FOSTER CITY — Bay Area print and online journalists, photographers, radio and television personnel and public relations professionals were presented with 204 awards of excellence in nine divisions and 37 categories at the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s 34th 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 523 entries from media professionals in the 11 Greater Bay Area counties. Awards honored work done in 2010. Entries were judged by the Press Clubs of Bakersfield, Florida, Houston, New Orleans, San Diego and Southeast Texas. The Print Photography division was judged by press photographers of the News Journal, Wilmington, Del., and was coordinated by Paul Sakuma of the Associated Press.

The big winner for the first time was Patch.com with 19 awards. The San Mateo Daily Journal followed with 15 and the San Jose Mercury News with 14. Cromwell Schubarth, Multi Meida/Research Editor of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, received seven plaques.

The guest speaker for the event was Mike Sugerman, reporter, KPIX CBS 5 and KCBS Radio.

Two $1,500 scholarships in the name of the late San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen were awarded. The high school recipient was Steven Lau, California High School, San Ramon. The collegiate scholarship was presented to Kayla Figard, College of San Mateo.

Special recognition was given to the General Excellence winner of the Press Club’s High School Journalism Contest, The Campanile, Palo Alto High School. The Paly adviser, Esther Wojcicki, 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, San Jose Mercury News Staff

Second Place, The Press Democrat, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, The Press Democrat Staff

Third Place, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Examiner Staff

Editorial

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Emphasis should be on facts, not fear, Jon Mays 

Second Place, The Daily Post, Secret group dictates city policy, Dave Price 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, San Francisco should drop toll proposal, Jon Mays

Columns-News

First Place, The Press Democrat, Columns by Paul Gullixson, Paul Gullixson 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Columns by Michelle Durand, Michelle Durand 

Third Place, The Daily Post, Columns by Diana Diamond, Diana Diamond

Columns-Feature

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Off the Beat, Michelle Durand 

Second Place, The Daily News, Columns by LJ Anderson, LJ Anderson 

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 Press Democrat, Columns by Bob Padecky, Bob Padecky 

Third Place, San Francisco Examiner, Columns by Glenn Dickey, Glenn Dickey

Breaking News

First Place, San Francisco Chronicle, Inferno, San Francisco Chronicle Staff 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Scene of horror – evacuees flee homes, Jon Mays, Bill Silverfarb, Heather Murtagh 

Third Place, The Daily Post, Explosion, inferno guts neighborhood, David DeBolt, Ryan Riddle

News Story

First Place, The Daily Post, Hidden police DUI revealed, David DeBolt 

Second Place, The Daily Post, Jobs demanded return of iPhone, Ryan Thomas Riddle, Jamie Morrow 

Third Place, San Francisco Examiner, Patients endure dialysis shortage, Katie Worth

Continuing Coverage

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, California governor’s race, Ken McLaughlin 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, Foreclosure frustration, Nathan Halverson 

Third Place, San Mateo County Times, Dangerous water in Pescadero, Julia Scott

Series

First Place, San Mateo County Times, Bay Area transit in trouble: Running on empty, Mike Rosenberg 

Second Place, Contra Costa Times, A journey from conflict, Matt O’Brien, Jane Tyska 

Third Place, San Jose Mercury News, Beautiful friendship, Bruce Newman

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Recipe for success, Michelle Durand 

Second Place, San Jose Mercury News, Apple’s forgotten founder, Bruce Newman 

Third Place, Contra Costa Times, A love story, Theresa Harrington, Dan Rosenstrauch

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, Sacramento Bee, Ceremony to mark 75th anniversary of China Clipper debut, Jeff Mitchell 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, Among friends, Meg McConahey 

Third Place, San Jose Mercury News, Torn apart, Dai Sugano, Ken McLaughlin

Analysis

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, The Glenview Incident, Bill Silverfarb 

Second Place, San Jose Mercury News, Broken promise, Lisa Krieger 

Third Place, San Mateo County Times, Near-perfect, Neil Gonzales

Business/Technology Story

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, The Diversity Decline, Mike Swift 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Creating cash from trash, Heather Murtagh 

Third Place, The Daily News, Out from Zuckerberg’s shadow, Will Oremus

Entertainment

First Place, The Daily News, Ovations for ‘Ovo’, Kevin Kelly 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Money is taking you to paradise, Heather Murtagh 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Lady Gaga brings the ‘wow,’ Julio Lara

Specialty Story

First Place, The Daily Post, New Belmont distillery has Old World roots, Jamie Morrow

Sports Story

First Place, The Press Democrat, A new life on the court, Bob Padecky 

Second Place, The Daily News, Movies are made like this, Vytas Mazeika 

Third Place, The Daily News, Fore!!!, Vytas Mazeika

Sports Game Story

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, One hit enough for Hillsdale, Nathan Mollat 

Second Place, San Jose Mercury News, Giants take care of Rangers, wrap up title in five games, Andrew Baggarly 

Third Place, The Daily News, Vikings blast off, Vytas Mazeika

Headline

First Place, The Daily Post, Red-light cams may yield green, Dave Price 

Second Place, The Daily Post, Hi Panda, Bye Duck, Dave Price 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Gift thieves wrap up jail deal, Michelle Durand

Graphic Design

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, An airport befitting Silicon Valley, Paiching Wei 

Second Place, The Daily News, Football: Big Wooly Style, Greg Frazier 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, The wait is over — World Cup 2010, Julio Lara

Page Design

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, HP ditches Hurd for misconduct, San Jose Mercury News Staff 

Second Place, The Daily News, Sports 4/3, Greg Frazier 

Third Place, San Francisco Examiner, Forewarned, Ming Vong

NEWSPAPERS – NON-DAILIES
Overall Excellence

First Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Bay Guardian Editorial 

Staff Second Place, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Business Times Staff 

Third Place, Central City Extra, Central City Extra, Geoffrey Link, Central City Extra Staff

Editorial

First Place, East Bay Express, Be cool, Stephen Buel 

Second Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Clear vision needs to be outlined on county’s hospital, Cromwell Schubarth 

Third Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Fix the BART police force – or disband it, Tim Redmond

Columns-News

First Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Columns by Tim Redmond, Tim Redmond 

Second Place, San Francisco Weekly, Columns by Matt Smith, Matt Smith 

Third Place, Bay Area Reporter, Political Notebook, Matthew S. Bajko

Columns-Feature

First Place, San Francisco Business Times, Columns by Steve Symanovich, Steve Symanovich

Second Place, San Francisco Weekly, Bouncer, Katy St. Clair

Third Place, Los Gatos Weekly Times, Columns by Dick Sparrer, Dick Sparrer

Breaking News

First Place, San Francisco Business Times, Salesforce plants stake in Mission Bay, Patrick Hoge, Ron Leuty, J.K. Dineen 

Second Place, Palo Alto Weekly, Powerless Palo Alto, Palo Alto Weekly Staff 

Third Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Beyond the rage, Rebecca Bowe, Alex Emslie

News Story

First Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Buying power, Rebecca Bowe, Steven T. Jones 

Second Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Mysteries of the death-drug scramble, Tim Redmond, Rula Al-Nasrawi 

Third Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Big appetite for better burgers, David Goll

Continuing Coverage

First Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, The future is here, Katherine Conrad, David Goll, Mary Duan, Eli Segall, Cromwell Schubarth, Moryt Milo 

Second Place, San Francisco Business Times, Genentech breast cancer drug on trial, Ron Leuty 

Third Place, Palo Alto Weekly, High-speed rail, Gennady Sheyner

Series

First Place, Central City Extra, Mid-Market/Living on the street, Marjorie Beggs, Jonathan Newman, Geoffrey Link 

Second Place, India-West, End of life – India’s poor recycle world’s E-waste into wealth, Som Sharma, Sunita Sohrabji, Kainaz Amaria 

Third Place, Palo Alto Weekly, Out of Bounds? Terri Lobdell

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, Los Gatos Weekly Times, Antarctica adventure, Marianne L. Hamilton 

 Second Place, Central City Extra, Lunchtime for seniors in the central city, Tom Carter 

 Third Place, Pacifica Tribune, Kitty conundrum, Jane Northrop

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, East Bay Express, Oakland Invades the Desert, Nate Seltenrich 

Second Place, India-West, The ‘Nani’ Diaries – immigrant granny nannies face exploitation, Sunita Sohrabji 

Third Place, Central City Extra, Home Sweet SRO, Tom Carter, Marjorie Beggs, Johan Vardup, Conor Gallagher

Analysis

First Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, The end of the line, David Goll, Eli Segall, Mary Duan, Katherine Conrad, Cromwell Schubarth, Moryt Milo 

Second Place, San Francisco Weekly, Let It Bleed, Joe Eskenazi, Benjamin Wachs 

Third Place, Central City Extra, Tenderloin Gusher, Jonathan Newman, Marjorie Beggs

Business/Technology Story

First Place, San Francisco Business Times, Initial Private Offering; Facebook, Zynga, Twitter on sale — early, Mark Calvey 

Second Place, Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto’s Clean Tech Revolution, Gennady Sheyner 

Third Place, Central City Extra, World Series Parade, Tom Carter

Entertainment

First Place, Palo Alto Weekly, Bravo to ‘Boulevard’, Karla Kane 

Second Place, Palo Alto Weekly, The White Ribbon, Susan Tavernetti 

Third Place, Palo Alto Weekly, The King’s Speech, Susan Tavernetti

Specialty Story

First Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Marijuana goes mainstream, Steven T. Jones 

Second Place, East County Times, Carrying son’s sword, Hannah Dreier 

Third Place, San Francisco Weekly, The Muni Death Spiral, Joe Eskenazi, Greg Dewar

Sports Story

First Place, Pacifica Tribune, Cycling turns life around, Horace Hinshaw 

Second Place, Pacifica Tribune, Escaping from Alcatraz, Horace Hinshaw 

Third Place, San Francisco Weekly, Head case, Peter Jamison

Sports Game Story

First Place, Saratoga News, Lugo keeps Promise; Falcons top Cats, Dick Sparrer 

Second Place, Willow Glen Resident, Perfect Storm, Dick Sparrer

Headline

First Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, @First starts to fill up @last, with retailers, Cromwell Schubarth 

Second Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Brewery hopes to boost aleing downtown, Cromwell Schubarth 

Third Place, San Francisco Business Times, Meat of the Matter: Steakhouses sizzling, Steve Symanovich

Graphic Design

First Place, San Francisco Business Times, National attraction, Craig Blanchard 

Second Place, San Francisco Business Times, Biofuel conundrum / The race is on, Craig Blanchard

Page Design

First Place, East Bay Express, Be Cool, Stephen Buel 

Second Place, Central City Extra, Candidates for supervisor of District 6, Lenny Limjoco 

Third Place, San Francisco Business Times, East Bay Book of Lists, Craig Blanchard

MAGAZINE / TRADE PUBLICATIONS Overall Excellence

First Place, Traditions Magazine, Traditions, Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, Smart Business Network, Cooking with Passion, Kristy J. O’Hara 

Second Place, Traditions Magazine, Living His Dream in the Pacific Northwest, Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

Third Place, Flying Adventures Magazine, On Safari on the Wing, Michelle Carter

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, San Francisco Magazine, The Merchant of Vengeance, Charles Russo 

Second Place, Smart Business Network, Long-term deals, Kristy J. O’Hara

EDITORIAL CARTOONS
Editorial Cartoons

First Place, The Daily News, Obama Visits Palo Alto, Steve Curl 

Second Place, Central City Extra, District 6, Lance Jackson 

Third Place, The Daily News, Reducing Canada Geese, Steve Curl

PHOTOGRAPHY Spot News

First Place, Associated Press, Gas Explosion in San Bruno, Paul Sakuma 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Scene of Horror, Bill Silverfarb 

Third Place, Associated Press, Break-in after murder verdict, Paul Sakuma

General News

First Place, Oakland Tribune, Oscar Grant supporters react, Jane Tyska 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, Game changer for Ft. Ross, Christopher Chung 

Third Place, San Mateo County Times, Remembering David Lews, John Green

Feature

First Place, The Press Democrat, Chess Challenge, Kent Porter 

Second Place, The Daily News, High School Musical, Kat Wade 

Third Place, San Francisco Chronicle, A Sizzler, but relief on Way, Kat Wade

Sports Action

First Place, Bay Area News Group, Cowboy Kid, Jose Carlos Fajardo 

Second Place, Oakland Tribune, Mavericks Wipeout, Jane Tyska 

Third Place, Oakland Tribune, Airborne Posey, Jane Tyska

Sports Feature

First Place, The Press Democrat, Giant Jubilation, John Burgess 

Second Place, Associated Press, March Madness Madness, Paul Sakuma 

Third Place, The Daily News, A Marathon’s Hard Enough, Kat Wade

Series/Picture Story

First Place, Oakland Tribune, Hunger in Haiti Post Quake, Jane Tyska 

Second Place, San Mateo County Times, Choices for Inmates, John Green 

Third Place, San Mateo County Times, Crumbling cliffs in Pacifica, John Green

RADIO / AUDIO Breaking News

First Place, KCBS Radio, Firestorm: San Bruno Pipeline Explosion and Fire, KCBS News Team

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, KCBS Radio, MUNI Ticket, Mike Sugerman

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, KALW, What lurks beneath: the Bay Area’s battle with invasive species in ballast water, Julia Scott 

Second Place, KCBS Radio, After the Fire, Holly Quan 

Third Place, KALW, Building by the Bay, Julia Scott

Sports Story

First Place, KCBS Radio, Curling, Mike Sugerman

Public Affairs Program

First Place, KQED Public Radio, First Generation College Students — Part I, Michael Krasny, Keven Guillory, Judy Campbell, Dan Zoll

Interview or Talk Show

First Place, KQED Public Radio, California Music, Michael Krasny, Judy Campbell, Keven Guillory, Dan Zoll

Special Program

First Place, KCBS Radio, “Aftershock: The Ongoing Crisis in Haiti”, Doug Sovern

Documentary

First Place, KQED Public Radio, The Forgotten Ones: A Legacy of Agent Orange, K. Oanh Ha, Kat Snow 

Second Place, KCBS Radio, Teen Suicide, Holly Quan

Use of Sound

First Place, KCBS Radio, “Cable Car Gripwoman,” Doug Sovern

TELEVISION / VIDEO Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Bay Area Bandits, Andrew F. Johnston 

Second Place, KPIX CBS 5, The Haunting of Brookdale Inn, Chris Bollini 

Third Place, KRON 4, A Giant Celebration, Da Lin

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, KQED 9, This Week in Northern California: Condoleezza Rice, Belva Davis, Rachel Silverman, Robin Epstein

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

Second Place, KRON 4, Church Shooting, Da Lin

Sports Story

First Place, KPIX CBS 5, Tough Mudder, Chris Bollini, Producer

Public Affairs Program

First Place, KNTV NBC Bay Area, The Real Deal: Good to Know, Jeanette Pavini, Sula Anagnostou, Christina Ricci, Jessica Avanzino, Gerard Cahill, Jonathon Tung

Special Program

First Place, KNTV NBC Bay Area, The Real Deal: Family House, Jeanette Pavini, Sula Anagnostou, Christina Ricci, Jessica Avanzino, Gerard Cahill, Jonathon Tung

Videography

First Place, KPIX CBS 5, Bollini Composite, Chris Bollini

Videography

Second Place, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Johnston Composite, Andrew F. Johnston

Editing

First Place, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Johnston Composite, Andrew F. Johnston 

Second Place, KPIX CBS 5, Bollini Composite, Chris Bollini

PUBLIC RELATIONS Overall Excellence

First Place, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, San Francisco/Northern California Chapter, Javier Valencia, Sultan Mirza, Keith Sanders, Darryl Compton

Newsletter

First Place, San Mateo County Parks Foundation, San Mateo County Parks Foundation, Julia Bott

Second Place, Broadcast Legends, Broadcast Legends Newsletter, Jim Schock, Ed Vasgersian, Peter Cleaveland, Darryl Compton 

Third Place, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Off Camera, Keith Sanders, Linda Giannecchini, Kevin Wing, Darryl Compton

BROADBAND / WEB Overall Excellence

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, www.MercuryNews.com, San Jose Mercury News Staff

Second Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Cromwell Schubarth, Elizabeth Kim 

Third Place, The Press Democrat, www.pressdemocrat.com, The Press Democrat Staff

Overall Excellence (Web only)

First Place, The Bay Citizen, The Bay Citizen — Year One, Bay Citizen Staff 

Second Place, Patch-San Bruno, San Bruno Patch, Martin Ricard, Kari Hulac, Jamie White Third Place, Patch, Patch ~ Peninsula Region, Jamie White, Miriam Finder, Drew Himmelstein, Martin Ricard, David Carini, Sarah Yokubaitis, Camden Swita, Kristine Wong, Laura Dudnick, Kenny Porpora, Stacie Chan, Vanessa Castaneda, Don Frances, Scott Campbell

Breaking News

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, Achilli Trial Live Blog, Julia Prodis Sulek 

Second Place, Patch-Menlo Park, Driver Plows Down Santa Cruz Ave, Leaves Trail Of Ruin, Vanessa Castaneda 

Third Place, Bay City News Service, Officials report on extent of losses, Patricia Decker

News Story

First Place, The Bay Citizen, Payment Scandal Rocks SF Unified, Trey Bundy, Jennifer Gollan

Second Place, Patch-Capitola-Soquel, Soquel Creek Carcinogen, Genevieve Bookwalter 

Third Place, Patch-Palo Alto, Californians Misled By High-Speed Rail Survey, Aaron Selverston

Continuing Coverage

First Place, San Francisco Chronicle, PG&E’s pipeline tests seen as flawed, Jaxon Van Derbeken, Eric Nalder, Demian Bulwa 

Second Place, Bay City News Service, Continuing coverage of guitar maker’s murder, James Lanaras 

Third Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Tesla and Toyota partnership, Mary Duan, David Goll, Cromwell Schubarth, Beth Kim

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Dia de los Muertos: Generations Past and Present, Together, Kristine Wong 

Second Place, Bay City News Service, Men who stole Lefty O’Doul’s arm return to bar, Melissa McRobbie 

Third Place, Bay City News Service, Giants’ quirks shine through, Melissa McRobbie

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, The Bay Citizen, After Service, Veteran Deaths Surge, Aaron Glantz, Tasneem Raja, Adithya Sambamurthy 

Second Place, Patch-Scotts Valley, A Young Survivor’s Tale, Shannon Burkey 

Third Place, Patch-Mountain View, Breaking the Silence of Gay Bullying, Claudia Cruz, Maggie Beidelman

Entertainment

First Place, Patch-Mill Valley, Mill Valley Film Festival Coverage, Jim Welte, Russell Albert Daniels, Hans Roenau, Atissa Manshouri 

Second Place, Patch-Petaluma, Transmitting Live … From a Garage on Ely Blvd., Karina Ioffee

Third Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Dickens Fair Enchants and Transcends Time This Holiday Season, Kristine Wong

Sports Story

First Place, Patch-Menlo Park, Football: Palo Alto Wins State Title in Stunner! Scott Campbell

Second Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Mark Sponsler: Forecasting Big Waves for The Jay At Mavericks Surfing Competition, Kristine Wong 

Third Place, Patch-Menlo Park, Football: Grasping Palo Alto’s Accomplishment, Scott Campbell

Headline

First Place, Patch-San Carlos, Whine and Cheese(burgers), Kenny Porpora 

Second Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Pumpkin in My Ears, Pumpkin in My Hair, Pumpkin Everywhere: Pie Eating Contest, Kristine Wong

Third Place, Patch-El Cerrito, Is That a Green Halo Over El Cerrito’s Sidewalks?, Charles Burress

Multi Media/Interactivity

First Place, San Mateo County Times, Bomberas Dance Group, John Green 

Second Place, The Bay Citizen, Bay Citizen Data Applications, Tasneem Raja, Bay Citizen Tech Team

Third Place, Patch-Dublin, A Dublin High Student Full of Cheer, Erika Conner

Blog/Commentary

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, Prop 8 Trial Live Coverage, Howard Mintz 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, BiteClub Dining Blog, Heather Irwin 

Third Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Time for Red Eggs and Ginger, Kristine Wong