Washington, D.C
Shira Stein joins SF Chronicle as DC correspondent
The San Francisco Chronicle is proud to announce that Shira Stein might be becoming a member of as political correspondent based mostly in Washington, D.C.
Stein was beforehand a reporter at Bloomberg Legislation, the place she gained quite a few awards for her work overlaying the COVID-19 pandemic. She additionally lined the autumn of Roe v. Wade, and was first to report President Joe Biden’s consideration of a public well being emergency for reproductive rights; the Trump administration’s efforts to decrease prescription drug costs and the third authorized struggle to overturn the Reasonably priced Care Act.
She is a local of the Bay Space and a graduate of American College, the place she studied journalism and biology.
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of The Chronicle’s workers, particularly attending to cowl Washington, D.C., for my hometown paper,” stated Stein. “I’ve at all times liked reporting coverage and politics, and I imagine crucial kind of nationwide journalism is that which focuses on how selections made by the White Home and Congress affect common folks. I can’t wait to make D.C. extra accessible for Californians and contribute to the impactful reporting already achieved by The Chronicle.”
In her new position, Stein will be part of the politics crew in overlaying the Bay Space’s highly effective congressional delegation, how California is shaping the political dialogue past its borders and nationwide points that resonate with Bay Space readers, together with local weather change, abortion and civil rights.
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