James Rowlands
KALW
Third Place
Texas troubadour Charley Crockett brings his country blues back to the Bay
Profile
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
James Rowlands
KALW
Third Place
Coach Nakase Is Full Of Firsts
Sports Feature
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Jane Tyska
Oakland Tribune
Third Place
Rosie the Riveter
Photography / Feature
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Jane Tyska
Oakland Tribune
Third Place
The Continental Club
Photography / Photo Series
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Jane Tyska
Oakland Tribune
First Place
Walk-Off Home Run
Photography / Sports
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Jane Tyska
Oakland Tribune - Digital
First Place
Beached Whale
Photography / News
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Janet Reilly
Nob Hill Gazette
Second Place
Nob Hill Gazette Staff
Overall Excellence: Best Magazine/Trade Publication
Overall Excellence Awards
Janos Gereben
San Francisco Classical Voice
Second Place
Was a Strike Before the SF Symphony's Season Opener Inevitable?
Breaking News
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Janos Gereben
San Francisco Classical Voice
First Place
SF Symphony Chorus Faces Unprecedented Wage Cuts
General News Story
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Jay Dela Cruz
KNTV - Digital Content
Second Place
Breaking It Down
Sports Feature
Television/Video - Video Only
Jay Dela Cruz
KNTV - Digital Content
First Place
Breaking It Down
Videography
Television/Video - Video Only
Jen Chien
KQED Public Radio
First Place
Hyphenación
Podcast - General Interest
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Jen Chien
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
The Surveillance Machine (Close All Tabs)
Series or Continuing Coverage
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Jennifer Gennari
269 Media
Third Place
Marin's Shifting Shoreline: The conversation has started and your voice matters
Environment/Nature
Magazines/Trade Publications
Jennifer Gennari
270 Media
First Place
Wild and Free: Where the Waterfront Children Are
Feature Story / Light Subject
Magazines/Trade Publications
Jennifer Massoni Pardini
Nob Hill Gazette
Second Place
Arion Press Marks 50 Years With a Move to Fort Mason
General News Story
Magazines/Trade Publications
Jennifer Massoni Pardini
Nob Hill Gazette
Second Place
Nob Hill Gazette Staff
Overall Excellence: Best Magazine/Trade Publication
Overall Excellence Awards
Jerold Chinn
The Ingleside Light
Second Place
The Ingleside Light: News for San Francisco's Greater Ingleside Neighborhood
Overall Excellence: Best Community News Website
Overall Excellence Awards
Jessica Garrison
Los Angeles Times
Third Place
How San Francisco became a launching pad for the most powerful women in politics
Politics/Government
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Jessica Kariisa
KQED Public Radio
First Place
How Anti-Trans Politics Loomed Over San José State's Volleyball Season
Podcast - News
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Jessica Kariisa
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
How RFK Jr.'s Message Took Root in a Small Marin Town
Podcast - News
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Jesus Francisco Sierra
Nob Hill Gazette
First Place
A Brief Spanish History of San Francisco
Blog / Commentary
Magazines/Trade Publications
Jim Buchanan
KDRT
Second Place
Davisville, May 12, 2025: Davis faces choice between more homes, fewer schools
Best Reporting by a small radio station
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Jim Buchanan
KDRT
First Place
Davisville
Public Affairs Program
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Jim Provenzano
Bay Area Reporter
Third Place
Bay Area Reporter
Overall Excellence: Best Community Newspaper
Overall Excellence Awards
Jim Seimas
Santa Cruz Sentinel
First Place
How Santa Cruz big wave surfer Alessandro 'Alo' Slebir went from local talent to global sensation
Sports Feature
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Joe Dworetzky
Bay City News
Third Place
Bay City Sketchbook: Celebrating July 4th - "4th of July 2025"
Editorial Cartoon
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Joe Eskenazi
Mission Local
First Place
Mission Local obtains list of SFUSD schools to potentially merge/close
Breaking News
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Joe Eskenazi
Mission Local
First Place
Joe Eskenazi and San Francisco
Columns-News/Political
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Joe Fletcher
270 Media
Third Place
Shifting the View
Photography / Feature
Magazines/Trade Publications
Joe Oliver
Saint Mary's College of California
First Place
The Goose Is Airborne
Photography / Sports
College Media
John Ferrannini
Bay Area Reporter
Third Place
Bay Area Reporter
Overall Excellence: Best Community Newspaper
Overall Excellence Awards
John Goecke
Alta Journal
First Place
Alta Journal
Overall Excellence: Best Magazine/Trade Publication
Overall Excellence Awards
John R. Adkins
The Guardsman
First Place
City College's Grounded Aeronautics Program May Find Runway Yet
General News Story
College Media
John R. Adkins
The Guardsman
Third Place
City College's Grounded Aeronautics Program May Find Runway Yet
Headline
College Media
John R. Adkins
The Guardsman
Second Place
The Guardsman Vol. 179, Issue 4
Front Page Design
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
John Reed
Financial Times
First Place
Why Trump can't build iPhones in the US
Feature Layout Design
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
John Zipperer
The Voice of San Francisco
Second Place
Voice Weekly: David Chiu, San Francisco City Attorney,
Public Affairs Program
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Jonah Steinhart
270 Media
Second Place
A Safe Place to Sleep
Headline
Magazines/Trade Publications
Jonathan Bloom
KNTV - Digital Content
First Place
Robot Revolution: AI has joined the game
Feature Story / Light Subject
Television/Video - Video Only
Jonathan Bloom
KNTV - Digital Content
Second Place
There's Crying in Baseball
General News Story
Television/Video - Video Only
Jonathan Bloom
KNTV - Digital Content
Second Place
Breaking It Down
Sports Feature
Television/Video - Video Only
Jonathan Bloom
KNTV - Digital Content
First Place
Breaking It Down
Videography
Television/Video - Video Only
Jonathan Bloom
KNTV NBC Bay Area
First Place
Countdown to the Olympics
General News Story
Television/Video - Video Only
Jonathan Bloom
KNTV NBC Bay Area
First Place
Milan After Midnight
Live Report
Television/Video - Video Only
Jose Carlos Fajardo
Bay Area News Group
Second Place
Riding the Wave
Photography / Feature
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Jose Carlos Fajardo
Bay Area News Group
Second Place
Fire Dance
Photography / News
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Jose Carlos Fajardo
Bay Area News Group
Second Place
Smashed Nose
Photography / Sports
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Jose Carlos Fajardo
Bay Area News Group
Third Place
Jumping for Joy
Photography / Sports
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Joseph Valensky
Bospar
First Place
SignalFire: The Billion-Dollar Signal
Overall Excellence: Best PR Campaign
Overall Excellence Awards
Josh Eidelson
Bloomberg Businessweek
First Place
At SpaceX, Elon Musk's Own Brand of Cancel Culture Is Thriving
Feature Story / Serious Subject
Magazines/Trade Publications
Josh Eidelson
Bloomberg Businessweek
First Place
It's Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25¢ an Hour
Politics/Government
Magazines/Trade Publications
Josh Hubbard
KGO ABC 7
First Place
TAXPAYER-FUNDED TRAVEL
Investigative Reporting
Television/Video - Video Only
Joshua Bote
Gazetteer SF
First Place
The night Sylvester changed San Francisco
Entertainment Review
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Joy Jihyun Jeong
San Francisco Chronicle
Third Place
Should transgender women be able to compete in women's sports?
Sports Feature
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Julia Gitis
Mission Local
First Place
From 1,000 to zero: The loss of public news racks in San Francisco
Business/Technology Story
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
KALW Staff
KALW
Third Place
KALW Public Media
Overall Excellence: Best Radio Station/Podcast
Overall Excellence Awards
Kani Illangovan
India Currents
Second Place
Peoplewatch
Profile
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom