
Demian Bulwa
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Director of News, San Francisco Chronicle. Email: demian.bulwa at sfchronicle.com. Tips welcome. DMs open.
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http://sfchronicle.com 20-04-2009 21:57:47
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NEW: Beryllium, a metal so toxic that breathing in a tiny amount over time can cause chronic & fatal illness, is being found in homes after the LA wildfires. Nobody knows where it's coming from. Few are testing for it. w/ Megan Fan Munce San Francisco Chronicle tinyurl.com/4pkefbfx


This map of data from efru.la shows where testing found beryllium, a carcinogenic metal. But 2/3 of the homes tested didn't even check for beryllium, which has never before been found in homes after a fire. More from me and Susie Neilson: sfchronicle.com/california-wilā¦



California says crime is down. But officials know the data is flawed By Danielle Echeverria sfchronicle.com/crime/article/ā¦

A Bay Area manās recent trip to Nevada explains why local skies are about to burst with illegal fireworks By St. John Barned-Smith āļø sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articlā¦

California, four other Western states launch probe into underinsurance after Chronicle investigation By Susie Neilson and Megan Fan Munce sfchronicle.com/california-wilā¦

EXCLUSIVE: Owner of fireworks company linked to deadly explosion was denied federal license By Matthias Gafni and Kurtis Alexander sfchronicle.com/california/artā¦

EXCLUSIVE: Man linked to massive Esparto fireworks explosion was not allowed to possess or acquire fireworks by feds. Nearest approved storage container for Devastating Pyro was third of a mile away from explosions, raising ?s about why product was there sfchronicle.com/california/artā¦

"My dad asked me to help end his life. I still canāt wrap my head around what followed" Powerful meditation on love, life, dying, grief, independence and family by the amazing Rachel Swan sfchronicle.com/opinion/articlā¦



Mamdani-Cuomo had a Gonzalez-Newsom vibe āĀ until it didn't "For all the talk about how Democrats need to tack to the center and keep their heads down, Mamdani has shown that there is an alternative to that." By Joe Eskenazi missionlocal.org/2025/06/mamdanā¦

This California lake is seeing āapocalypticā overcrowding ā and officials are cracking down By Greg Thomas sfchronicle.com/outdoors/articā¦

Why San Francisco's 'remarkable' drop in fatal drug overdoses has proved to be short-lived By Maggie Angst and Christian Leonard sfchronicle.com/sf/article/whyā¦

Kenny Chee, a former San Francisco resident and Costco optician, is owner and CEO of the fireworks company behind the explosion that killed 7. But federal regulators had barred Chee from acquiring or possessing fireworks. By Matthias Gafni & Kurtis Alexander sfchronicle.com/california/artā¦

"At a moment when California high-speed rail faces possible abandonment, the new CEO sees a tantalizing lifeline: $1 billion annually from the state, supplemented by an infusion of private capital. Itās a hopeful, perhaps heady proposition" By Rachel Swan sfchronicle.com/california/artā¦

Read it... and weep. Andrea Ball's moving story about a missing man - an artist, husband of 39 years, devoted father and grandfather - puts a face to the flooding tragedy in Central Texas. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-tā¦
