Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: California Health Report Entry Title: Racial Equity Columns Entry Credit: Denzel Tongue Judge Comment: Exceptionally important columns about the intersection of race and public health. Could not be more timely. Well written and clear.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Milpitas Beat Entry Title: Opinion Columns by Eric Shapiro - Entry #1 Entry Credit: Eric Shapiro Judge Comment: Powerful columns that take on the local power structure over homelessness. This is exactly what a local column should be.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Valley Voice Entry Title: "From The Publisher's Desk" Entry Credit: Joseph Oldenbourg Judge Comment: Great local columns about police abuse and protest. Powerfully written, clear, with a strong point. Very impressive.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: Capital & Main Entry Title: The Heat 2020 Entry Credit: Judith Lewis Mernit Judge Comment: Good job discussing the way climate change is stirring up young voters.
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Capital & Main Entry Title: Pandemic Nation Entry Credit: Mark Kreidler Judge Comment: A combination of opinion and reporting tells an important story.
