To protect and serve the common interests of its newsmedia members, to help members inform and thereby strengthen their communities, and to foster the highest ideals, ethics and traditions of journalism, a free press and the news profession.
First-place and second-place plaques will be shipped directly to the winning publications in the coming weeks.
Personalized certificates will also be mailed to winners in each category.
A complete list of all California Journalism Award winners will be provided on May 18th.
| Circ Group(s) | Category Name | Award | Organization | City | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Unique Visitors: 400,001 & over,Monthly Unique Visitors: 100,001-400,000 | Columns | First Place | San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco | Soleil Ho's Food Culture Columns | Soleil Ho |
| Monthly Unique Visitors: 400,001 & over,Monthly Unique Visitors: 100,001-400,000 | Columns | Second Place | Voice of OC | Santa Ana | Santana: County of Orange Auctioned Off 100,000 Expired N95 Protective Masks | Norberto Santana, Jr. |
| Monthly Unique Visitors: 400,001 & over,Monthly Unique Visitors: 100,001-400,000 | Columns | Third Place | Los Angeles Times | El Segundo | LZ Granderson | LZ Granderson |
| Monthly Unique Visitors: 400,001 & over,Monthly Unique Visitors: 100,001-400,000 | Columns | Fourth Place | San Jose Spotlight | San Jose | In Your Backyard | Cecilia Martin, Michael Eckhart, Jerome Shaw, Frank Ponciano, Ramona Giwargis |
| Monthly Unique Visitors: 400,001 & over,Monthly Unique Visitors: 100,001-400,000 | Columns | Fifth Place | SF Weekly | San Francisco | Pacific Highs: SFW's Weekly Cannabis Column | Zack Ruskin |
