Marrion Cruz
The Guardsman
First Place
Ghost Students at City College
Investigative Reporting
College Media
Martin do Nascimento
KQED Public Radio
First Place
Scenes From San Francisco's Unhoused Encampment Sweeps
Photography / Feature
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Mary Elizabeth Perez
Kinda Cool Magazine
First Place
NIKI Delivers Buzzworthy Performance in Berkeley
Entertainment Review
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mary McInerney
USF Magazine
First Place
The Man Behind the Camera, USF Magazine
Profile
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mary McInerney
USF Magazine
First Place
Friends Who Play Together, Stay Together, USF Magazine
Sports Feature
Magazines/Trade Publications
Matt Petty
San Francisco Examiner
First Place
San Francisco Examiner
Overall Excellence: Best Community Newspaper
Overall Excellence Awards
Matt Petty
San Francisco Examiner
Second Place
Election Guide
Feature Layout Design
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Matt Simons
Courthouse News Service (CNS)
First Place
"Would You Like to Fight?" The Myth & Promise of "Mutual Combat"
Feature Story / Light Subject
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Matt Villano
270 Media
First Place
The Right Place for the Right Mind
Headline
Magazines/Trade Publications
Matthew Bajko
Bay Area Reporter
Third Place
Bay Area Reporter
Overall Excellence: Best Community Newspaper
Overall Excellence Awards
Matthew Bajko
Bay Area Reporter
Third Place
Political Notebook: Trump orders end Presidio Pride event in SF
Columns-News/Political
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Matthew Green
KQED Public Radio
Second Place
Greater Bay Area Prepares For Rising Seas, Communities Grapple With Flooding Issues
Environment/Nature
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Matthew Green
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
What Is a 'Heat Island'? You Might Be Living Inside One in the Bay Area
Environment/Nature
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Matthew Petty
Nob Hill Gazette
Third Place
June 2025 Pride Issue
Cover Design
Magazines/Trade Publications
Matthew Petty
Nob Hill Gazette
Second Place
Nob Hill Gazette Staff
Overall Excellence: Best Magazine/Trade Publication
Overall Excellence Awards
Max Darrow
KPIX CBS 5
Second Place
The Jury has Reached a Verdict
Series or Continuing Coverage
Television/Video - Video Only
Maya Carrillo
Spartan Daily
Second Place
ICE/Immigration Stories
Investigative Reporting
College Media
Maya Cueva
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
The Surveillance Machine (Close All Tabs)
Series or Continuing Coverage
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Meera Kymal
India Currents
First Place
This Sporting Life
Columns-Sports
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Meera Kymal
India Currents
Third Place
Breakfast In Lahore, Lunch In Amritsar, & Dinner In Bangalore??
Headline
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Megan Cassidy
San Francisco Chronicle
First Place
Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao criminally indicted two months after recall
Breaking News
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Mel Velasquez
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
How RFK Jr.'s Message Took Root in a Small Marin Town
Podcast - News
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Melissa Caen
The Voice of San Francisco
Second Place
Voice Weekly: David Chiu, San Francisco City Attorney,
Public Affairs Program
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Meredith Sheffer
San Francisco Business Times
First Place
Creating a monster
Cover Design
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Meredith Sheffer
San Francisco Business Times
First Place
California Forever floats a new idea
Feature Layout Design
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Michael Acton
Financial Times
First Place
Why Trump can't build iPhones in the US
Feature Layout Design
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Michael Barba
San Francisco Chronicle
First Place
San Francisco Chronicle coverage leads to management change at S.F. Zoo
Investigative Reporting
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Michael Santiago
Mission Local
Second Place
SNAPS
Photography / Photo Series
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Michael Stoll
San Francisco Public Press
Third Place
Scientist Who Helped Prove Humans Changed the Climate Watches Evidence Being Erased
Environment/Nature
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Michael Stoll
San Francisco Public Press
First Place
Exposed: The Human Radiation Experiments at Hunters Point
Investigative Reporting
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Michael Yamashita
Bay Area Reporter
Third Place
Bay Area Reporter
Overall Excellence: Best Community Newspaper
Overall Excellence Awards
Michael Zwiebach
San Francisco Classical Voice
Second Place
Was a Strike Before the SF Symphony's Season Opener Inevitable?
Breaking News
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Michael Zwiebach
San Francisco Classical Voice
Third Place
Stars Align at SF Symphony for Esa-Pekka Salonen's Cello Concerto
Entertainment Review
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Michael Zwiebach
San Francisco Classical Voice
First Place
SF Symphony Chorus Faces Unprecedented Wage Cuts
General News Story
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Mike DeWald
Riff
Second Place
RIFF RADIO
Overall Excellence: Best Radio Station/Podcast
Overall Excellence Awards
Mike Ege
The Voice of San Francisco
First Place
Housing is becoming San Francisco's Forever War
Politics/Government
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Mimi Towle
270 Media
First Place
Cover Design Flip Book
Cover Design
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mimi Towle
270 Media
First Place
Sustainable Packaging
Environment/Nature
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mimi Towle
270 Media
Third Place
Marin's Shifting Shoreline: The conversation has started and your voice matters
Environment/Nature
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mimi Towle
270 Media
First Place
An Insider's Guide to San Francisco Crosstown Trails
Feature Layout Design
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mimi Towle
270 Media
First Place
Wild and Free: Where the Waterfront Children Are
Feature Story / Light Subject
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mimi Towle
270 Media
Second Place
The Trajectory of their Lives
Feature Story / Serious Subject
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mimi Towle
270 Media
First Place
The Right Place for the Right Mind
Headline
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mimi Towle
270 Media
Second Place
A Safe Place to Sleep
Headline
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mimi Towle
270 Media
First Place
Sustainable Packaging
Series or Continuing Coverage
Magazines/Trade Publications
Mission Local Staff
Mission Local
First Place
Mission Local: Punching above our weight
Overall Excellence: Best Community News Website
Overall Excellence Awards
Mission Local Staff
Mission Local
Third Place
16th and Mission Ongoing Coverage
Series or Continuing Coverage
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Momo Chang
Oaklandside and Oakland Voices
First Place
Since Stop AAPI Hate, some Oakland Chinatown residents are rethinking crime prevention
General News Story
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Morgan Sung
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
The Surveillance Machine (Close All Tabs)
Series or Continuing Coverage
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Nancy Chan
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
Nandita Bose
India Currents
Second Place
Peoplewatch
Profile
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Nanette Asimov
San Francisco Chronicle
Third Place
UC Berkeley student mixes 'secret sauce' for national spelling bee
Feature Story / Light Subject
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Napa Valley Register Staff
Napa Valley Register
Third Place
Napa Valley Register
Overall Excellence: Best Community News Website
Overall Excellence Awards
Natalia Navarro
KQED Public Radio
First Place
How Anti-Trans Politics Loomed Over San José State's Volleyball Season
Podcast - News
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Navin Krishnan
Spartan Daily
First Place
Navin Krishnan columns
College Media: Column
College Media
Nick Otto
Napa Valley Register
First Place
PHOTOS: American Canyon celebrates Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors
Photography / Photo Series
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Nick Otto
Napa Valley Register
Second Place
CIF Girls Basketball Northern California Regional Division III Championship
Photography / Sports
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Nick Yacenko
Bospar
Second Place
RealSense Completes Spinout from Intel, Raises $50 Million to Accelerate AI-Powered Vision for Robotics and Biometrics
Press Releases
Public Relations
Nomi Kane
The Voice of San Francisco
First Place
Peskin's Monster
Editorial Cartoon
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom