@Con_Chron

Enterprise reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. Former NBA beat writer. Husband, dad, stepdad. [email protected]

 San Ramon, CA
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Joined September 2011
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Can California municipalities persuade more candidates to run for local office? sfchronicle.com/politics/art…

This Wine Country town canceled its mayoral election. Why more California cities could follow

Can California municipalities persuade more candidates to run for local office?

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S.L. Price@bySLPriceOct 9
Near-impossible to find: Here's my SI piece on Aliquippa, the town that made Mike Ditka -- and vice-versa. Nothing I ever wrote was more satisfying. No citizens were ever more generous or honest about their pain and pride: web.archive.org/web/20110128…
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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwaOct 5
A wealthy Marin town took down campaign signs. Now it’s engulfed in ‘signgate’ By @Con_Chron Photos: @jachristian sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…

A wealthy Marin town took down campaign signs. Now it’s engulfed in ‘signgate’

A bitter feud has divided a typically quiet Bay Area town where the rich avoid the spotlight.

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Joe Garofoli@joegarofoliSep 27
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The whitest town in the Bay Area proposed affordable housing. Then some neighbors blocked it as...

A Bay Area housing project has become a test of a city’s stated goals to build more housing and become more inclusive.

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🇺🇸 Housing project a test of inclusion ▫The whitest town in the Bay Area proposed affordable housing. Then some neighbors blocked it as segregation ▫@Con_Chron ▫tinyurl.com/27gxqoao @sfchronicle #frontpagestoday #USA
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S.L. Price@bySLPriceSep 11
Don't forget Tim Keown, Joe Hamelin (@Porschelad968) and @MarkKreidler. The place was impeccably ambitious, responsible and daring. Six years there felt like a journalism masterclass. Its incredible editors --Gregory Favre, Dan McGrath, Nancy Cooney -- made my career. RIP.
Connor Letourneau@Con_ChronSep 11
This is so, so sad. The Sacramento Bee is a historic sports department. So many elite sportswriters — @bySLPrice, @sam_amick, @SacBee_JoeD, you name it — have come through there.
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▫ State may stamp out long housing fight ▫This S.F. suburb lost control of its housing. What happens now? ▫@Con_Chron ▫tinyurl.com/2abtaxxf @sfchronicle #frontpagestoday #USA
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Eric Branch@Eric_BranchAug 25
. @Con_Chron: Ohio town where #49ers owner Jed York was arrested is a hot spot for prostitution stings sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers…

Ohio town where 49ers owner Jed York was arrested is a hot spot for prostitution stings

Locals have said the stings, often involving decoy ads for sex, can be disruptive and frustrating.

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🇺🇸 A surrounded outsider ▫This ‘neglected’ Bay Area community has spent 12 years trying to join the city next door ▫@Con_Chron ▫tinyurl.com/29qlfuas @sfchronicle #frontpagestoday #USA
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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwaAug 22
This ‘neglected’ Bay Area community has spent 12 years trying to join the city next door "We really are disenfranchised when you think about it." By @Con_Chron sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…

This ‘neglected’ Bay Area community has spent 12 years trying to join the city next door

Bay Area neighbors describe living in a “no-man’s land” between the county and the city. Can it finally change?

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwaAug 12
"In Big Sur, good times only last so long." By @Con_Chron sfchronicle.com/california-w…

Big Sur was finally booming again. Then the Timber Fire shut Highway 1

Fire trucks sped up and down Highway 1. So did thrill-seeking tourists eager to get as close to the fast-growing Timber Fire as possible before the road closed to Big Sur.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwaAug 11
Why is there a push to ‘cancel’ one of the wealthiest Bay Area cities? By @Con_Chron sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…

Why is there a push to ‘cancel’ one of the wealthiest Bay Area cities?

Well over a century after this wealthy suburban enclave spurned annexation by Oakland to preserve its distinct identity, it remains one of the Bay Area’s most controversial cities. 

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▫ Carmel too popular for some of its own ▫This picturesque California town is overwhelmed by tourists — but can’t afford to lose them ▫@Con_Chron ▫tinyurl.com/236q5mmn @sfchronicle #frontpagestoday #USA 🇺🇸
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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwaJul 28
"A year after eliminating its athletic department, Sonoma State announced plans to bring back athletics in fall 2027 ... fielding the NCAA minimum of 10 teams." By @Con_Chron sfchronicle.com/sports/artic…

Sonoma State is bringing back athletics. Can it help reverse enrollment declines?

Sonoma State will field the NCAA minimum of 10 teams: women’s and men’s basketball, cross country, golf and soccer, plus women’s softball and volleyball.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwaJul 27
This picturesque California town is overwhelmed by tourists — but can’t afford to lose them By @Con_Chron sfchronicle.com/california/a…

This picturesque California town is overwhelmed by tourists — but can’t afford to lose them

A wealthy beach town is experiencing more trash on the streets, near-perpetual gridlock along a retail corridor and residential neighborhoods overrun with parked cars due to “overtourism.” 

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Luca Evans@bylucaevansJul 24
Friday (personal) news dump! Later in August, I will start as the Golden State Warriors beat reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle. This has been a dream job for me for a long time. It's also heart-wrenching to leave Denver. A deep thank-you to Broncos fans and plenty more:
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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwaJul 12
A sugar company built this Bay Area town. Now residents are turning against it "Folks will always love the history Crockett shares with C&H. But right now, a lot of people are upset with how C&H is treating employees.” By @Con_Chron 📷: @santiagomejia sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti…

A sugar company built this Bay Area town. Now residents are turning against it

Does the Bay Area’s last “company town” still need the sugar company that founded it?

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▫ With highway open, Big Sur is booming ▫But locals know business on edge of coast is as fragle as the geology it's built on ▫@Con_Chron ▫tinyurl.com/2afocx95 @sfchronicle #frontpagestoday #USA 🇺🇸
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Diamondback Sports@DBKSportsJun 29
Love sports? Want to cover the Terps? The Diamondback sports desk is hiring reporters! Interested? Fill out the Google Form by July 14. The application requires a resume, clips and a sample gamer. docs.google.com/forms/d/1UKJ…
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After three years of road closures, business in Big Sur is booming, with a flood of tourists that has led Monterey County to ban parking along a popular viewpoint. sfchronicle.com/california/a…

Highway 1 is open again. Big Sur is having a very big comeback

After three years of road closures, business in Big Sur is booming, with a flood of tourists that has led Monterey County to ban parking along a popular viewpoint.

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