Demian Bulwa

@demianbulwa

Director of News, San Francisco Chronicle. Email: demian.bulwa at http://sfchronicle.com. Tips welcome. DMs open.

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San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle · 7 h

Parallel threats have sent San Francisco’s nightlife into a tailspin: The city is aging, making its economy increasingly dependent on older people. And 20-somethings aren’t filling the gap. sfchronicle.com/sf/article/agi…

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Brian Stelter@brianstelter · Jul 21

"This attempt by the White House to punish a media outlet whose coverage it does not like is deeply troubling, and it defies the First Amendment," the @WHCA says after the Trump admin nixes the WSJ from an upcoming trip cnn.com/2025/07/21/med…

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Ben Mullin@BenMullin · Jul 22

scoop: @davejorgenson, one of the breakout stars of the Marty Baron era of The Post, is leaving to start his own company with two Post alums nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 22

Tesla autopilot on trial: DMV seeks to suspend the company from doing business in California By @rachelswan sfchronicle.com/california/art…

demianbulwa's tweet card. Attorneys for Tesla argue that while the company’s driver assistance technology qualifies as “state of the art,” the company “has always made clear” that its vehicles are not fully...

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 21

This cuisine is rare in the Bay Area. A chef just opened a restaurant devoted to it By @ekadvany sfchronicle.com/food/restauran…

demianbulwa's tweet card. An Oakland chef, after serving time in jail, returns to the role he loves by opening a new restaurant.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 21

NEW: San Francisco drag club to close as latest victim of Bay Area arts death spiral By @TonyBravoSF sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

demianbulwa's tweet card. The famed LGBTQ venue, owned by San Francisco Drag Laureate D’arcy Drollinger, has hosted celebrities from Cher to Jane Fonda and countless “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 21

NEW: Before his alleged Bay Area post office crash, the brother of Pat Tillman documented his own unraveling online By @abauman2 sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

demianbulwa's tweet card. Richard Tillman, the brother of slain Army Ranger and former NFL player Pat Tillman, documented his apparent unraveling in a series of YouTube videos prior to allegedly crashing into a post...

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 21

NEW: After tragedy, a beloved Bay Area festival shut down. Now it’s back "By transforming Gilroy’s garlicky stench from punchline to point of honor, the event embodied principles residents value most: hard work, hospitality, community." By @Con_Chron sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

demianbulwa's tweet card. The longtime event shut down after a shooting in 2019 that killed three people. Six years after the tragedy, the three-day festival is returning — but with changes.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 21

No drinking or late nights: How 20-somethings are changing S.F.’s nightlife scene By @SFjkdineen sfchronicle.com/sf/article/agi…

demianbulwa's tweet card. Parallel threats have sent San Francisco’s nightlife into a tailspin: The city is aging, making its economy increasingly dependent on older people. And 20-somethings aren’t filling the gap.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 21

"Six months into Mayor Daniel Lurie’s tenure, San Franciscans are far happier with his performance than they were with former Mayor London Breed’s one year ago, according to a new poll commissioned by the Chronicle." By @DanielleEchev sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

demianbulwa's tweet card. New poll also shows better numbers for Board of Supervisors and greater optimism about the city’s trajectory

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 20

"What seemed to draw them together, according to those who knew them at the time, was a common interest in hitting on — and competing for — attractive young women at parties, nightclubs and other private events." nytimes.com/2025/07/19/us/…

demianbulwa's tweet card. For nearly 15 years, the two men socialized together in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Fla., before a falling out that preceded Mr. Epstein’s first arrest.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 19

Very cool project: San Francisco has many different microclimates. Our meteorologist Anthony Edwards describes how the weather differs across the city. Illustrations by John Blanchard sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/…

demianbulwa's tweet card. San Francisco has many different microclimates. Here's how the weather differs in neighborhoods across the city.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 19

NEW: This group rescues S.F.'s wild parrots. But is it going too far? "Billy is unable to fly or perch and lives in a cage with flannel lining to soften any falls...As of June, his bills have cost Mickaboo more than $80,000." By @annievain GIFT LINK: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

demianbulwa's tweet card. Tensions are boiling over in a tight-knit community of volunteers who care for San Francisco’s wild parrots.

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 19

It took 8 years but there’s finally a verdict in the grisly murder that rocked a California community By @jilltucker sfchronicle.com/california/art…

demianbulwa's tweet card. After eight years in custody, Daniel Winkler was found guilty of first degree murder in one of the most horrifying killings in Stockton history.

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Philly sports complex@philly_complex · Jul 19

The Phillies have introduced a kiss cam…

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Demian Bulwa@demianbulwa · Jul 18

NEW: The man accused of shooting and killing a parole agent in his Oakland office had dodged a potential life sentence in a recent plea deal By @abauman2 sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

demianbulwa's tweet card. Bryan Keith Hall, 48, was previously charged with attempted murder and assault after an incident in November 2022 when he reportedly stabbed a stranger in the neck near Lake Merritt.

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