Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards announced

Bay Area print and online journalists, photographers, radio and
television personnel and public relations professionals were presented
with 198 awards of excellence in nine divisions and 41 categories at the
San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s 35th annual Greater Bay Area
Journalism Awards dinner tonight.

The San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s annual Professional Journalism Awards Competition dinner was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City.

The winners were selected from 440 entries from media professionals in the 11 Greater Bay Area counties. Awards honored work done in 2011.

Entries
were judged by the Press Clubs of Bakersfield, Cleveland, Florida,
Milwaukee, New Orleans and San Diego.

The Print
Photography division was judged by press photographers of the
Appeal-Democrat in Marysville, and was coordinated by Paul Sakuma of the
Associated Press.

The San Jose Mercury News received a
total of 26 plaques including Overall Excellence. Other Overall
Excellence winners included The East Bay Express, Foundations for
Health, KCBS Radio, NATAS and Patch. A total of 198 plaques were
awarded.

The guest speaker for the event was Manny Fernandez, Houston bureau chief of The New York Times.

Two
$1,500 scholarships in the name of the late San Francisco Chronicle
columnist Herb Caen were awarded. The high school recipient was Brian
Benton, Palo Alto High School. The collegiate scholarship was presented
to Stacey Kennelly, University of California, Berkeley.

Special recognition was given to the General Excellence winner of the Press Club’s High School Journalism Contest, The Oracle, Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto. The editor in chief, Ashley Ngu, accepted a plaque.

The complete list of journalism award winners follows:

NEWSPAPERS-DAILIES

Overall Excellence
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose Mercury News Staff
SECOND PLACE, The Press Democrat, Press Democrat Staff
THIRD PLACE, The Daily News, Daily News Staff

Editorial
FIRST PLACE, Contra Costa Times, “Hercules recall needed,” Daniel Borenstein
SECOND PLACE, The Press Democrat, “County finally comes clean on pension costs,” Press Democrat Editorial Staff
THIRD PLACE, The Daily Post, “Transit agency’s pay is excessive,” Dave Price

Columns-News
FIRST PLACE, Contra Costa Times, “Columns by Daniel Borenstein,” Daniel Borenstein
SECOND PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Columns by Sue Lempert,” Sue Lempert
THIRD PLACE, The Press Democrat, “Columns by Paul Gullixson,” Paul Gullixson

Columns-Feature
FIRST PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Off the Beat by Michelle Durand,” Michelle Durand
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, Columns by Malcolm Fleschner
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Columns by Jon Mays,” Jon Mays

Columns-Sports
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Columns by Mark Purdy,” Mark Purdy
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Columns by John Reid,” John Reid
THIRD PLACE, The Press Democrat, “Columns by Bob Padecky,” Bob Padecky

Breaking News
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Deadly Rampage; Bloody End to Manhunt,” Mercury News Staff
SECOND PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Mistrial for teen bomber’s sanity,” Michelle Durand

News Story
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Consumed by payday loans,” Karen de Sá
SECOND PLACE, The Press Democrat, “County pensions revealed,” Brett Wilkison
THIRD PLACE, The Daily Post, “Transit chief’s pay raised in less than an obvious way,” Ryan Thomas Riddle

Continuing Coverage
FIRST PLACE, The Press Democrat, “Revealing juvenile justice,” Julie Johnson, Paul Payne, Randi Rossmann
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Caltrain,” Mike Rosenberg
THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Chronicle, “Investigation of deadly pipeline blast,” Jaxon Van Derbeken and Eric Nalder

Series
FIRST PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Made in America,” Bill Silverfarb

Feature Story of a Light Nature
FIRST PLACE, West County Times, “Casting calls on cornfields,” Hannah Dreier
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “In Vietnam, heaven is a good ear picking,” John Boudreau
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Sorting out a new future,” Michelle Durand

Feature Story of a Serious Nature
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Lost Voices of Sept. 11,” Julia Prodis Sulek
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Too weary to go on,” Diana Samuels
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “A stitch in time,” Michelle Durand

Analysis
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Universities or visa mills?,” Lisa M. Krieger
SECOND PLACE, West County Times, “’Special’ students forced back to public campuses,” Hannah Dreier
THIRD PLACE, Santa Cruz Sentinel, “A good prognosis: Doctors lead the way to recovery,” Jondi Gumz

Business/Technology Story
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Tales from the Facebook house,” Mike Swift
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Tracking data: Manna for Google, Apple,” Mike Swift
THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Legend. Visionary.,” Bruce Newman

Entertainment
FIRST PLACE, The Daily News, “The deep blues,” John Orr
SECOND PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Window into the mystery,” Julio Lara
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Getting into character,” Heather Murtagh

Specialty Story
FIRST PLACE, Contra Costa Times, “Racing to the bottom,” Hannah Dreier
SECOND PLACE, West County Times, “Mexican cowboys pass down centuries-old tradition in the East Bay,” Hannah Dreier
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “There to teach,” Michelle Durand

Sports Story
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “At peace now,” Mark Emmons
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Thanks for the memories,” Jon Wilner, Elliott Almond
THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Will they huddle again?,” Daniel Brown

Sports Game Story
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Instant classic,” Jon Wilner
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Vikings’ fantastic finish,” Vytas Mazeika
THIRD PLACE, The Daily News, “Lancers shock No. 1 Eagles,” John Reid

Headline
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “May the best dog come out a wiener,” Paul Ayars
SECOND PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “Silent is golden,” John Swartley
THIRD PLACE, The Daily News, “Apple loses its core,” Jason Green

Graphic Design
FIRST PLACE, The Daily News, “The 77th Orange Bowl,” Greg Frazier
SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Out of the Shadow,” Greg Frazier
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “They’re Baaack! Women’s World Cup Final,” Julio Lara

Page Design
FIRST PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Gonzo,” Erik Oeverndiek

SECOND PLACE, The Daily News, “Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011; Tech Titan Passes,” Greg Frazier
THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Lost Voices of Sept. 11,” Tiffany Grandstaff, Alex Fong, Jami Smith

NEWSPAPERS-NON-DAILIES
Overall Excellence
FIRST PLACE, East Bay Express, East Bay Express Staff
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, Business Times Staff
THIRD PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Weekly staff

Editorial
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Keep Solyndra flu from making rest of cleantech sick,” Cromwell Schubarth
SECOND PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “It’s time to start Stanford hospitals’ expansion project,” Cromwell Schubarth
THIRD PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Caltrain moves don’t get where they need to go,” Cromwell Schubarth

Columns-News
FIRST PLACE, East Bay Express, “Full Disclosure,” Robert Gammon
SECOND PLACE, Bay Area Reporter, “Columns by Matthew Bajko,” Matthew S. Bajko

Columns-Feature
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Bouncer,” Katy St. Clair
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Columns by Steve Symanovich,” Steve Symanovich
THIRD PLACE, East Bay Express, “Culture Spy,” Rachel Swan

Breaking News
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Solyndra goes dark,” Mary Ann Azevedo, Diana Samuels, Lisa Sibley, David Goll, Cromwell Schubarth, Linda Taaffe, Colleen Combes
SECOND PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Steve Jobs, Apple’s creative genius, dies at 56,” Palo Alto Weekly Staff

News Story
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Crime Lab Confidential,” Peter Jamison
SECOND PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Taking it to the streets,” Sue Dremann, Veronica Weber
THIRD PLACE, East Bay Express, “Trashed,” Ellen Cushing

Continuing Coverage
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “A less perfect union,” Gennady Sheyner
SECOND PLACE, India West, “Feds Raid Sham University,” Pearl Driver, Sunita Sohrabji

Series
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Getting off the treadmill,” Terri Lobdell
SECOND PLACE, Central City Extra, “Toilets in the TL,” Tom Carter

Feature Story of a Light Nature
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “The Art of the Steal,” Joe Eskenazi
SECOND PLACE, East Bay Express, “Hate Man,” Kathleen Richards, Sandeep Abraham
THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Burgers on a roll,” Sarah Duxbury

Feature Story of a Serious Nature
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Let Him Prey,” Peter Jamison
SECOND PLACE, East Bay Express, “How Peet’s Starbucked Itself,” Ellen Cushing
THIRD PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Her final hours,” Gennady Sheyner

Analysis
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “End of the line for Caltrain?,” Sue Dremann
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Progressively Worse,” Joe Eskenazi
THIRD PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Battle over the Baylands,” Gennady Sheyner

Business/Technology Story
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Fueling innovation,” Sue Dremann
SECOND PLACE, Central City Extra, “Internet Limbo,” Marjorie Beggs

Entertainment Story
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Pomplamoose Calls the Tune,” Ian S. Port
SECOND PLACE, East Bay Express, “Kind of Blue,” Rachel Swan
THIRD PLACE, Palo Alto Weekly, “Midnight in Paris,” Susan Tavernetti

Specialty Story
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “In Transit,” Joe Eskenazi
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Patients enlist in fight against ALS,” Ron Leuty
THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Body work done here,” Ron Leuty

Sports Story
FIRST PLACE, East Bay Express, “The Road Less Traveled,” Kibby Kleiman
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Weekly, “Fighting Chance,” Joe Eskenazi
THIRD PLACE, Pacifica Tribune, “50 Years of Tiger Football,” Horace Hinshaw

Sports Game Story
FIRST PLACE, Pacifica Tribune, “Giants mascot puts ‘seal’ on Mavericks,” Horace Hinshaw

Headline
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Dental school fills downtown cavity. Dugoni brushes off Pac Heights, chomps into 155 Fifth St.,” J.K. Dineen
SECOND PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Fowl moves: Three major decisions that didn’t fly,” Cromwell Schubarth
THIRD PLACE, Central City Extra, “Free toilet costs over $5 a flush,” Geoff Link

Graphic Design
FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “On course,” Craig Blanchard, Eric Young
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “The risks of eliminating drug risk,” Craig Blanchard, Ron Leuty
Page

Design
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Jobs resignation page,” Barry Baldi
SECOND PLACE, East Bay Express, “How Peet’s Starbucked Itself,” Brian Kelly
THIRD PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Apple headquarters page,” Colleen Combes, Linda Taaffe

MAGAZINES-TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Overall Excellence

FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, “Foundation for Health,” Palo Alto Medical Foundation Staff

SECOND PLACE, Traditions Magazine, Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

THIRD PLACE, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, “Peninsula Health Magazine,” Mills-Peninsula Health Services Staff

Columns-News

FIRST PLACE, The Spectrum, “As I was saying. . .,” Steve Penna

News Story

FIRST PLACE, The Spectrum, “Redwood City Police Chief Resigns,” Steve Penna

SECOND PLACE, The Spectrum, “City hall shake up continues,” Steve Penna

Feature Story of a Light Nature

FIRST PLACE, Traditions Magazine, “Finding his Passion from Fires to Fashion,” Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

SECOND PLACE, Traditions Magazine, “George Peacock Strings Decades of Music,” Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

FIRST PLACE, Traditions Magazine, “Juan Orozco: Troubled Waters: Keeping the High Seas Safe,” Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

SECOND PLACE, Traditions Magazine, “Serra’s Mission at Work,” Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Daily Journal, “International Appeal,” Saul Sugarman

Analysis

FIRST PLACE, San Francisco Daily Journal, “Employers avoid seeking skilled worker visa,” Saul Sugarman

Business/Technology Story

FIRST PLACE, Traditions Magazine, “Sandeep Chatterjee: Changing Lives, One Village at a Time,” Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

Specialty Story

FIRST PLACE, TBM Owners and Pilots Magazine, “Natchez and Natchitoches: Flip sides of the antebellum South,” Michelle Carter

Page Design

FIRST PLACE, Traditions Magazine, “Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Padres Explore the Heart of Europe,” Michelle Wilkinson

SECOND PLACE, Traditions Magazine, “Padre Bench,” Michelle Wilkinson

THIRD PLACE, The Spectrum, “January and July 2011,” James Massey Jr.

EDITORIAL CARTOONS
FIRST PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “AT&T Cell Phone Antenna,” Steve Curl, Victor Gonzales, Mario Dianda

SECOND PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “A Cloud of Information,” Steve Curl, Victor Gonzales, Mario Dianda

THIRD PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “Further Caltrain Cuts,” Steve Curl, Victor Gonzales, Mario Dianda

PHOTOGRAPHY
Spot News

FIRST PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “Grieving,” John Green

SECOND PLACE, Oakland Tribune, “Occupy Oakland shooting victim dies,” Jane Tyska

THIRD PLACE, The Press Democrat, “A Year of Tumult,” Kent Porter

General News

FIRST PLACE, Oakland Tribune, “Occupy Oakland Raid One,” Jane Tyska

SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “High Tech Hope,” Dai Sugano

THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Bay Area’s Own Look Back On Service At Ground Zero,” Dai Sugano

Feature

FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Snapshots From the Shore,” Jim Gensheimer

SECOND PLACE, The Press Democrat, “Petaluma River Revial,” Crista Jeremiason

THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “The Henchmen,” Patrick Tehan

Sports Action

FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Sharks Take Control,” Nhat V. Meyer

SECOND PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Hillsdale sends San Mateo to CCS exit,” Nathan Mollat

THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Daily Journal, “Cougars take title,” Nathan Mollat

Sports Feature

FIRST PLACE, Associated Press, “Gatorade Time on 49ers head coach,” Paul Sakuma

SECOND PLACE, Associated Press, “Fan-natic Raiders Fan,” Paul Sakuma

THIRD PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “Champions,” John Green

Picture Story

FIRST PLACE, Oakland Tribune, “Mark Hawthorne — aka Hate Man,” Jane Tyska

SECOND PLACE, Oakland Tribune, “inShare with newborn baby,” Jane Tyska

THIRD PLACE, Bay Area News Group, “Juliana’s battle with cancer,” John Green

RADIO
Overall Excellence

FIRST PLACE, KCBS Radio, KCBS News Team

Breaking News

FIRST PLACE, KCBS Radio, “Occupy Oakland Riots,” Chris Filippi and the KCBS News Team

Feature Story of a Light Nature

FIRST PLACE, KQED Public Radio, “Pro Surfing Comes to San Francisco,” Scott Shafer, Ingrid Becker

SECOND PLACE, KCBS Radio, “Cobbler,” Doug Sovern

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

FIRST PLACE, KQED Public Radio, “A Day in the Life of a Parole Agent,” Scott Shafer, Ingrid Becker

SECOND PLACE, KQED Public Radio, “AIDS at 30,” Scott Shafer, Ingrid Becker, Victoria Mauleon

THIRD PLACE, KCBS Radio, “Lost Boys,” Holly Quan

Public Affairs Program

FIRST PLACE, KCBS Radio, “In Depth: Egyptian Spring,” Jane McMillan, Ed Cavagnaro, Sheryl Raines

Special Program

FIRST PLACE, KCBS Radio, “Children Left Behind,” Doug Sovern

Documentary

FIRST PLACE, KCBS Radio, “The Sahara Ceiling: Women of the Last World,” Doug Sovern

Use of Sound

FIRST PLACE, KCBS Radio, “Golden Gate Opus,” Margie Shafer

TELEVISION
Feature Story of a Light Nature

FIRST PLACE, KPIX CBS 5, “Psycho Donuts,” Chris Bollini

SECOND PLACE, KQED 9, “Rita Moreno in ‘Life Without Makeup’,” Spencer Michels,
Robin Epstein, Helen Silvani
Feature

Story of a Serious Nature

FIRST PLACE, KQED 9, “Ranked Choice … Easy as 1, 2, 3?,” Lori Halloran, Scott Shafer, Peter Borg, Helen Silvani

Public Affairs Program

FIRST PLACE, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, “Healthpoint TV,” Angela Anderson, Bobbi J. Fagone, Rocky Robinson

Special Program

FIRST PLACE, KTVU Channel 2, “The Next Great Quake,” KTVU Staff

SECOND PLACE, KPIX CBS 5, “Alcatraz Swim,” Chris Bollini, Lena Sullivan, Sean P. Phillips, Colleen Kessler-Schick, Pat Caballero, John Cantwell

THIRD PLACE, KQED 9, “Broken California,” Spencer Michels, Robin Epstein

Documentary

FIRST PLACE, MidPenMedia, “Gila River and Mama: The Ruth Mix Story,” Claire Mix, Ben Ferrer, Charles H. Class, Hayao Shishino, Ben Tonooka, Ray Clark, J.D. Warrick, Jeremy Johnson, Delta Pick Mello

Videography

FIRST PLACE, KPIX CBS 5, “Bollini Composite,” Chris Bollini

PUBLIC RELATIONS
Overall Excellence

FIRST PLACE, NATAS San Francisco/Northern California Chapter, Javier Valencia, Sultan Mirza, Keith Sanders, Darryl Compton

Newsletter

FIRST PLACE, NATAS San Francisco/Northern California Chapter, “Off Camera,” Keith Sanders, Linda Giannecchini, Kevin Wing. Darryl Compton

SECOND PLACE, Broadcast Legends, “Broadcast Legends Newsletter,” Jim Schock, Ed Vasgersian, Peter Cleaveland, Darryl Compton

THIRD PLACE, Peninsula Health Care District, “Health District News,” Janis MacKenzie, Cheryl Fama, Gwyn Smith

Press Releases

FIRST PLACE, SLAC News, “Three Releases for SLAC News,” Janet Rae-Dupree

BROADBAND
Overall Excellence-Media Organizations
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “www.mercurynews.com,” Mercury News Staff
SECOND PLACE, Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal, “www.bizjournals.com/sanjose” Cromwell Schubarth, Lisa Sibley, Jon Xavier

Overall Excellence-Broadband Only
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “http://redwoodcity.patch.com,” Stacie Chan
SECOND PLACE, Albany Patch, “http://albany.patch.com,” Emilie Raguso

Breaking News
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Carol Bartz ousted as Yahoo CEO,” Diana Samuels, Cromwell Schubarth, Jon Xavier, Colleen Combes
SECOND PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Occupy Oakland coverage,” Mercury News Staff
THIRD PLACE, Silicon Valley San Jose Business Journal, “Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is dead,” Cromwell Schubarth, Colleen Combes, Lisa Sibley, Jon Xavier, Moryt Milo, Shana Lynch, Mary Ann Azevedo, Diana Samuels, Eli Segall, David Goll, Vicki Thompson, Lemery Reyes

News Story
FIRST PLACE, The Bay Citizen, “Questions Are Raised on Restraint Training,” Jennifer Gollan
SECOND PLACE, Patch, “No Harbor Police the Day of Brutal Kind Grind Rape,” Brad Kava
THIRD PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Cat shooter suit moves forward,” Julia Cheever

Continuing Coverage
FIRST PLACE, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Steve Jobs resignation and death,” Business Journal Staff
SECOND PLACE (tie), Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Yahoo after Bartz,” Business Journal Staff
SECOND PLACE (tie), Patch, “Crisis In Hercules,” Laila Kearney, Ari Soglin, Bob Porterfield, Jackie Ginley
THIRD PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Federal MS-13 racketeering and murder trials,” Julia Cheever

Series
FIRST PLACE, Bloomberg, “Payroll in Peril,” Michael Marois, James Nash, Alison Vekshin, Rodney Yap

Feature Story of a Light Nature
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “El Cerrito Nicknamed ‘Little Taipei’,” Charles Burress
SECOND PLACE, Bay City News Service, “San Francisco Apple aficionados line up for the iPhone 4S,” Patricia Decker
THIRD PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Anglophiles gather to watch royal wedding,” Janna Brancolini

Feature Story of a Serious Nature
FIRST PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Alameda County grapples with best way to rescue teen prostitutes,” Janna Brancolini
SECOND PLACE, Patch, “In Wake of Shooting, Children’s Play Gone From Eighth Lane,” Drew Himmelstein
THIRD PLACE, Bay City News Service, “Mercury mission puts Livermore instrument to the test,” Janna Brancolini

Sports Story
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “Mr. All-Everything: Meet Menlo’s Dylan Mayer,” Scott Campbell
SECOND PLACE, Bay City News Service, “SF Giants, fans celebrate home opener,” Sean McCourt

Headline
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “Take-Out 2.0: Gobble Offers ‘Peer-to-Peer Lasagna’,” Rachel Stern

Multi Media/Interactivity
FIRST PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “A Chance To Survive,” Dai Sugano, John Boudreau
SECOND PLACE, Patch, “A Tribute to Steve Jobs (1955-2011),” Aaron Selverston
THIRD PLACE, San Jose Mercury News, “Bharatanatyam In Motion,” Dai Sugano

Blog/Commentary
FIRST PLACE, Patch, “My Neighbor, Steve Jobs,” Lisen Stromberg
SECOND PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Solyndra’s Demise,” Lindsay Riddell
THIRD PLACE, San Francisco Business Times, “Buffett’s BofA Investment,” Mark Calvey

Best use of Twitter
FIRST PLACE, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, “@paloaltomedical,” Erin Macartney
SECOND PLACE, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, “@millspeninsula,” Erin Macartney
THIRD PLACE, San Mateo Police Dept, “@SanMateoPD,” Dave Norris, Ted Gonzales, Mike Callagy, Susan Manheimer

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