California editor for the @nytimes National Desk. Previous: @sacbee_news, @POLITICO
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“Gulls cried. Surf broke. It was Monday, his last day. Mr. Garrison could afford only so much time off. And yet what if he was close?” In California, a father’s quest for his homeless son. Via @nytimes nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/fa…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
BREAKING: Laphonza Butler will not run for Senate next year, taking just 18 days since her appointment to fill the late Dianne Feinstein's seat to decide.
"This is not the greatest use of my voice," she told @ShawnHubler of the @nytimes.
nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/la…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
Look at what my new colleague @hknightsf did IN A WEEK:
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
My first @nytimes byline:
San Franciscans are tired of hearing "Are you OK?" from people elsewhere who've heard about the city's terrible reputation. The truth, as San Franciscans point out, is far less awful and more nuanced. Had fun writing this one.
nytimes.com/2023/09/25/us/sa…
Thanks to the Tone family for sharing their tragic story. It is hard to imagine being in their impossible situation that day and now. @corinaknoll took great care to understand and describe what they went through. nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/ma…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
Lahaina residents had little time to flee the nation’s deadliest wildfire in over a century, where at least 115 people were killed. One family detailed their frantic escape more than a month after the fires. nyti.ms/44QkyiX
ALT A quote from Folau Tone, 44, who evacuated the wildfires in Lahaina with his children, reads: "At the time, I wasn’t thinking of anything — just feeling that the kids were there and just trying to get them somewhere safe."
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
This is what Lahaina was like during the Maui fire: choking smoke, a barrage of embers, a traffic jam and nowhere to run but the ocean.
And that was for the lucky few who fled early, despite getting no warning.
How Fire Turned Lahaina Into a Death Trap: nytimes.com/2023/08/15/us/ha…
We can't wait to begin working with Heather! I've been a fan of her reporting for years, and we're excited to add another Californian with extensive knowledge of the Bay Area and the state.
Thrilled - with more than a twinge of sadness - to announce I'm leaving the @sfchronicle to become the @nytimes' San Francisco bureau chief. I'll be the Times' lead writer covering San Francisco and Northern California starting in September. Can't wait!
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Kevin Yamamura retweeted
“To the extent that Hollywood defines America’s idea of where I live, Hollywood’s troubles become my troubles,” said D.J. Waldie, a cultural historian in Southern California.
Always read @ShawnHubler
Without Hollywood, What Happens to Los Angeles? nytimes.com/2023/07/14/us/ho…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
What life is like in the fastest-growing large city in the United States: nytimes.com/2023/07/11/us/ph…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
“There is a historic amount of water right now: faster, colder and more deadly than we’ve seen in recent years. There is no amount of training or exercise that prepares a human body.” Yikes! Via the intrepid @JillCowan @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/06/18/us/ca…
I made one observation on our editors' channel this morning, and it led to this post from California. nytimes.com/live/2023/06/07/…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
“To be clear, this was the state of Florida using its budget to move migrants in Texas to New Mexico and California,” @AGRobBonta said, calling the transport “morally bankrupt.” “These are migrants who never were in Florida.” via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/06/04/us/mi…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
Some new, important and sad reporting on Dianne Feinstein from @anniekarni and @hillhulse. nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/po…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
“Angelenos said they identified with a life circumscribed by huge, terrifying freeways. They loved that the cougar was a reminder that wilderness persists, against seemingly insurmountable odds.” @JillCowan via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/05/04/us/lo…
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Wrote about the man, the myth, the legend: P-22 nytimes.com/2023/05/04/us/lo…
Kevin Yamamura retweeted
“I hit one pothole the other day and dented a tire and then hit another and blew it out completely,” he said. “It’s crazy out there. And this was just on a Friday, trying to drive back home from San Jose.” via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/04/19/us/ca…
Happy Marathon Monday! And Happy Shohei Day and Happy Kings Playoffs Day to those who also celebrate. nytimes.com/live/2023/04/17/…
