Connor Letourneau

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

[Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron]

Been a fan of @hannahcwiley's work for years now. What a great addition for team @sfchronicle!

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

Some great newsroom news:

Hannah Wiley (@hannahcwiley), Abigail Vân Neely (@abineely) and Sarah Brager (@brager_d) to join the Chronicle. https://t.co/hrmqkSgnRy

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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
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[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

"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 https://t.co/DyaA1xCoFu

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

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

By @Con_Chron https://t.co/vglun99iG0

[Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron]

Carmel residents are tired of tourists flooding their tiny beach town. But given that the community's entire economy depends on tourism, locals are left wondering: What are their options? https://t.co/Hz8sQPwQdF

[Luca Evans @bylucaevans]

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:

[Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron]

Crockett might be the Bay Area’s last surviving example of a historic “company town." But as the town's reaction to a labor dispute at the sugar factory that helped build it has shown, the relationship between company and town is far from what it once was. https://t.co/foFt0bIQOc

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

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 https://t.co/YIYenKNAr4

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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
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▫https://t.co/oXxGmKVFT5

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[Diamondback Sports @DBKSports]

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.
https://t.co/2tImRwD09t

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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. https://t.co/NZLdevXeYL

[Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron]

“The pent-up demand was just unreal."
For three years, landslides severed access to the south of Big Sur. Now, with Highway 1 fully reopened, tourism in this iconic road-trip destination is finally back — in a major way. https://t.co/J7Ty6Emz3u

[Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis]

This exclusive was reported yesterday by @mgafni and @_noahfurtado and aggregated all over the place. https://t.co/8Ptx0Uyvk0

[Marc Joffe @marcjoffe]

Union City is the fastest shrinking city in the Bay Area. High housing costs combined with mediocre schools and a lack of amenities drive out young families. It is becoming a city of empty nesters and DINKs.
https://t.co/6427DWvNDC

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https://t.co/UcQv6rqG6t

Coastal California is voluntarily turning itself into a retirement community.

The cultural tradeoffs from that decision are going to be horrific.

Once the number of children gets small enough, the adult/childfree begin life hellish for kids/parents.

[Demian Bulwa @demianbulwa]

This Bay Area suburb is shrinking faster than any other California city. Here’s why

"For a lot of these younger families, simply being close to work isn’t good enough anymore."

By @Con_Chron https://t.co/WupEQe6OnC

[Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron]

A Bay Area suburb with low vacancy rates and fast-selling homes is shrinking faster than any other California city. How is that possible? https://t.co/xQI8qmg0ST

[Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron]

Friendly reminder to anyone who might be forgetting: People are more than their careers. A man dying at 36 is not the time to bemoan "wasted talent."

[Damon Bruce @DamonBruce]

All that talent. Just wasted.

[Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron]

.@BySamGordon will be missed. I'll be curious to see who shepherds the @sfchronicle's Warriors beat next. Fascinating time for that organization right now.

[Sam Gordon @BySamGordon]

May 27 was my last day at the San Francisco Chronicle. Covering the NBA was a lifelong dream and I’m grateful for my colleagues, editors and the Golden State Warriors for facilitating an amazing experience. Thanks to the readers who joined me on the journey.

[Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron]

With its gated mansions, Atherton represents the zenith of the American Dream. Just down the road, many of North Fair Oaks’ residents immigrated here for that promise, only to cram families into tiny apartments.

On the Bay Area's biggest income divide: https://t.co/FvQ1zUazu7