Joe Rivano Barros

@jrivanob

Executive editor @mlnow in San Francisco // Signal = jrivanob.99 // he/him

San Francisco, CA missionlocal.org/author/joer/ Joined June 2014

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NEW: Video shows an SFPD officer lunged at Edwin Adams just before he crashed his scooter in a police chase & died.

That conforms to what witnesses first told Mission Local—that an officer deployed a "football tackle" against Adams.

SFPD initially said nothing about that.

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Mission Local Verified account @MLNow 18h

Video confirms Mission Local's initial reporting: A police officer lunged at a fleeing suspect with a "football tackle," seconds before that man crashed his scooter and died.

The SFPD statement omitted any mention of officer contact with the suspect, merely stating he "collided with a street fixture."

missionlocal.org/2026/11/video-…
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob 3d

“thought leader” in bio

Savannah Britt Verified account @sav_britt 3d

The audacity to think you’re above the profession adjacent to yours. There’s no journalism without PR and vice versa. No one is shaming you as a freelance writer whose job is dependent on pitching editors. You’d have no bylines without a follow up
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob Nov 6

Just for facts' sake, Connie Chan is losing in District 1 currently but there are ~87,000 ballots outstanding & she's down by 35 votes, so she could easily overtake Wiener there

He certainly campaigned hard there though—it had his Westside HQ, as we wrote
missionlocal.org/2026/10/wiener…

Sachin Agarwal Verified account @agarwal Nov 6

Connie Chan losing in her own district is consistent with what we learned from our polling: the more you know about Chan, the less likely you are to vote for her.
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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob Nov 6

JCRC & Wiener have a long history but did clash recently over his use of "genocide" in reference to Gaza

The group & several others like it blasted him & said it was "incorrect" & lacking in "moral clarity"

JCRC's CEO told us it was "dissapointing" he "felt the need to do this"

JCRC Bay Area Verified account @SFJCRC Nov 5

JCRC's partnership with @Scott_Wiener spans years of work together in San Francisco and Sacramento to advocate on legislation, strengthen Jewish life, confront antisemitism and support our broader community.

As a leader of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, Scott helped advance shared priorities, including nonprofit security funding and SB 1287’s protections against harassment on college campuses. He also served as a principal co-author of AB 715, California’s landmark law addressing antisemitism in K–12 schools.

Reflecting the Jewish value of welcoming the stranger, JCRC also backed Scott’s SB 85 to expand case management services for refugees rebuilding their lives in California.

A member of JCRC’s Bay Area Network of Jewish Officials (BANJO), Scott shares our commitment to a more just and inclusive Bay Area. We’re grateful for our longstanding partnership and look forward to continuing that work as he heads to Washington.

Mazel tov!

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Joe Rivano Barros @jrivanob Nov 6

Scott Wiener, for his part, told us back in September that he would vote for Jeffries as Speaker of the House

"I look forward to electing Hakeem Jeffries Speaker and pushing hard to ensure House leadership aggressively opposes Trump..."

missionlocal.org/2026/09/sf-con…

POLITICO Verified account @politico Nov 4

Hakeem Jeffries announces run for speaker, promising 'dramatic change' politi.co/4yX4R8v
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