[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 19 (Thursday, February 28, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E240]
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                        TRIBUTE TO JERRY ROBERTS

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2002

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Jerry Roberts, a giant 
among West Coast journalists, who after 25 years of devoted service is 
leaving my hometown newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle.
  Jerry Roberts has provided outstanding service to Northern 
California, devoting his professional life to covering San Francisco, 
the Bay Area and California. Throughout his career, he has consistently 
exhibited exemplary fairness and insight.
  Over the past quarter century, Jerry has covered hundreds of 
elections, including my first, and has also authored a biography of my 
fellow San Franciscan, Senator Dianne Feinstein.
  Jerry has served as the Chronicle's political editor, editorial page 
editor, city editor and for the past five years, managing editor, 
always displaying a passion for politics, family and baseball, not 
necessarily in that order.
  A fellow West Coast immigrant, Jerry was born in Cleveland, moving to 
San Francisco in the early 1970s. He and his wife Linda Kiefer raised 
three daughters, Anna, Maggie and Rebecca in the greatest city in the 
world. San Francisco is a better place because of Jerry Roberts' 
professionalism and devotion to his job, his family, and his community.
  I join Jerry's family and his many friends in wishing him all the 
best in his new endeavors. We continue to expect great things from 
Jerry Roberts as we thank him and pay tribute to him for his 
contribution to San Francisco and to the field of journalism.

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