Bob Egelko
Courts Reporter
The Chronicle
About this Author
Bob Egelko has been a reporter since June 1970. He spent 30 years with the Associated Press, covering news, politics and occasionally sports in Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento, and legal affairs in San Francisco from 1984 onward. He worked for the San Francisco Examiner for five months in 2000, then joined The Chronicle in November 2000.
His beat includes state and federal courts in California, the Supreme Court and the State Bar. He has a law degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and is a member of the bar. Coverage has included the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, the appointment of Rose Bird to the state Supreme Court and her removal by the voters, the death penalty in California and the battles over gay rights and same-sex marriage.
Awards & Recognition
Bob received a career achievement award in 2011 from the Society of Professional Journalists-Northern California.
In (August) 2013, he received the Toni House Award for legal affairs reporting from the American Judicature Society.
Also an Excellence in Journalism Award from the Northern California chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association in (October) 2013 for coverage of Proposition 8 and other LGBT issues.
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NRA drops lawsuit against San Francisco, which labeled it a ‘terrorist organization’
November 7, 2019
The Chronicle
