Abby Sigler
The Guardsman
First Place
Ghost Students at City College
Investigative Reporting
College Media
Abigail Van Neely
Mission Local
First Place
New shoes, baby steps, and 'too much to lose' at Tenderloin community court
Criminal Justice
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Abigail Van Neely
Mission Local
Second Place
Supe candidate Michael Lai touts his education startup. Teachers recall low wages, disorder and collapse.
Investigative Reporting
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Abigail Van Neely
Mission Local
Third Place
16th and Mission Ongoing Coverage
Series or Continuing Coverage
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Adam Rogers
Business Insider
Second Place
The True Cost of Data Centers
Investigative Reporting
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Adam Shanks
San Francisco Examiner
First Place
The Examiner is monitoring these political power blocs before November
Series or Continuing Coverage
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Adhiti Bandlamudi
KQED Public Radio
First Place
Caifornia Forever Continuing Coverage
Series or Continuing Coverage
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Alan Jeffries
Bloomberg Originals
First Place
Inside Stargate: OpenAI's Megafactory in West Texas
Feature Story / Serious Subject
Television/Video - Video Only
Alan Montecillo
KQED Public Radio
First Place
How Anti-Trans Politics Loomed Over San José State's Volleyball Season
Podcast - News
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Alan Montecillo
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
How RFK Jr.'s Message Took Root in a Small Marin Town
Podcast - News
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Alastair Boone
KALW
Second Place
PIT Counts can lead to permanent supportive housing, but is this system flawed?
General News Story
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Alastair Goldfisher
The Venture Lens
Second Place
Hey, ChatGPT, Stop Trying to Please Me
Blog / Commentary
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Alastair Goldfisher
The Venture Lens
Third Place
AI, Data and the Death of Investing From the Gut
Business/Technology Story
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Alex Montano
KPIX CBS 5
Second Place
The Jury has Reached a Verdict
Series or Continuing Coverage
Television/Video - Video Only
Alex Mullaney
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
Alex Mullaney
The San Francisco Standard
First Place
Behind an explosion of hot dog vendors, tales of exploitation and desperation
Business/Technology Story
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Alex Mullaney
The San Francisco Standard
Second Place
After killing a woman, he found redemption in firefighting. Now he's accused of arson
Criminal Justice
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Alexander Leaving
new noise magazine
Second Place
Built to Last: The Dance Hall Crashers' Long-Awaited Reunion at the Great American Music Hall
Entertainment Review
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Ali Wunderman
San Francisco Examiner
Third Place
Owning a car in SF much more than it's cracked up to be
Blog / Commentary
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Alina Ta
Spartan Daily
First Place
ICE agents confirmed to be in San José
Breaking News
College Media
Alina Ta
Spartan Daily
Second Place
SJ immigrant youth grapple with ICE
General News Story
College Media
Alina Ta
Spartan Daily
Second Place
ICE/Immigration Stories
Investigative Reporting
College Media
Alina Ta
Spartan Daily
Third Place
Silicon Valley Pride Parade photos
Photography / Photo Series
College Media
Alistair Barr
Business Insider
Second Place
Robotaxi reality check
Blog / Commentary
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Allison McGinn Fuelling
USF Magazine
Second Place
The Ties That Bind, USF Magazine
Feature Layout Design
Magazines/Trade Publications
Amanda Bartlett
SFGATE
First Place
'Your whole body clock shifts': Late at night, these scientists watch over the Bay Area and beyond
Environment/Nature
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Ana De Almeida
KQED Public Radio
First Place
Hyphenación
Podcast - General Interest
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Ana De Almeida Amaral
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
San Francisco's Oldest Lesbian Bar Has Been a Safe Space for More Than 60 Years
Feature Story / Light Subject
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Analuisa Bejar
Edible Monterey Bay
First Place
Chocolate: All the world loves a trendy cup
Photography / Feature
Magazines/Trade Publications
Andrew Chamings
SFGATE
Third Place
A 'death cult' on the run: The Bay Area fringe group terrorizing America
Series or Continuing Coverage
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Angel Mayorga
Mission Local
Second Place
SNAPS
Photography / Photo Series
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Angela Corral
KQED Public Radio
First Place
In the Run-Up to the Presidential Election, Politics Doesn't Reflect Reality at the US-Mexico Border
Series or Continuing Coverage
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Anna Mindess
Edible East Bay Magazine
Second Place
Here's To Grandmothers
Feature Story / Light Subject
Magazines/Trade Publications
Anna Tong
Reuters
Third Place
OpenAI secretly works on ditching non-profit control as it raises record funding, seeks new breakthrough
Business/Technology Story
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Anne Marie Kristoff
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
Anne Marie Kristoff
The Ingleside Light
Second Place
Everyday People
Columns-Features
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Anne Stanley
Investor's Business Daily
Second Place
Election '24 Puts Energy In Flux
Headline
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Annie Vainshtein
San Francisco Chronicle
First Place
A street race crash left twin girls orphaned. Did the case against the teen driver deliver justice?
Criminal Justice
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Antonio Peeples
The Skyline View
Second Place
Skyline Sports Spotlight – Episode 1
Radio/Podcast News Reporting (College media)
College Media
April Dembosky
KQED Public Radio
Second Place
From the Dugout to the Zen Den: How the San Francisco Giants' Champion Mental Wellness
Sports Feature
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Arundathi Nair
Peninsula Press
First Place
How Trump's Mass Deportation Promise is Already Impacting California's Undocumented Community
Radio/Podcast News Reporting (College media)
College Media
Ashton Hacke
Half Moon Bay Review
Third Place
Dog lookalike contest
Photography / Feature
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Ashwini Gangal
India Currents
Third Place
This Immigrant Life
Feature Story / Light Subject
Print/Digital - Small Newsroom
Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman
KQED Public Radio
Second Place
Fake Red Curbs Cause Confusion in San Francisco
Feature Story / Light Subject
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman
KQED Public Radio
First Place
Oakland A's Mark Final Coliseum Game with Victory
Sports Feature
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Becky Duffett
Bon Appétit
First Place
How Sacramento, California, Became the Center of American Caviar Production
General News Story
Magazines/Trade Publications
Becky Duffett
Concept Carmel
Third Place
Into the Woods
Profile
Magazines/Trade Publications
Ben Pimental
Investor's Business Daily
First Place
The Great AI Race
Cover Design
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Ben Trefny
KALW
Third Place
Coach Nakase Is Full Of Firsts
Sports Feature
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Benjamin Pimentel
Investor's Business Daily
Second Place
Inside The Quantum Computing Crash Triggered By Nvidia CEO — And What His Upcoming 'Quantum Day' May Bring
Feature Story / Serious Subject
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Beth LaBerge
KQED Public Radio
First Place
Scenes From San Francisco's Unhoused Encampment Sweeps
Photography / Feature
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Beth LaBerge
KQED Public Radio
Third Place
Park Fire Survivor Kenneth Gaines Rebuilds After Losing Everything But His Animals
Photography / News
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Bill 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
Bill Buchanan
KDRT
Third Place
Davisville, April 14, 2025: As others fled Saigon 50 years ago, she stayed
Podcast - General Interest
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Bill Buchanan
KDRT
First Place
Davisville
Public Affairs Program
Radio/Podcast - Audio Only
Blaise Zerega
Alta Journal
First Place
Alta Journal
Overall Excellence: Best Magazine/Trade Publication
Overall Excellence Awards
Blanca Torres
KQED Public Radio
First Place
Columns for K Onda, KQED's monthly newsletter centering the Bay Area's Latino community
Columns-Features
Print/Digital - Large Newsroom
Bob Kinoshita
The Guardsman
Second Place
Women's Soccer Team Shuts Out San Joaquin 3-0
Photography / Photo Series
College Media
Bob Kinoshita
The Guardsman
Second Place
Rams Win Water Polo Shootout 16-11
Photography / Sports
College Media