Future veterinarian. Former reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg and the Washington Post. American University alum. Bay Area born and raised. She/her 🏳️‍🌈🐱 Banner pic by Doug Mills/NYThttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lqxprd3c5c2m🫡06 Jun 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxprd3c5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lqtauo35hc2iMy favorite thing about my announcement is all the dog jokes… is it not immediately apparent that I’m a cat person?? 🫤05 Jun 2025 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtauo35hc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lqro2mvsks2aSome 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!04 Jun 2025 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqro2mvsks2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lqd56qppes2pCool. Love being further financially penalized for being single 🙃 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqd56qppes2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lprhvmjumc26Legislation 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. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/trump-tax-bill-california-medicaid-20339292.php22 May 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprhvmjumc26https://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lprhvdl3u226The Senate totaled California’s signature climate change policy — mandating new cars sold be electric by 2035 — in a 51 to 44 vote Thursday morning. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-electric-vehicle-mandate-revoke-senate-20339272.php22 May 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprhvdl3u226https://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lpmzuivv4s2wCongress' 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: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/bi-partisan-group-state-lawmakers-urges-congress-20335418.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FydGljbGUvYmktcGFydGlzYW4tZ3JvdXAtc3RhdGUtbGF3bWFrZXJzLXVyZ2VzLWNvbmdyZXNzLTIwMzM1NDE4LnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc0Nzc3NjU2NTY1MQ%3D%3D&rid=OWRiMGJhYzMtYTdlMC00ZWQ1LWFiNjctOWViMWM0MWIxZmQ1&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D20 May 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmzuivv4s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lp7n4mft722rI 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. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/medicaid-cuts-california-republicans-20323494.php15 May 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7n4mft722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lnnwuosjvk2uMaine’s bitter dispute with the Trump administration over transgender girls' participation in girls’ sports teams could be a harbinger of California’s future. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/maine-transgender-athletes-20286834.php25 Apr 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnwuosjvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lnnfbwtnnk2fSpoke 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 https://youtu.be/CAFHKSJvfqM25 Apr 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnfbwtnnk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lnlkktb6cc2xI'll be talking to @jaketapper.bsky.social on CNN at 5:40pm ET about Marjorie Taylor Greene attacking me for wearing a mask. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-masks-20281756.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FydGljbGUvbWFyam9yaWUtdGF5bG9yLWdyZWVuZS1tYXNrcy0yMDI4MTc1Ni5waHA%3D&time=MTc0NTUyNjcwMDcyNg%3D%3D&rid=OWRiMGJhYzMtYTdlMC00ZWQ1LWFiNjctOWViMWM0MWIxZmQ1&sharecount=MA%3D%3D24 Apr 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlkktb6cc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lnivgn7evk2uThis is... wow. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnivgn7evk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lnde23hzns2zICYMI Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. President Donald Trump singled me out. But there’s a far more sinister goal at work here than humiliating an individual reporter or racking up likes. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-masks-20281756.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FydGljbGUvbWFyam9yaWUtdGF5bG9yLWdyZWVuZS1tYXNrcy0yMDI4MTc1Ni5waHA%3D&time=MTc0NTI0NDkxNjcwMQ%3D%3D&rid=YjZjNTNlYWItYThhZi00YjQ1LWFiMjUtMjViZjJiMmM2ODA0&sharecount=MA%3D%3D https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art..21 Apr 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnde23hzns2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lnajp3zsvs2wNEW: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. President Donald Trump singled me out. Their decisions to do so — and post the interactions online — were ultimately intended to sow distrust in news and control the narrative. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-masks-20281756.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FydGljbGUvbWFyam9yaWUtdGF5bG9yLWdyZWVuZS1tYXNrcy0yMDI4MTc1Ni5waHA%3D&time=MTc0NTE0Nzg4NzA1OQ%3D%3D&rid=OWRiMGJhYzMtYTdlMC00ZWQ1LWFiNjctOWViMWM0MWIxZmQ1&sharecount=Mg%3D%3D20 Apr 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnajp3zsvs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lnajp3zsvs2wNEW: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. President Donald Trump singled me out. Their decisions to do so — and post the interactions online — were ultimately intended to sow distrust in news and control the narrative. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-masks-20281756.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2FydGljbGUvbWFyam9yaWUtdGF5bG9yLWdyZWVuZS1tYXNrcy0yMDI4MTc1Ni5waHA%3D&time=MTc0NTE0Nzg4NzA1OQ%3D%3D&rid=OWRiMGJhYzMtYTdlMC00ZWQ1LWFiNjctOWViMWM0MWIxZmQ1&sharecount=Mg%3D%3D20 Apr 2025 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnajp3zsvs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lmkpoq5tus26New: Congressional Republicans say the benefits of local education control, their end goal with shuttering the U.S. Department of Education, outweighs the risk of states like California using federal money to fund programs with which they disagree. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/republicans-education-department-20269398.php11 Apr 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkpoq5tus26https://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lmff6sjwgs2zDOGE head Amy Gleason denied responsibility for mass federal worker firings in a private group chat message obtained by the Chronicle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/doge-amy-gleason-group-chat-20258581.php09 Apr 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmff6sjwgs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shiramstein.bsky.social/post/3lmdt6i3w5s27… I am so tired [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2025 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:qnloknpuy6gf3k6eijk6a4kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdt6i3w5s27