Shira Stein

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It's on my list of potential schools!

Thank you!! Edinburgh is also on my list, but would obviously be a much bigger life change than schools in the US.

I’m applying in the hopes of starting next year! I’m working as a vet assistant in the meantime.

My favorite thing about my announcement is all the dog jokes… is it not immediately apparent that I’m a cat person?? 🫤

A tad more career security than journalism 😅

Thank you to everyone who helped me along the way — colleagues and sources especially — and made my career in journalism so special.

I'll be moving to Atlanta next week and starting my vetmed journey. Hopefully, I’d start school next fall 🤞🏻

I was a science girl before I found journalism, and I’m really looking forward to combining my love of science and communication to help pets and their owners.

Some big life news:

This is my last week at the San Francisco Chronicle and my last week in journalism.

After spending nearly half my life as a reporter, I’m excited to pursue a new dream: becoming a veterinarian!

Cool. Love being further financially penalized for being single 🙃

This is among the most thorough reporting I’ve seen on the health care impacts of the Republican budget bill, both on California and the nation.

It’s all devastating, but this gets into the details.

Thank you so much!

Trump tax bill details: Measure passed by House will have outsize impact for Californians President Trump's tax bill passed by the House after a marathon session would blow a hole in California’s health care spending.

Legislation that would blow a hole in California’s health care spending, disproportionately tax Californians and neuter the states’ ability to regulate artificial intelligence passed the House early Thursday morning. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

The Senate just gutted California’s signature climate change policy The Republican-controlled Senate voted to revoke California’s ability to mandate the phasing-out of gas-powered cars

The Senate totaled California’s signature climate change policy — mandating new cars sold be electric by 2035 — in a 51 to 44 vote Thursday morning. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Trump tax bill details: Measure passed by House will have outsize impact for Californians The Trump tax bill passed by the House after a marathon session would blow a hole in California’s health care spending.

Thank you @shiramstein.bsky.social for this excellent (and devastating) reporting from the @sfchronicle.com
Trump tax bill details: Measure passed by House will have outsize impact for Californians

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly.

www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

California state lawmakers ask Congress not to ban their AI laws Lawmakers in Sacramento disagree with provision in Republican tax bill that would prohibit states, localities from enforcing their artificial intelligence laws

Congress' proposed ban on state AI regulation could interfere with California's ability to crack down on AI-generated child abuse images and deepfake scams targeting seniors, state officials said. @sophiabollag.bsky.social and I detail what's at stake: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

California state lawmakers ask Congress not to ban their AI laws Lawmakers in Sacramento disagree with provision in Republican tax bill that would prohibit states, localities from enforcing their artificial intelligence laws

Congress' proposed AI regulation ban could interfere with the state's ability to crack down on AI-generated child abuse images and deepfake scams targeting seniors, state officials say. @shiramstein.bsky.social and I detail their concerns and what's at stake: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

California likely to pay for Republican budget cuts House Republicans pass bill after marathon debate that would save $880 billion with big Medicaid cuts.

I watched 27 hours of markup so you didn't have to. Here's how the Republican tax bill would rip a hole in California's budget. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Trump’s battle with Maine over trans athletes is a test case. California could be next Attorney General Pam Bondi has said California and Minnesota could face lawsuits next.

Maine’s bitter dispute with the Trump administration over transgender girls' participation in girls’ sports teams could be a harbinger of California’s future. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

YESSSS (let me know if you need tips/advice)

Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.

Read my story here: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

YouTube video by Shira Stein The Lead With Jake Tapper — Shira Stein on 4-24-25

Spoke with @jaketapper.bsky.social yesterday about the attacks I've encountered for wearing a mask. I'm grateful for the opportunity to talk about how it is indicative of a larger trend in attacks on journalists and newsrooms, and how that affects trust in our institutions.
youtu.be/CAFHKSJvfqM

Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.

I'll be talking to @jaketapper.bsky.social on CNN at 5:40pm ET about Marjorie Taylor Greene attacking me for wearing a mask. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

This is... wow.

Big news for Hearst newspaper reporters!

Dumb journalists think being a tough interviewer requires writing down gotcha questions in advance.
Smart journalists know that the trick is just listening and sometimes going, ‘how so?’

World of Change: Antarctic Ozone Hole In the early 1980s, scientists began to realize that CFCs were creating a thin spot—a hole—in the ozone layer over Antarctica every spring. This series of satellite images shows the ozone hole on the ...

We are fixing the ozone hole. We can fix things. 🧪 earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-cha...

*This* is the good news I needed to hear today.

Thank you! I'll be discussing this on CNN, likely tomorrow (pushed for the Pope and Hegseth, understandably lol)