2018 California Journalism Awards — Print Contest Finalists
Category Division Publication Entry Title Credits
General Excellence Dailies: 50,001 & over Los Angeles Times 2/10/2018 & 2/11/2018 Los Angeles Times Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 50,001 & over San Francisco Chronicle 9/23/2018 & 9/24/2018 San Francisco Chronicle Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 50,001 & over The Mercury News/East Bay Times 9/2/2018 & 9/3/2018 The Mercury News Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 50,001 & over The Sacramento Bee 9/2/2018 & 9/3/2018 Sacramento Bee Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 50,001 & over The San Diego Union-Tribune 9/2/2018 & 9/3/2018 Union-Tribune Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 Chico Enterprise-Record 2/10/2018 & 2/11/2018 Chico Enterprise-Record Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 Marin Independent Journal 2/24/2018 & 2/25/2018 Marin Independent Journal Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 The Bakersfield Californian 2/22/2018 & 2/23/2018 The Bakersfield Californian
General Excellence Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 The Modesto Bee 2/25/2018 & 2/26/2018 Modesto Bee Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 The Press Democrat 9/29/2018 & 9/30/2018 Press Democrat Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,000 & under Napa Valley Register 2/4/2018 & 2/5/2018 Napa Valley Register Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,000 & under Santa Maria Times 2/1/2018 & 2/2/2018 Santa Maria Times Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,000 & under The Record 9/12/2018 & 9/13/2018 The Record Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,000 & under The Tribune 2/24/2018 & 2/25/2018 The Tribune Staff
General Excellence Dailies: 15,000 & under The Union 9/10/2018 & 9/11/2018 The Union Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 25,001 & over Chico News & Review 9/13/2018 & 9/20/2018 Melissa Daugherty, Meredith Cooper, Jason Cassidy, Tina Flynn
General Excellence Weeklies: 25,001 & over Good Times 9/5/2018 & 9/12/2018 Good Times Santa Cruz
General Excellence Weeklies: 25,001 & over Palo Alto Weekly 9/21/2018 & 9/28/2018 Palo Alto Weekly Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 25,001 & over Sacramento News & Review (SN&R) 9/20/2018 & 9/27/2018 Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 25,001 & over Santa Barbara Independent 9/13/2018 & 9/20/2018 Santa Barbara Independent Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 11,001 - 25,000 Auburn Journal 9/9/2018 & 9/13/2018 Bill Sullivan, Julie Miller, Gus Thomson, Aaron Tweeton
General Excellence Weeklies: 11,001 - 25,000 Gilroy Dispatch 9/7/2018 & 9/14/2018 Dan Pulcrano, Barry Holtzclaw
General Excellence Weeklies: 11,001 - 25,000 Mountain View Voice 9/7/2018 & 9/14/2018 Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 11,001 - 25,000 North Coast Journal 2/1/2018 & 2/8/2018 Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 11,001 - 25,000 San Francisco Business Times 9/14/2018 & 9/21/2018 San Francisco Business Times Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,301 - 11,000 Kenwood Press 2/1/2018 & 2/15/2018 Alec Peters, Ann Peters, Jay Gamel, Sarah Phelps
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,301 - 11,000 Petaluma Argus-Courier 2/1/2018 & 2/8/2018 Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,301 - 11,000 Silicon Valley Business Journal 9/21/2018 & 9/28/2018 Silicon Valley Business Journal Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,301 - 11,000 The Folsom Telegraph 9/20/2018 & 9/27/2018 Bill Sullivan, Rachel Zirin, Matt Long 1 Category Division Publication Entry Title Credits
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,301 - 11,000 The Sonoma Index-Tribune 9/21/2018 & 9/25/2018 Sonoma Index-Tribune editorial staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,300 & under Claremont Courier 2/2/2018 & 2/9/2018 Kathryn Dunn
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,300 & under Half Moon Bay Review 9/19/2018 & 9/26/2018 Barb Anderson
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,300 & under St. Helena Star 2/8/2018 & 2/15/2018 David Stoneberg, Jesse Duarte, Gus Morris, Tom Stockwell
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,300 & under The Ark 9/19/2018 & 9/26/2018 Staff
General Excellence Weeklies: 4,300 & under The Trinity Journal 2/21/2018 & 2/28/2018 Trinity Journal Staff
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,001 & over Los Angeles Times A Scandal at USC Los Angeles Times Staff
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,001 & over San Francisco Chronicle Dangerous Ground Jason Fagone, Cynthia Dizikes
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,001 & over The Desert Sun Prosecution Fees Brett Kelman, Evan Wyloge, Sam Metz, Jay Calderon
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,001 & over The Press Democrat Reporting on Rohnert Park Public Safety Department Julie Johnson
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,001 & over The San Diego Union-Tribune San Onofre settlement deal Jeff McDonald
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,000 & under Redlands Daily Facts Bad Apples: Investigating schools' culture of abuse and cover- Joe Nelson, Scott Schwebke, Beau up Yarbrough
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,000 & under The Record Swenson Golf Course Joe Goldeen, Donald Blount, Micheal Fitzgerald, Wes Bowers
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,000 & under The Tribune SLO County Jail inmate died naked on the floor as deputies Matt Fountain, Phillip Reese watched, chilling video shows
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,000 & under The Union Bright Fiber project sale to Race Communications made public Alan Riquelmy, Jennifer Nobles, Brian Hamilton
Public Service Journalism Dailies: 15,000 & under Visalia Times-Delta Homeless series Sheyanne Romero
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 25,001 & over Chico News & Review Camp Fire coverage Melissa Daugherty, Meredith Cooper, Ashiah Scharaga
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 25,001 & over Metro Silicon Valley Dominic Caserta Sexual Harassment Exposed Jennifer Wadsworth
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 25,001 & over New Times On the streets Chris McGuinness
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 25,001 & over Sacramento News & Review (SN&R) Coverage of Hmong community Scott Anderson, Pachia Vang, Vlai Ly , Karlos Ayala
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 25,001 & over Simi Valley Acorn Direct interaction is essential for candidates and voters Melissa Simon, Sylvie Belmond
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,301 - 25,000 La Jolla Light Over Their Heads: La Jolla residents want answers to spiking Ashley Mackin-Solomon water bills
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,301 - 25,000 Ledger Dispatch Every 15 Minutes Caitlyn Schaap, Rachel Norris
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,301 - 25,000 Mountain View Voice Fight brewing over rent control petition Mark Noack
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,301 - 25,000 The Malibu Times Woolsey Fire Coverage Shivani Patel, Emily Sawicki
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,301 - 25,000 The Sonoma Index-Tribune "Sonoma Off the Mobile Health Services Map" and "Shock Christian Kallen Corridor" 2 Category Division Publication Entry Title Credits
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,300 & under Lincoln News Messenger Human trafficking a problem in Placer County Carol Feineman
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,300 & under Mariposa Gazette McClintock v. Morse Greg Little, Nicole Little, Matt Johnson, Laura Phillips
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,300 & under Sierra Star Ferguson Fire William Ramirez
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,300 & under The Ark Belvedere-Tiburon Library expansion Deirdre McCrohan, Kevin Hessel, Matthew Hose
Public Service Journalism Weeklies: 4,300 & under The Desert Review Desert Kids News Amanda Hollinger, Brett Miller, Noel Bravo, Kayla Kirby
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 50,001 & over Los Angeles Times A Dream Displaced Brittny Mejia, Joe Mozingo, Andrea Castillo
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 50,001 & over Los Angeles Times Life on the Line Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Robert Gauthier
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 50,001 & over Los Angeles Times Danger Spins From the Sky Kim Christensen, Ben Welsh, Lorena Iniguez Elebee
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 50,001 & over The Orange County Register Born on drugs Teri Sforza, Tony Saavedra, Scott Schwebke
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 50,001 & over The Sacramento Bee Calling 911 in rural California? Danger might be close, but the Ryan Sabalow, Phillip Reese, Dale Kasler, law can be hours away Anita Chabria
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 Daily Pilot Losing ‘Sunny,’ Part 1: Two decades after a young woman’s Hannah Fry brutal slaying, those left behind still try to cope
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 The Bakersfield Californian Where we live: The fight to save Oildale Robert Price
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 The Desert Sun Poisoned Cities, Deadly Border Ian James, Zoe Meyers
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 The Modesto Bee Modesto youth pastors accused of sexually abusing teens Garth Stapley
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000 The Press Democrat Rebuilding Sonoma County Press Democrat Staff
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,000 & under Los Angeles Daily Journal In-depth analysis of risk assessment tools for criminal Paula Lehman-Ewing defendants
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,000 & under Napa Valley Register 20 years of flood control: The remaking of the heart of Napa Barry Eberling
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,000 & under The Record Picking up the pieces Roger Phillips, Donald Blount, Nicholas Filipas, Almendra Carpizo
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,000 & under The Tribune Congressional hopeful Justin Fareed should disclose ranching Matt Fountain and oil ties, watchdogs say
In-Depth Reporting Dailies: 15,000 & under Visalia Times-Delta Devin Nunes-Andrew Janz election coverage Joshua Yeager, Eric Woomer, James Ward
In-Depth Reporting Weeklies: 25,001 & over Metro Silicon Valley CEQA Racket Extracts 11th Hour Payoffs Amidst Housing Crisis Jennifer Wadsworth
In-Depth Reporting Weeklies: 25,001 & over Monterey County Weekly Reporting on justice and child custody Mary Duan
In-Depth Reporting Weeklies: 25,001 & over New Times Preserving homes Peter Johnson
In-Depth Reporting Weeklies: 25,001 & over Sacramento News & Review (SN&R) Police use of force videos Raheem Hosseini
In-Depth Reporting Weeklies: 25,001 & over Thousand Oaks Acorn Borderline Massacre: The Aftermath Dawn Megli-Thuna, Becca Whitnall