Enterprise reporter

Julia Sulek

Julia Prodis Sulek is a Bay Area News Group reporter specializing in breaking news and narrative storytelling at her hometown paper, the Mercury News, and the East Bay Times. She has covered everything from plane crashes to presidential campaigns, murder trials to NBA Finals and nearly every major wildfire in Northern California for the past decade. She was part of the team that won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for coverage of Oakland’s Ghost Ship fire and has been a Pulitzer finalist in feature writing. She wrote an award-winning six-part narrative series “Hanging: the mysterious case of the boy in the barn,” and narrated a companion podcast. Before joining the Mercury News, she worked for The Associated Press in Cheyenne, Detroit and Dallas. She is a graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with BS degree in journalism.

Her death will force Gov. Gavin Newsom into a crucial decision he said he hoped he wouldn't have to make.

Trailblazer Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest serving U.S. senator, dies at 90

September 29, 2023 at 7:37 p.m.

Her death will force Gov. Gavin Newsom into a crucial decision he said he hoped he wouldn't have to make.

Her death will force Gov. Gavin Newsom to make a crucial decision he said recently he hoped he wouldn't have to do: appoint a replacement.

Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest serving U.S. senator, dies at 90

September 29, 2023 at 2:36 p.m.

Her death will force Gov. Gavin Newsom to make a crucial decision he said recently he hoped he wouldn't have to do: appoint a replacement.

'The whole crew is gone, the whole shift is gone,' VTA employee said.

Crime and Public Safety |
Victims, shooter identified in Bay Area’s deadliest mass shooting

May 27, 2021 at 7:46 p.m.

'The whole crew is gone, the whole shift is gone,' VTA employee said.

A high school senior and a man and dog on their first search find missing Palo Alto couple deep in the woods near Tomales Bay

National News |
“Are you really real?” Volunteers recount vivid new details in finding missing Palo Alto couple

February 25, 2020 at 11:16 a.m.

A high school senior and a man and dog on their first search find missing Palo Alto couple deep in the woods near Tomales Bay

“I couldn’t believe what was happening, that what she was saying was a lie, that maybe I was dreaming,” said Alberto Romero, whose son Stephen was killed and whose wife was shot in the stomach.

Crime and Public Safety |
Wounded mom with dying 6-year-old son calls husband from Gilroy Garlic Festival: “They shot him”

July 29, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

“I couldn’t believe what was happening, that what she was saying was a lie, that maybe I was dreaming,” said Alberto Romero, whose son Stephen was killed and whose wife...

Joe Pavelski’s return to the ice for Game 7 between the San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche could provide a huge emotional boost in the Sharks’ quest for a first Stanley Cup. His wife, Sarah, thinks he's ready to go.

Colorado Avalanche |
Avalanche at Sharks Game 7: Will Joe Pavelski play tonight? We asked his wife.

May 8, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Joe Pavelski’s return to the ice for Game 7 between the San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche could provide a huge emotional boost in the Sharks’ quest for a first...

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