bit of symbolic and theatrical pushback on California's redistricting plan, which is intended to take five Republican-held seats in Congress and hand them to Democrats, two inland counties in Northern California are taking votes on a new secession plan.
By: Jay Barmann
A confusing fact about the Original Joe's brand in the Bay Area is that it actually belongs to two unrelated families — and if you bring in other "Joe's" restaurants in Marin and elsewhere, the picture is murkier.
By: Jay Barmann
One week out from the primary, and one week after she finally came out and endorsed Connie Chan to succeed her, Nancy Pelosi has taken the gloves off and tells us how she really feels about the other main candidates in the race.
By: Jay Barmann
A new poll puts Xavier Becerra well ahead of the pack in the governor's race; the Concord City Council just voted to go forward on a massive redevelopment of a former Navy site; and rotavirus is surging in the Bay Area.
Despite several years of really bad PR, especially in national press, people remarkably still seem to want to live in San Francisco badly enough that they'll pay four grand a month for a one-bedroom apartment.
By: Jay Barmann
A Google information security engineer who had advance access to Google's year-end round-up of popular searches, is accused of making $1.2 million on a Polymarket bet based on that insider info.
By: Jay Barmann
A 68-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the May 17 slaying of Eric Bigone, a city employee, boxing enthusiast, and well known fixture in the Outer Sunset neighborhood.
Yes, the great and magical Swedish dance diva Robyn will be the Saturday headliner at this year's Portola Festival in SF, and, appropriately, Swedish House Mafia will do headlining duty on Sunday.
By: Jay Barmann
The actual number of Bay Area layoffs in Meta's most recent round is 3,200; former ABC 7 journalist Cecilia Vega has been ousted from '60 Minutes'; and Pam Bondi is facing more Epstein questions before a House committee.
Asia Live is debuting next week in Santa Clara, Jules gets a boost from the New York Times, Saluhall loses its last original vendor, and Oakland gets a new queer bar, all in This Week in Food.
