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Jerry Iserson


Jerry Iserson is a retired city planner who worked for several cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to serving in local government, he has had a life-long interest in national politics. He has watched with concern as extreme right-wing elements in America have become mainstream, distorting the truth, dismantling the social progress made over the years, and putting us on a dangerous course towards authoritarianism. Jerry wrote for the previous version of Politics Code Blue and for its predecessor, Code Blue Politics. Jerry is a father and grandfather who enjoys baseball, jazz guitar, crossword puzzles, and reading.

Jerry Iserson is a retired city planner who worked for several cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to serving in local government, he has had a life-long interest in national politics. He has watched with concern as extreme right-wing elements in America have become mainstream, distorting the truth, dismantling the social progress made over the years, and putting us on a dangerous course towards authoritarianism. Jerry wrote for the previous version of Politics Code Blue and for its predecessor, Code Blue Politics. Jerry is a father and grandfather who enjoys baseball, jazz guitar, crossword puzzles, and reading.

Articles by Jerry Iserson

Grievance vs. Governance

September 19, 2023
In a recent letter to the editor of a Bay Area, CA newspaper, the writer acknowledged that Democrats offer the best social and economic policies for the country.  But then he cited a list of typical Republican cultura...

Biden Hits Trump Hard on January 6 Anniversary

January 8, 2024
He attacked Trump’s anti-democratic actions: his use of a violent mob to try to achieve a coup, his admiration of autocrats, such as Putin, and his admission that he would be a dictator on Day One if he were re-elected.