Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: San Francisco Chronicle Entry Title: Soleil Ho's Food Culture Columns Entry Credit: Soleil Ho Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Voice of OC Entry Title: Santana: County of Orange Auctioned Off 100,000 Expired N95 Protective Masks Entry Credit: Norberto Santana, Jr. Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Los Angeles Times Entry Title: LZ Granderson Entry Credit: LZ Granderson Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: San Jose Spotlight Entry Title: In Your Backyard Entry Credit: Cecilia Martin, Michael Eckhart, Jerome Shaw, Frank Ponciano, Ramona Giwargis Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: SF Weekly Entry Title: Pacific Highs: SFW's Weekly Cannabis Column Entry Credit: Zack Ruskin Judge Comment: None