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Author Archives: Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News

Joe Dworetzky is a second career journalist. He practiced law in Philadelphia for more than 35 years, representing private and governmental clients in commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings. Joe served as City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Ed Rendell and from 2009 to 2013 was one of five members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission with responsibility for managing the city’s 250 public schools. He moved to San Francisco in 2011 and began writing fiction and pursuing a lifelong interest in editorial cartooning. Joe earned a Master’s in Journalism from Stanford University in 2020. He covers Legal Affairs and writes long form Investigative stories. His occasional cartooning can be seen in Bay Area Sketchbook. Joe encourages readers to email him story ideas and leads at joe.dworetzky@baycitynews.com.

Posted inLocal News

Court sides with Tiburon property owner over whether trails belong to public

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News October 29, 2020October 27, 2020
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Sins Invalid to stream performance about climate change and its impact on the disabled community

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News October 22, 2020August 22, 2022
Posted inFeatured News

DOJ accuses Google of illegally maintaining monopoly in internet search

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News October 20, 2020October 20, 2020
Posted inEquity Ripples

With count mostly complete, census field work ends following Supreme Court ruling

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News October 15, 2020October 15, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19 Information Hub

Appeals court declines to block governor’s COVID limits on in-person worship

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Getting into the spirit of things: Christian Cagigal takes magic act into creepy virtual spaces

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News September 29, 2020November 25, 2020
Posted inArts & Entertainment

The Olympics for Creative People: Artist and futurist Ty Eckley has presented hundreds of medals to Burning Man participants

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News August 29, 2020October 5, 2021
Posted inLocal News

Wildland development escalates California fire costs

by Joe Dworetzky, Bay City News, Irena Fischer-Hwang, Jay Harris, Hannah Knowles and Emily Surgent December 17, 2018June 2, 2021

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