Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Palo Alto Weekly Entry Title: Nine days in the wilderness Judge Comment: Super compelling story and so well written. I was riveted from the beginning to the end. Great use of their quotes.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Good Times Entry Title: Shooting For Change" Entry Credit: Alisha Green Judge Comment: Well written story on an important topic. A different kind of covid story.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Good Times Entry Title: "Wild Things" Entry Credit: Steve Palopoli Judge Comment: Lively writing that made me laugh out loud.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: Metro Silicon Valley Entry Title: Victims of Church Stabbing Join Soaring Death Toll Among Silicon Valley’s Homeless Entry Credit: Jennifer Wadsworth Judge Comment: Heartbreaking story, well told.
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Santa Barbara Independent Entry Title: Channel Islands Shipwrecks Tell Stories of Heroism, Heartbreak, and High-Seas Scalawaggery Entry Credit: Tyler Hayden Judge Comment: Comprehensive and interesting guide on an unexpected topic.
