Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Salinas Californian Entry Title: Why did it take a pandemic for Monterey County to remedy inequities in education? Entry Credit: David Rodriguez Judge Comment: There was some strong work in this category, but no one told the human story as intimately and as detailed as Salinas.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Metro Silicon Valley Entry Title: VTA’s Contract Missteps Risk Derailing Diridon Station Project Entry Credit: Grace Hase Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Los Cerritos Community News Entry Title: Asm. Cristina Garcia Took Thousands From Companies Who Thirst for Central Basin Water Receivership Entry Credit: Brian Hews Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: Palo Alto Weekly Entry Title: Downtown Streets Team executives accused of sexual harassment, creating drinking culture Entry Credit: Sue Dremann, Gennady Sheyner Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Metro Silicon Valley Entry Title: Incomplete Testing Data Blurs Full Picture of Covid-19 Outbreak Entry Credit: Jennifer Wadsworth Judge Comment: None
