St. John Barned-Smith is a City Hall Reporter at the Houston Chronicle. He specializes in public transportation, transportation policy and regulation, and traffic management systems, providing insightful coverage on the intricacies of urban mobility. His work has also been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and Yahoo News.
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St. John Barned-Smith predominantly covers local news in San Francisco, with a focus on evolving stories, breaking news, government announcements, and legal policy regulation related to government & politics, crime, and business & industry.
Given the nature of his coverage which includes corruption scandals and legal proceedings in San Francisco, he may be interested in sources who can provide insight into these specific events or similar cases. Experts familiar with local government operations or regulatory matters would likely find an audience with him.
When reaching out to St. John Barned-Smith for potential collaboration or story pitches it's important to keep in mind that his primary focus is on local issues within San Francisco as well as broader California and US-related topics.
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By: Lucy Hodgman, St. John Barned-Smith, Sarah Ravani, Anna Bauman, Brooke Park
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in dozens of Bay Area cities Saturday as part of the second nationwide No Kings rallies protesting President Trump's administration.
By: Jill Tucker, Aidin Vaziri, St. John Barned-Smith
A fire department spokesperson confirmed a shooting occurred, but details about the victim and suspect were not immediately released.
By: Jill Tucker, Megan Cassidy, St. John Barned-Smith, Aidin Vaziri
Police say a student was shot and two juveniles were detained Wednesday afternoon after gunfire erupted at Skyline High School in Oakland.
By: Anna Bauman, Aidin Vaziri, Ron Kroichick, St. John Barned-Smith
John Beam, Laney College's athletic director and a longtime football coach featured on Netflix, was shot on the Oakland campus, according to officials and a person familiar with the matter.
By: Rachel Swan, Aidin Vaziri, St. John Barned-Smith
The suspect, identified as Cedric Irving Jr., 27, of Oakland, was taken into custody early Friday at the San Leandro BART station after an overnight manhunt.
By: Annie Vainshtein, St. John Barned-Smith
Police on Thursday arrested 34-year-old Wilfredo Tortolero-Arriechi, who was accused of stabbing a social worker he knew in the neck and shoulder.
By: Caleb Pershan, St. John Barned-Smith
The fire that killed one person in San Jose came just two days after a similar blaze hospitalized one person at an apartment in San Francisco.
By: Annie Vainshtein, St. John Barned-Smith
San Francisco public health officials released an internal report highlighting the critical security failures that contributed to the fatal stabbing of a hospital social worker last year.
By: St. John Barned-Smith
Relatives of a 36-year-old man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers this month accused the agency of shuttling him through a slew of jails over a four-day period, actions
By: St. John Barned-Smith, Annie Vainshtein
A judge ruled Friday that authorities did not mishandle evidence in the Marin crash that killed four last year.
