Digital Media: Blog/Commentary
First Place
Nirupama Vaidhyanathan, Jaya Padmanabhan, “What Does Our Society Need?”, India Currents
Second Place
Jaya Padmanabhan, “Vinod Khosla’s Illiberal Views on Education”, India Currents
Digital Media: Columns: Features
First Place
Sarita Sarvate, Swathi Ramprasad, Jaya Padmanabhan, “Questions of Identity”, India Currents
Digital Media: Columns-News/Political
First Place
Nirupama Vaidhyanathan, Nirupama Vaidhyanathan, Isha Trivedi, “Speaking Up”, India Currents
Digital Media: Environment/Nature Report
First Place
Mark Hedin, “Pioneering Puerto Rican fiscal sponsor leads grass-roots hurricane recovery effort”, San Francisco Study Center
Digital Media: Feature Story / Serious Nature
First Place
Jonathan Greenberg, “What Trump’s John Baron Deception Says About our Truth-less President”, Sonoma Independent
Second Place
Mark MacNamara, Michael Zwiebach, Paul Kotapish, “The Orpheus Effect Revisited”, San Francisco Classical Voice (SFCV.org)
Third Place
Mark MacNamara, Michael Zwiebach, Paul Kotapish, “The Mindful Provocateur: Conductor Michael Morgan in Strange Times”, San Francisco Classical Voice (SFCV.org)
Digital Media: Headline
First Place
Jonathan Greenberg, “What Trump’s John Baron Deception Says About our Truth-less President”, Sonoma Independent
Digital Media: Investigative Reporting
First Place
Kartikay Mehrotra, Peter Waldman, Jonathan Levin, “In Trump’s America, Bosses Are Accused of Weaponizing the ICE Crackdown”, Bloomberg
Digital Media: News Story
First Place
Julia Cheever, “Appeals Court: Unequal Pay Can’t Be Based On Women’s Previous Salaries”, Bay City News Service
Second Place
Daniel Montes, “U.S. Customs officials: Filipino activist detained at SFO was treated fairly”, Bay City News Service
Third Place
Brian Neumann, “As lawsuit swirls, hope sparks for Fillmore Heritage Center”, SFBay.ca
Digital Media: Photography / Feature
First Place
Ching Wong, “Buck naked activists march for psychedelics, body freedom”, SFBay.ca
Digital Media: Photography / News
First Place
Ching Wong, “Vigil honors Nia Wilson, demands action”, SFBay.ca
Digital Media: Photo Series
First Place
Ching Wong, “Thousands savored her Tamales. Dozens showed up for her funeral.”, SFBay.ca
Digital Media: Photography / Sports
First Place
Scot Tucker, “Wild walkoff win lifts As toward top of AL West”, SFBay.ca
Second Place
Scot Tucker, “Klay ushers Warriors back from 17-point deficit in Game 6 win”, SFBay.ca
Third Place
Scot Tucker, “Durant saves Warriors after twisted ankle costs Curry”, SFBay.ca
Digital Media: Series or Continuing Coverage
First Place
Jerold Chinn, “San Francisco transit and transportation”, SFBay.ca
Second Place
Mark Bergen, Josh Eidelson, Ellen Huet, “The plight of tech contract workers”, Bloomberg
Third Place
Julia Cheever, “Climate Change in Federal Court”, Bay City News Service
Digital Media: Series or Continuing Coverage
First Place
Jerold Chinn, “San Francisco transit and transportation”, SFBay.ca
Second Place
Mark Bergen, Josh Eidelson, Ellen Huet, “The plight of tech contract workers”, Bloomberg
Third Place
Julia Cheever, “Climate Change in Federal Court”, Bay City News Service
Magazine/Trade Publications: Business/Technology Story
First Place
Romy Varghese, “Bond Investors Shrug at Californias Fake Fiscal Emergencies”,
Bloomberg Businessweek
Second Place
Lauren Smiley, “The Mission To Build The Ultimate Burger Robot”, Wired.com
Magazine/Trade Publications: Columns-Features
First Place
Emily Mangini, “Food columns”, Climate Magazine
Second Place
Jim Clifford, “History columns”, Climate Magazine
Magazine/Trade Publications: Cover Design
First Place
Victoria Terheyden, Paul Totah, Bill Isham, “Future Magazine Winter 2019”, Archbishop Riordan High School
Second Place
Jim Kirkland, “Cover – A Home for History”, Climate Magazine
Third Place
Cat Bagg, Kris Miller, “I Heart SF”, USF Magazine
Magazine/Trade Publications: Environment/Nature Report
First Place
Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, “The Elem Tribe’s Last Stand: A small band of Native Americans living next to one of the world’s most contaminated mercury mines is struggling to hold on to its 14,000-year-old home.”, Earth Island Journal
Second Place
Maureen Nandini Mitra, “The Long Run Home: A vanishing tribe, a critically-endangered fish, and the race to pull them back from the brink.”, Earth Island Journal
Magazine/Trade Publications: Feature Layout Design
First Place
Cat Bagg, Kris Miller, “I Heart SF”,
USF Magazine
Second Place
Lisa Anderson, Anne Hoglund, Dale Johnston, “Ambos Nogales”, USF Magazine
Magazine/Trade Publications: Feature Story / Light Nature
First Place
Lauren Smiley, “The Post-Millennial Generation Is Here”, The Atlantic
Second Place
Julia Park Tracey, “One Rad Mama (Cover Story)”, Alameda Magazine/Oakland Magazine
Third Place
Jim Kirkland, “Creating a Miracle”, Climate Magazine
Magazine/Trade Publications: Feature Story / Serious Nature
First Place
Peter Waldman, Lizette Chapman , Jordan Robertson, “Palantir Knows Everything About You”, Bloomberg Businessweek
Second Place
Carly Stern, Charu Kasturi, Leslie dela Vega, Fiona Zublin, “Forced to Divorce: Americans With Disabilities Must Pick Marriage or Health Care”, OZY
Third Place
Janet McGovern, “An Area That Once Built its Way Out of Housing Shortage…”, Climate Magazine
Magazine/Trade Publications: Headline
First Place
Janet McGovern, Climate Magazine
Second Place
Janet McGovern, Climate Magazine
Third Place
Janet McGovern, Climate Magazine
Magazine/Trade Publications: Investigative Reporting
First Place
Lauren Smiley, “Two White Moms. Six Black Kids. One Unthinkable Tragedy.”, Glamour
Second Place
Richard Schiffman, “Missed Opportunity: Is the vaquita’s plight linked to the US government’s failure to take advantage of one of its most powerful wildlife crime-fighting tools?”, Earth Island Journal
Third Place
Ellen Huet, “The Dark Side of Orgasmic Meditation Company OneTaste”, Bloomberg Businessweek
Magazine/Trade Publications: Photography / Feature
First Place
Jim Kirkland, “Something’s Brewing”, Climate Magazine
Second Place
Jim Kirkland, “Play Ball!”, Climate Magazine
Third Place
Jim Kirkland, “When Mother Nature Meets Human Nature”, Climate Magazine
Newspapers-Daily: Blog/Commentary
First Place
Jaya Padmanabhan, “Am I An Unequal Citizen of America?”, San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Business/Technology Story
First Place
Emily Mibach, “The beloved Oasis is closing”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Second Place
Holly McDede, Raquel Maria Dillon, “California’s cannabis industry is often cash-only, uninsured, and vulnerable”, KALW
Newspapers-Daily: Columns-Features
First Place
Charles Desmarais, “Charles Desmarais – Art Critic”, San Francisco Chronicle
Second Place
Jaya Padmanabhan, “In Brown Type”, San Francisco Examiner
Third Place
Joel P. Engardio, “Columns by Joel P. Engardio”, San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Columns-News/Political
First Place
Joe Rodriguez, “On Guard”, San Francisco Examiner
Second Place
Dave Price, “News columns of Dave Price”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Newspapers-Daily: Columns-Sports
First Place
Ryan Gorcey, “Barry Bonds is human after all, misses father during San Francisco Giants number retirement ceremony”, San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Entertainment Review
First Place
John Angell Grant, “Play Examines Social Conflict in China”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Second Place
John Angell Grant, “’Skeleton’ delves into morality amid crisis”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Third Place
Holly McDede, Raquel Maria Dillon, “Honoring the ‘Screaming Queens’ of Compton’s Cafeteria”, KALW
Newspapers-Daily: Feature Story / Light Nature
First Place
Emily Mibach, “Last call for The Oasis”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Second Place
Lauren Hernandez, “Gold leaf art project calls out Bay Area income inequality, gentrification”, San Francisco Chronicle
Third Place
Joshua Sabatini, “Haight residents are complaining about dogs dominating sidewalks”, San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Feature Story / Serious Nature
First Place
Allison Levitsky, “Gentle, artistic man died violently”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Second Place
Joel P. Engardio, “New Attitude: Gay S.F. Police Union President Tony Montoya Promises Change”, San Francisco Examiner
Third Place
Joshua Sabatini, “Those impacted by the War on Drugs still wait for cannabis permits in SF”, San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Front Page Design
First Place
Dave Price, “Palo Alto Daily Post front page June 26, 2018”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Second Place
Monste Reyes, Ming Vong, Sara Gaiser, “What We Lost”, San Francisco Examiner
Third Place
Monste Reyes, Ming Vong, Sara Gaiser, Kevin Hume, “Who Let The Dogs Out?”,
San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Headline
First Place
Dave Price, “Volkswagen decides to squash the Bug”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Second Place
Dave Price, “Superintendent’s race this close”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Third Place
Dave Price, “City’s soda tax loses its fizz”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Newspapers-Daily: Investigative Reporting
First Place
Allison Levitsky, “School district fails to keep settlement out of the public eye”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Second Place
Allison Levitsky, “City met privately with hotel buyers before sale, tenants face eviction”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Third Place
Joe Rodriguez, “Muni suffering major citywide service gaps due to operator shortage”,
San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: News Story
First Place
Michael Barba, “SF paramedic accused of choking woman, officer fired for alleged cover-up”, San Francisco Examiner
Second Place
Joshua Sabatini, “Square CEO Jack Dorsey’s tax fight goes beyond Prop. C”, San Francisco Examiner
Third Place
Lauren Hernandez, “Camp Fire destroys 132-year-old covered bridge that was monument to Gold Rush era”, San Francisco Chronicle
Newspapers-Daily: Photography / Feature
First Place
Kevin Hume, “Storm surge waves in San Francisco Bay draw crowds, surfers”,
San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Photography / News
First Place
Kevin Hume, “Seniors left behind”, San Francisco Examiner
Second Place
Kevin Hume, “Mayor-elect Breed declares victory at childhood elementary school”,
San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Profile
First Place
Ryan Gorcey, “University of San Francisco Dons guard Charles Minlend has come out of his shell”, San Francisco Examiner
Newspapers-Daily: Series or Continuing Coverage
First Place
Emily Mibach, Allison Levitsky, “Ex-cop’s standoff with police”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Second Place
Allison Levitsky, “The sale of the Hotel President”, Palo Alto Daily Post
Third Place
Allison Levitsky, Dave Price, “Palo Alto woman accuses Supreme Court nominee”,
Palo Alto Daily Post
Newspapers-Daily: Sports Feature
First Place
Daniel Brown, “Help! I married my dreaded baseball rival”, The Mercury News and East Bay Times
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Blog/Commentary
First Place
Jessika Karlsson, “My mother missed my graduation thanks Trump”, El Tecolote
Second Place
El Tecolote Staff, “Our parents, the original Dreamers, deserve protections too”, El Tecolote
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Business/Technology Story
First Place
Blanca Torres, “Prop. 13 turns 40: Many unhappy returns”, San Francisco Business Times
Second Place
Cromwell Schubarth, “The Rise of the PIPO”, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Third Place
Ron Leuty, “Curing AIDS”, San Francisco Business Times
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Columns-News/Political
First Place
Carlos Barón, “The Devil’s Advocate”, El Tecolote
Second Place
Palo Alto Weekly Staff, “Rename the schools after people”, Palo Alto Weekly
Third Place
Nestor Castillo, “Centrospective”, El Tecolote
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Editorial
First Place
Jim Gardner, “S.F.’s west side story is not sharks v. jets, but haves v. have-nots”,
San Francisco Business Times
Second Place
Jim Gardner, “The 1970s called: They want their housing policies back”,
San Francisco Business Times
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Editorial Cartoon
First Place
Valeria Olguín, “Tamale Lady”, El Tecolote
Second Place
Gustavo Reyes, “Immigrant’s fight for the American Dream”, El Tecolote
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Entertainment Review
First Place
Karla Kane, “Finding Common Ground”, Palo Alto Weekly
Second Place
Alexis Terrazas, “One Down: Filipina MCs unite, slay colonial patriarchy on track”, El Tecolote
Third Place
Karla Kane, “Well-acted ‘Distracted’”, Palo Alto Weekly
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Feature Layout Design
First Place
Doug Magill, “The Making of ‘The Making of’ Silicon Valley”, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Second Place
Doug Magill, “The Danger That Lurks”, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Feature Story / Serious Nature
First Place
Nuala Sawyer, Kevin Hume, “The Biggest Lose in Paradise? Its Elders”, SF Weekly
Second Place
Katie Burke, “Sameness sells”, San Francisco Business Times
Third Place
Julia Park Tracey, “Quilters Help Put North Bay Wildfire Victims’ Lives Back Together”,
The Press Democrat
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Front Page Design
First Place
Jessica Sabogal, “Somos Perfectas”, El Tecolote
Second Place
Eric Pratt, “The Wisdom of Tokimonsta”, SF Weekly
Third Place
Nadir Hussain, “SVBJ Cover December 7, 2018”, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Investigative Reporting
First Place
Gennady Sheyner, “Hidden Agenda”, Palo Alto Weekly
Newspapers – Non-Daily: News Story
First Place
Ida Mojadad, “Who Judges the Judges? We Do.”, SF Weekly
Second Place
Susan Sutton, “Battle Brews Over Name of School”, Glen Park News
Third Place
Susan Sutton, “School Renamed for Dolores Huerta”, Glen Park News
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Photography / Feature
First Place
Beth LaBerge, “Mission Maestro”, El Tecolote
Second Place
Todd Johnson, “Brian Chesky grew Airbnb from three airbeds in a living room to the biggest force in hospitality”, San Francisco Business Times
Third Place
Vicki Thompson, “John Chambers’ Next Act”, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Photography / News
First Place
Alejandro Galicia Diaz, “No Charges”, El Tecolote
Second Place
Todd Johnson, “Three wounded, suspect dead from shooting at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno”, San Francisco Business Times
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Photography / Photo Series
First Place
Gino Abrajano, “Quinceañera, Rite of Passage”, El Tecolote
Second Place
Adelyna Tirado, Amarah Hernandez, “Indigenous People’s Sunrise Gathering at Alcatraz Island”, El Tecolote
Third Place
Vicki Thompson, “Lemurs and Jaguars and Alligators … Oh My!”, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Profile
First Place
Destiny Arroyo, “René Yáñez reflects on five decades of being an artist in the Mission”,
El Tecolote
Second Place
Amanda Peterson, “Graffiti artist Girl Mobb trains next generation of female street artists”, El Tecolote
Third Place
Chris Rauber, “Auto Empire DGDG Is a Family Affair”, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Series or Continuing Coverage
First Place
Blanca Torres, “The Modular Revolution”, San Francisco Business Times
Second Place
Gennady Sheyner, “Hotel President”, Palo Alto Weekly
Third Place
Mark Calvey, “Bay Area Exodus”, San Francisco Business Times
Newspapers – Non-Daily: Sports Feature
First Place
Maria Puras Arauzo, “In this corner: Mission nurse finds home in world of professional fighting”, El Tecolote
Second Place
Jody Meacham, “How a $10M Loss Can Make Levi’s Stadium a Winner”, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Radio/Audio-Commercial: Feature Story / Serious Nature
First Place
Aki Ito, Ellen Huet, Pia Gadkari, Taki Telonidis, Jim Briggs, “A Female Engineer’s Fight for Equal Pay at Google”,
Bloomberg Technology
Radio/Audio – Non-Commercial: Documentary
First Place
Ninna Gaensler-Debs, Holly McDede, Lisa Morehouse, Tarek Fouda, “Meet the lawyers fighting the federal government to save their clients from deportation”, KALW
Radio/Audio – Non-Commercial: Feature Story / Light Nature
First Place
Holly McDede, Emma McAvoy, Eli Wirtschafter, “At Alcatraz Alumni Reunion, former convicts are rockstars”, KALW
Second Place
Christine Nguyen, Raquel Maria Dillon, “Finding home in San Jose’s Grand Century Mall”, KALW
Radio/Audio – Non-Commercial: Feature Story / Serious Nature
First Place
Marisol Medina-Cadena, Andrew Stelzer, Gabe Grabin, “Oakland-raised Maya are bridging the Mam language gap in local courts”, KALW
Second Place
Holly McDede, Judy Silber , Corinne Smith, “This church seeks to curb Oakland’s sex trade through the power of prayer”, KALW
Radio/Audio – Non-Commercial: Investigative Reporting
First Place
Gabe Grabin, Raquel Maria Dillon, Claire Stremple, “San Francisco may be the first city in the nation to open safe injection sites”, KALW
Radio/Audio – Non-Commercial: News Story
First Place
Holly McDede, Kristin McCandless, Eli Wirtschafter, “Oakland Measure Z could bring harassment protections to hotel workers”, KALW
Second Place
Marco Siler-Gonzales, Lisa Morehouse, James Rowlands, “United Methodist Church alleges moral corruption in Glides leadership”, KALW
Radio/Audio – Non-Commercial: Public Affairs Program (Staff of 1-4)
First Place
Bill Buchanan, Jim Buchanan, “Decades later, WW II infantry vet Francis Resta describes the nightmare of combat”, KDRT-LP 95.7 FM, Davis CA
Second Place
Rose Aguilar, Malihe Razazan, Laura Wenus, Kevin Vance, “Your Call”, KALW
Third Place
Bill Buchanan, Jim Buchanan, “This killer’s story challenges law that says a 15-year-old should never be tried as an adult”, KDRT-LP 95.7 FM, Davis CA
Radio/Audio – Non-Commercial: Series or Continuing Coverage
First Place
Spoon Jackson, b.f. thames, Steve Drown, Damon Cooke, Bryan Mazza, Joe Kirk, Hannah Kingsley-Ma, JulianGlenn “Luke” Padgett, Jessica Placzek, “Uncuffed”, KALW
Radio/Audio – Non-Commercial: Sports Feature
First Place
Kristi Coale, Ben Trefny, Gabe Grabin, “19th-Century Baseball Lives On In Bay Area Parks”, KALW
Second Place
Bo Walsh, Ninna Gaensler-Debs, “The Stanford Band scatters on”, KALW
Digital Media Overall Excellence
First Place
Jesse Garnier, Scot Tucker, Miles Garnier, “SFBay.ca – All Bay, All Day”, SFBay.ca
Magazines/Trade Publications Overall Excellence
First Place
Janet McGovern, Jim Kirkland, “Climate magazine”, Climate Magazine
Newspapers-Non-Daily Overall Excellence
First Place
San Francisco Business Times Staff, “San Francisco Business Times”,
San Francisco Business Times
Radio/Audio-Non-Commercial Overall Excellence
First Place
Hana Baba, Ben Trenfy, Shereen Adel, Angela Johnson, David Boyer, “Crosscurrents”, KALW
Newspapers-Daily Overall Excellence
First Place
Deborah Petersen, Sara Gaiser, Examiner Staff, “San Francisco Examiner Overall Excellence”, San Francisco Examiner