2011 Greater Bay Area Journalism award winners

FOSTER CITY — Bay Area print and online journalists, photographers, radio and television personnel and public relations professionals were presented with 204 awards of excellence in nine divisions and 37 categories at the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's 34th annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards dinner tonight.

The San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's annual Professional Journalism Awards Competition dinner was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City.

The winners were selected from 523 entries from media professionals in the 11 Greater Bay Area counties. Awards honored work done in 2010. Entries were judged by the Press Clubs of Bakersfield, Florida, Houston, New Orleans, San Diego and Southeast Texas. The Print Photography division was judged by press photographers of the News Journal, Wilmington, Del., and was coordinated by Paul Sakuma of the Associated Press.

The big winner for the first time was Patch.com with 19 awards. The San Mateo Daily Journal followed with 15 and the San Jose Mercury News with 14. Cromwell Schubarth, Multi Meida/Research Editor of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, received seven plaques.

The guest speaker for the event was Mike Sugerman, reporter, KPIX CBS 5 and KCBS Radio.

Two $1,500 scholarships in the name of the late San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen were awarded. The high school recipient was Steven Lau, California High School, San Ramon. The collegiate scholarship was presented to Kayla Figard, College of San Mateo.

Special recognition was given to the General Excellence winner of the Press Club’s High School Journalism Contest, The Campanile, Palo Alto High School. The Paly adviser, Esther Wojcicki, accepted a plaque.

The complete list of journalism award winners follows:


NEWSPAPERS - DAILIES
Overall Excellence

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose Mercury News Staff

Second Place, The Press Democrat, The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, The Press Democrat Staff

Third Place, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Examiner Staff

Editorial

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Emphasis should be on facts, not fear, Jon Mays 

Second Place, The Daily Post, Secret group dictates city policy, Dave Price 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, San Francisco should drop toll proposal, Jon Mays

Columns-News

First Place, The Press Democrat, Columns by Paul Gullixson, Paul Gullixson 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Columns by Michelle Durand, Michelle Durand 

Third Place, The Daily Post, Columns by Diana Diamond, Diana Diamond

Columns-Feature

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Off the Beat, Michelle Durand 

Second Place, The Daily News, Columns by LJ Anderson, LJ Anderson 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Columns by Jon Mays, Jon Mays

Columns-Sports

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, Columns by Mark Purdy, Mark Purdy 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, Columns by Bob Padecky, Bob Padecky 

Third Place, San Francisco Examiner, Columns by Glenn Dickey, Glenn Dickey

Breaking News

First Place, San Francisco Chronicle, Inferno, San Francisco Chronicle Staff 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Scene of horror - evacuees flee homes, Jon Mays, Bill Silverfarb, Heather Murtagh 

Third Place, The Daily Post, Explosion, inferno guts neighborhood, David DeBolt, Ryan Riddle

News Story

First Place, The Daily Post, Hidden police DUI revealed, David DeBolt 

Second Place, The Daily Post, Jobs demanded return of iPhone, Ryan Thomas Riddle, Jamie Morrow 

Third Place, San Francisco Examiner, Patients endure dialysis shortage, Katie Worth

Continuing Coverage

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, California governor's race, Ken McLaughlin 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, Foreclosure frustration, Nathan Halverson 

Third Place, San Mateo County Times, Dangerous water in Pescadero, Julia Scott

Series

First Place, San Mateo County Times, Bay Area transit in trouble: Running on empty, Mike Rosenberg 

Second Place, Contra Costa Times, A journey from conflict, Matt O'Brien, Jane Tyska 

Third Place, San Jose Mercury News, Beautiful friendship, Bruce Newman

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Recipe for success, Michelle Durand 

Second Place, San Jose Mercury News, Apple's forgotten founder, Bruce Newman 

Third Place, Contra Costa Times, A love story, Theresa Harrington, Dan Rosenstrauch

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, Sacramento Bee, Ceremony to mark 75th anniversary of China Clipper debut, Jeff Mitchell 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, Among friends, Meg McConahey 

Third Place, San Jose Mercury News, Torn apart, Dai Sugano, Ken McLaughlin

Analysis

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, The Glenview Incident, Bill Silverfarb 

Second Place, San Jose Mercury News, Broken promise, Lisa Krieger 

Third Place, San Mateo County Times, Near-perfect, Neil Gonzales

Business/Technology Story

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, The Diversity Decline, Mike Swift 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Creating cash from trash, Heather Murtagh 

Third Place, The Daily News, Out from Zuckerberg's shadow, Will Oremus

Entertainment

First Place, The Daily News, Ovations for 'Ovo', Kevin Kelly 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Money is taking you to paradise, Heather Murtagh 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Lady Gaga brings the 'wow,' Julio Lara

Specialty Story

First Place, The Daily Post, New Belmont distillery has Old World roots, Jamie Morrow

Sports Story

First Place, The Press Democrat, A new life on the court, Bob Padecky 

Second Place, The Daily News, Movies are made like this, Vytas Mazeika 

Third Place, The Daily News, Fore!!!, Vytas Mazeika

Sports Game Story

First Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, One hit enough for Hillsdale, Nathan Mollat 

Second Place, San Jose Mercury News, Giants take care of Rangers, wrap up title in five games, Andrew Baggarly 

Third Place, The Daily News, Vikings blast off, Vytas Mazeika

Headline

First Place, The Daily Post, Red-light cams may yield green, Dave Price 

Second Place, The Daily Post, Hi Panda, Bye Duck, Dave Price 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Gift thieves wrap up jail deal, Michelle Durand

Graphic Design

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, An airport befitting Silicon Valley, Paiching Wei 

Second Place, The Daily News, Football: Big Wooly Style, Greg Frazier 

Third Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, The wait is over — World Cup 2010, Julio Lara

Page Design

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, HP ditches Hurd for misconduct, San Jose Mercury News Staff 

Second Place, The Daily News, Sports 4/3, Greg Frazier 

Third Place, San Francisco Examiner, Forewarned, Ming Vong

NEWSPAPERS – NON-DAILIES
Overall Excellence

First Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Bay Guardian Editorial 

Staff Second Place, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco Business Times Staff 

Third Place, Central City Extra, Central City Extra, Geoffrey Link, Central City Extra Staff

Editorial

First Place, East Bay Express, Be cool, Stephen Buel 

Second Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Clear vision needs to be outlined on county's hospital, Cromwell Schubarth 

Third Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Fix the BART police force - or disband it, Tim Redmond

Columns-News

First Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Columns by Tim Redmond, Tim Redmond 

Second Place, San Francisco Weekly, Columns by Matt Smith, Matt Smith 

Third Place, Bay Area Reporter, Political Notebook, Matthew S. Bajko

Columns-Feature

First Place, San Francisco Business Times, Columns by Steve Symanovich, Steve Symanovich

Second Place, San Francisco Weekly, Bouncer, Katy St. Clair

Third Place, Los Gatos Weekly Times, Columns by Dick Sparrer, Dick Sparrer

Breaking News

First Place, San Francisco Business Times, Salesforce plants stake in Mission Bay, Patrick Hoge, Ron Leuty, J.K. Dineen 

Second Place, Palo Alto Weekly, Powerless Palo Alto, Palo Alto Weekly Staff 

Third Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Beyond the rage, Rebecca Bowe, Alex Emslie

News Story

First Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Buying power, Rebecca Bowe, Steven T. Jones 

Second Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Mysteries of the death-drug scramble, Tim Redmond, Rula Al-Nasrawi 

Third Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Big appetite for better burgers, David Goll

Continuing Coverage

First Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, The future is here, Katherine Conrad, David Goll, Mary Duan, Eli Segall, Cromwell Schubarth, Moryt Milo 

Second Place, San Francisco Business Times, Genentech breast cancer drug on trial, Ron Leuty 

Third Place, Palo Alto Weekly, High-speed rail, Gennady Sheyner

Series

First Place, Central City Extra, Mid-Market/Living on the street, Marjorie Beggs, Jonathan Newman, Geoffrey Link 

Second Place, India-West, End of life - India's poor recycle world's E-waste into wealth, Som Sharma, Sunita Sohrabji, Kainaz Amaria 

Third Place, Palo Alto Weekly, Out of Bounds? Terri Lobdell

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, Los Gatos Weekly Times, Antarctica adventure, Marianne L. Hamilton 

 Second Place, Central City Extra, Lunchtime for seniors in the central city, Tom Carter 

 Third Place, Pacifica Tribune, Kitty conundrum, Jane Northrop

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, East Bay Express, Oakland Invades the Desert, Nate Seltenrich 

Second Place, India-West, The 'Nani' Diaries - immigrant granny nannies face exploitation, Sunita Sohrabji 

Third Place, Central City Extra, Home Sweet SRO, Tom Carter, Marjorie Beggs, Johan Vardup, Conor Gallagher

Analysis

First Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, The end of the line, David Goll, Eli Segall, Mary Duan, Katherine Conrad, Cromwell Schubarth, Moryt Milo 

Second Place, San Francisco Weekly, Let It Bleed, Joe Eskenazi, Benjamin Wachs 

Third Place, Central City Extra, Tenderloin Gusher, Jonathan Newman, Marjorie Beggs

Business/Technology Story

First Place, San Francisco Business Times, Initial Private Offering; Facebook, Zynga, Twitter on sale — early, Mark Calvey 

Second Place, Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto's Clean Tech Revolution, Gennady Sheyner 

Third Place, Central City Extra, World Series Parade, Tom Carter

Entertainment

First Place, Palo Alto Weekly, Bravo to 'Boulevard', Karla Kane 

Second Place, Palo Alto Weekly, The White Ribbon, Susan Tavernetti 

Third Place, Palo Alto Weekly, The King's Speech, Susan Tavernetti

Specialty Story

First Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Marijuana goes mainstream, Steven T. Jones 

Second Place, East County Times, Carrying son's sword, Hannah Dreier 

Third Place, San Francisco Weekly, The Muni Death Spiral, Joe Eskenazi, Greg Dewar

Sports Story

First Place, Pacifica Tribune, Cycling turns life around, Horace Hinshaw 

Second Place, Pacifica Tribune, Escaping from Alcatraz, Horace Hinshaw 

Third Place, San Francisco Weekly, Head case, Peter Jamison

Sports Game Story

First Place, Saratoga News, Lugo keeps Promise; Falcons top Cats, Dick Sparrer 

Second Place, Willow Glen Resident, Perfect Storm, Dick Sparrer

Headline

First Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, @First starts to fill up @last, with retailers, Cromwell Schubarth 

Second Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Brewery hopes to boost aleing downtown, Cromwell Schubarth 

Third Place, San Francisco Business Times, Meat of the Matter: Steakhouses sizzling, Steve Symanovich

Graphic Design

First Place, San Francisco Business Times, National attraction, Craig Blanchard 

Second Place, San Francisco Business Times, Biofuel conundrum / The race is on, Craig Blanchard

Page Design

First Place, East Bay Express, Be Cool, Stephen Buel 

Second Place, Central City Extra, Candidates for supervisor of District 6, Lenny Limjoco 

Third Place, San Francisco Business Times, East Bay Book of Lists, Craig Blanchard

MAGAZINE / TRADE PUBLICATIONS Overall Excellence

First Place, Traditions Magazine, Traditions, Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, Smart Business Network, Cooking with Passion, Kristy J. O'Hara 

Second Place, Traditions Magazine, Living His Dream in the Pacific Northwest, Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

Third Place, Flying Adventures Magazine, On Safari on the Wing, Michelle Carter

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, San Francisco Magazine, The Merchant of Vengeance, Charles Russo 

Second Place, Smart Business Network, Long-term deals, Kristy J. O'Hara

EDITORIAL CARTOONS
Editorial Cartoons

First Place, The Daily News, Obama Visits Palo Alto, Steve Curl 

Second Place, Central City Extra, District 6, Lance Jackson 

Third Place, The Daily News, Reducing Canada Geese, Steve Curl

PHOTOGRAPHY Spot News

First Place, Associated Press, Gas Explosion in San Bruno, Paul Sakuma 

Second Place, San Mateo Daily Journal, Scene of Horror, Bill Silverfarb 

Third Place, Associated Press, Break-in after murder verdict, Paul Sakuma

General News

First Place, Oakland Tribune, Oscar Grant supporters react, Jane Tyska 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, Game changer for Ft. Ross, Christopher Chung 

Third Place, San Mateo County Times, Remembering David Lews, John Green

Feature

First Place, The Press Democrat, Chess Challenge, Kent Porter 

Second Place, The Daily News, High School Musical, Kat Wade 

Third Place, San Francisco Chronicle, A Sizzler, but relief on Way, Kat Wade

Sports Action

First Place, Bay Area News Group, Cowboy Kid, Jose Carlos Fajardo 

Second Place, Oakland Tribune, Mavericks Wipeout, Jane Tyska 

Third Place, Oakland Tribune, Airborne Posey, Jane Tyska

Sports Feature

First Place, The Press Democrat, Giant Jubilation, John Burgess 

Second Place, Associated Press, March Madness Madness, Paul Sakuma 

Third Place, The Daily News, A Marathon's Hard Enough, Kat Wade

Series/Picture Story

First Place, Oakland Tribune, Hunger in Haiti Post Quake, Jane Tyska 

Second Place, San Mateo County Times, Choices for Inmates, John Green 

Third Place, San Mateo County Times, Crumbling cliffs in Pacifica, John Green

RADIO / AUDIO Breaking News

First Place, KCBS Radio, Firestorm: San Bruno Pipeline Explosion and Fire, KCBS News Team

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, KCBS Radio, MUNI Ticket, Mike Sugerman

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, KALW, What lurks beneath: the Bay Area's battle with invasive species in ballast water, Julia Scott 

Second Place, KCBS Radio, After the Fire, Holly Quan 

Third Place, KALW, Building by the Bay, Julia Scott

Sports Story

First Place, KCBS Radio, Curling, Mike Sugerman

Public Affairs Program

First Place, KQED Public Radio, First Generation College Students — Part I, Michael Krasny, Keven Guillory, Judy Campbell, Dan Zoll

Interview or Talk Show

First Place, KQED Public Radio, California Music, Michael Krasny, Judy Campbell, Keven Guillory, Dan Zoll

Special Program

First Place, KCBS Radio, "Aftershock: The Ongoing Crisis in Haiti", Doug Sovern

Documentary

First Place, KQED Public Radio, The Forgotten Ones: A Legacy of Agent Orange, K. Oanh Ha, Kat Snow 

Second Place, KCBS Radio, Teen Suicide, Holly Quan

Use of Sound

First Place, KCBS Radio, "Cable Car Gripwoman," Doug Sovern

TELEVISION / VIDEO Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Bay Area Bandits, Andrew F. Johnston 

Second Place, KPIX CBS 5, The Haunting of Brookdale Inn, Chris Bollini 

Third Place, KRON 4, A Giant Celebration, Da Lin

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, KQED 9, This Week in Northern California: Condoleezza Rice, Belva Davis, Rachel Silverman, Robin Epstein

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

Second Place, KRON 4, Church Shooting, Da Lin

Sports Story

First Place, KPIX CBS 5, Tough Mudder, Chris Bollini, Producer

Public Affairs Program

First Place, KNTV NBC Bay Area, The Real Deal: Good to Know, Jeanette Pavini, Sula Anagnostou, Christina Ricci, Jessica Avanzino, Gerard Cahill, Jonathon Tung

Special Program

First Place, KNTV NBC Bay Area, The Real Deal: Family House, Jeanette Pavini, Sula Anagnostou, Christina Ricci, Jessica Avanzino, Gerard Cahill, Jonathon Tung

Videography

First Place, KPIX CBS 5, Bollini Composite, Chris Bollini

Videography

Second Place, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Johnston Composite, Andrew F. Johnston

Editing

First Place, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Johnston Composite, Andrew F. Johnston 

Second Place, KPIX CBS 5, Bollini Composite, Chris Bollini

PUBLIC RELATIONS Overall Excellence

First Place, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, San Francisco/Northern California Chapter, Javier Valencia, Sultan Mirza, Keith Sanders, Darryl Compton

Newsletter

First Place, San Mateo County Parks Foundation, San Mateo County Parks Foundation, Julia Bott

Second Place, Broadcast Legends, Broadcast Legends Newsletter, Jim Schock, Ed Vasgersian, Peter Cleaveland, Darryl Compton 

Third Place, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Off Camera, Keith Sanders, Linda Giannecchini, Kevin Wing, Darryl Compton

BROADBAND / WEB Overall Excellence

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, www.MercuryNews.com, San Jose Mercury News Staff

Second Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Cromwell Schubarth, Elizabeth Kim 

Third Place, The Press Democrat, www.pressdemocrat.com, The Press Democrat Staff

Overall Excellence (Web only)

First Place, The Bay Citizen, The Bay Citizen -- Year One, Bay Citizen Staff 

Second Place, Patch-San Bruno, San Bruno Patch, Martin Ricard, Kari Hulac, Jamie White Third Place, Patch, Patch ~ Peninsula Region, Jamie White, Miriam Finder, Drew Himmelstein, Martin Ricard, David Carini, Sarah Yokubaitis, Camden Swita, Kristine Wong, Laura Dudnick, Kenny Porpora, Stacie Chan, Vanessa Castaneda, Don Frances, Scott Campbell

Breaking News

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, Achilli Trial Live Blog, Julia Prodis Sulek 

Second Place, Patch-Menlo Park, Driver Plows Down Santa Cruz Ave, Leaves Trail Of Ruin, Vanessa Castaneda 

Third Place, Bay City News Service, Officials report on extent of losses, Patricia Decker

News Story

First Place, The Bay Citizen, Payment Scandal Rocks SF Unified, Trey Bundy, Jennifer Gollan

Second Place, Patch-Capitola-Soquel, Soquel Creek Carcinogen, Genevieve Bookwalter 

Third Place, Patch-Palo Alto, Californians Misled By High-Speed Rail Survey, Aaron Selverston

Continuing Coverage

First Place, San Francisco Chronicle, PG&E’s pipeline tests seen as flawed, Jaxon Van Derbeken, Eric Nalder, Demian Bulwa 

Second Place, Bay City News Service, Continuing coverage of guitar maker's murder, James Lanaras 

Third Place, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Tesla and Toyota partnership, Mary Duan, David Goll, Cromwell Schubarth, Beth Kim

Feature Story of a Light Nature

First Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Dia de los Muertos: Generations Past and Present, Together, Kristine Wong 

Second Place, Bay City News Service, Men who stole Lefty O'Doul's arm return to bar, Melissa McRobbie 

Third Place, Bay City News Service, Giants' quirks shine through, Melissa McRobbie

Feature Story of a Serious Nature

First Place, The Bay Citizen, After Service, Veteran Deaths Surge, Aaron Glantz, Tasneem Raja, Adithya Sambamurthy 

Second Place, Patch-Scotts Valley, A Young Survivor's Tale, Shannon Burkey 

Third Place, Patch-Mountain View, Breaking the Silence of Gay Bullying, Claudia Cruz, Maggie Beidelman

Entertainment

First Place, Patch-Mill Valley, Mill Valley Film Festival Coverage, Jim Welte, Russell Albert Daniels, Hans Roenau, Atissa Manshouri 

Second Place, Patch-Petaluma, Transmitting Live ... From a Garage on Ely Blvd., Karina Ioffee

Third Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Dickens Fair Enchants and Transcends Time This Holiday Season, Kristine Wong

Sports Story

First Place, Patch-Menlo Park, Football: Palo Alto Wins State Title in Stunner! Scott Campbell

Second Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Mark Sponsler: Forecasting Big Waves for The Jay At Mavericks Surfing Competition, Kristine Wong 

Third Place, Patch-Menlo Park, Football: Grasping Palo Alto's Accomplishment, Scott Campbell

Headline

First Place, Patch-San Carlos, Whine and Cheese(burgers), Kenny Porpora 

Second Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Pumpkin in My Ears, Pumpkin in My Hair, Pumpkin Everywhere: Pie Eating Contest, Kristine Wong

Third Place, Patch-El Cerrito, Is That a Green Halo Over El Cerrito's Sidewalks?, Charles Burress

Multi Media/Interactivity

First Place, San Mateo County Times, Bomberas Dance Group, John Green 

Second Place, The Bay Citizen, Bay Citizen Data Applications, Tasneem Raja, Bay Citizen Tech Team

Third Place, Patch-Dublin, A Dublin High Student Full of Cheer, Erika Conner

Blog/Commentary

First Place, San Jose Mercury News, Prop 8 Trial Live Coverage, Howard Mintz 

Second Place, The Press Democrat, BiteClub Dining Blog, Heather Irwin 

Third Place, Patch-Half Moon Bay, Time for Red Eggs and Ginger, Kristine Wong

2010 Greater Bay Area Journalism Award winners

Bay Area print and online journalists, photographers, radio and television personnel and public relations professionals were presented with 167 awards of excellence in nine divisions and 36 categories at the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's 33rd annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards dinner tonight.

The San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's annual Professional Journalism Awards Competition dinner was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City.

The winners were selected from 394 entries from media professionals in the 11 Greater Bay Area counties. Awards honored work done in 2009 Entries were judged by the Bakersfield Press Club, Milwaukee Press Club, the Press Club of New Orleans, and the Press Club of Southeast Texas. The Print Photography division was judged by press photographers outside of the Bay Area and was coordinated by Paul Sakuma of The Associated Press.

The San Jose Mercury News received 19 plaques followed by The Daily News with 18 and the Community Newspaper Group with 14. Tied with 13 each were the San Mateo Daily Journal and the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.

The guest speaker for the event was Jeanne Carstensen, managing editor of The Bay Citizen.

Four $1,500 scholarships in the name of the late San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen were awarded.

The high school recipients were Maritza Martin, Jefferson High School, Daly City, and Anca Ulea, California High School, San Ramon.

The collegiate scholarships were presented to Margaret Baum, College of San Mateo, and Richard Parks, University of California, Berkeley

Special recognition was given to the General Excellence winner of the Press Club’s High School Journalism Contest, The Colt Quarterly from El Camino High School in South San Francisco. Lauren Eberle, editor-in-chief, and Adam McLearan, adviser, accepted a plaque.

The complete list of journalism award winners follows:




Daily Newspapers

General Excellence

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “San Jose Mercury News,” San Jose Mercury News

 SECOND PLACE: The Press Democrat, “The Press Democrat,” Press Democrat Staff 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “San Mateo Daily Journal,” San Mateo Daily Journal

Editorial

FIRST PLACE: The Daily Post, “Cut off the spend-a-holics,” Dave Price 

SECOND PLACE: The Daily News, “Balance the budget. Now,” Mario Dianda 

THIRD PLACE: The Press Democrat, “Secret deals: University foundations should be subject to public records laws,” The Press Democrat

Columns — News/Political

FIRST PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Off the Beat Michelle Durand,” Michelle Durand

SECOND PLACE: The Daily Post, “Opinion Diana Diamond,” Diana Diamond 

THIRD PLACE: The Press Democrat, “Columns by Paul Gullixson,” Paul Gullixson

Columns — Feature

FIRST PLACE: The Daily Post, “Columns of Diana Diamond,” Diana Diamond 

SECOND PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Opinion Sue Lempert,” Sue Lempert

Columns — Sports

FIRST PLACE: The Press Democrat, “Columns by Lowell Cohn,” Lowell Cohn 

SECOND PLACE: The Press Democrat, “Columns by Bob Padecky,” Bob Padecky 

THIRD PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Purdy Columns,” Mark Purdy

Breaking News

FIRST PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Tragedy Averted,” Heather Murtagh 

SECOND PLACE: The Daily News, “Landlord vanishes,” Will Oremus 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Student shot, college cleared,” Bill Silverfarb

News Story

FIRST PLACE: Sacramento Bee, “20 years later, opponents still battling the Oakland Airport Connector,” Jeff Mitchell 

SECOND PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Measure money in question,” Heather Murtagh

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Traveling on your dime,” Shaun Bishop

Continuing Coverage

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Spotlight on San Jose Police,” Sean Webby

SECOND PLACE: The Press Democrat, “Clem Carinalli: Reversal of Fortune,” Nathan Halverson, Kevin McCallum 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily Post, “Red-light cameras,” Josh Wolf, Dave Price, David DeBolt

Series

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Life in a Year,” Bruce Newman 

SECOND PLACE: The Daily Post, “Red-light Camera Controversy,” Josh Wolf, Dave Price, David DeBolt 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Policing in the 21st Century,” Bill Silverfarb

Feature Story of Light Nature

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Of course, Mr. S: Nothing but the best for high-rolling former Fry's exec charged with fraud,” Lisa Fernandez 

SECOND PLACE: The Daily News, “From crib to compost,” Diana Samuels 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “Wave hunters,” Julia Scott

Feature Story of Serious Nature

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “On Tracks: Lives Are Lost But Also Saved,” Lisa M. Krieger 

SECOND PLACE: The Daily News, “Evicted resident returns,” Jessica Bernstein-Wax 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Disabled Menlo Park man helps police patrol city,” Diana Samuels

Analysis

FIRST PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “District seeks space to grow,” Neil Gonzales

SECOND PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “State Budget 101,” Andrea Maschietto, Doug Griswold, Leigh Poitinger, Mike Zapler 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Inside track on high-speed rail,” Daily News Staff

Technology Story

FIRST PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Tweeting: a business necessity,” Heather Murtagh

SECOND PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “New generation of online games attracts millions,” Scott Duke Harris 

THIRD PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Hacker Heaven,” Mike Swift

Business Story

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “10 Silicon Valley Superstars,” Chris O'Brien

SECOND PLACE: The Press Democrat, “SSU foundation's private land loans,” Nathan Halverson 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Empty storefronts multiply,” Jessica Bernstein-Wax

Entertainment Review

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Netrebko's 'La Traviata' feels genuine,” Richard Scheinin 

SECOND PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Book Beat: The Ramen King and I,” Cheri Lucas 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Colorblind in love,” Kevin Kelly

Specialty Story

FIRST PLACE: The Daily News, “Where to go when money is tight,” Jessica Bernstein-Wax

SECOND PLACE: Bay Area News Group, “Breaking Wine's Glass Ceiling,” Jessica Yadegaran

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Economy claims galleries,” Will Oremus

Sports Story

FIRST PLACE: The Daily News, “Larrieu no longer running from self,” Vytas Mazeika

SECOND PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Bielagus on track,” Nathan Mollat 

THIRD PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Touching Moment,” Daniel Brown

Sports Game Story

FIRST PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Champions at last,” Nathan Mollat 

SECOND PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Giant Surprise,” Andrew Baggarly 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Press propels Cardinal,” John Reid

Page Design

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Road to the Presidency,” Tiffany Pease 

SECOND PLACE: The Daily News, “The Daily News Weekend,” Daily News Staff 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “SPORTS,” Greg Frazier

Headline

FIRST PLACE: The Daily Post, “Cal Ave wiped off the map,” Dave Price 

SECOND PLACE: The Daily Post, “Stink rises over poop; Once endangered species producing too much feces,” Dave Price 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Reality check for Fantasyland: Hotels struggle as Disney, Universal ramp up,” Kevin Kelly

Non-Daily Newspapers

General Excellence

FIRST PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “Palo Alto Weekly,” Palo Alto Weekly Staff 

SECOND PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Silicon Valley/ San Jose Business Journal,” Moryt Milo 

THIRD PLACE: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, “Los Gatos Weekly-Times,” Dick Sparrer, Judy Peterson, George Sakkestad, Shannon Burkey

Editorial

FIRST PLACE: San Francisco Bay Guardian, “Time for some serious budget reform,” Tim Redmond 

SECOND PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “It's a slow road through Palo Alto to get to progress,” Cromwell Schubarth 

THIRD PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “3 simple steps to a stadium in San Jose,” Cromwell Schubarth

Columns — News/Political

FIRST PLACE: San Francisco Bay Guardian, “Editor's Notes,” Tim Redmond

Columns — Feature

FIRST PLACE: San Francisco Business Times, “Editor's Notebook Steve Symanovich (1),” Steve Symanovich 

SECOND PLACE: Central City Extra, “Multiple Obituary Columns,” Marjorie Beggs, Tom Carter 

THIRD PLACE: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, “Columns by Marianne L. Hamilton,” Marianne L. Hamilton

Columns — Sports

FIRST PLACE: Pacifica Tribune, “From water boy to 49er VP,” Horace Hinshaw 

SECOND PLACE: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, “Columns by Dick Sparrer,” Dick Sparrer

Breaking News

FIRST PLACE: Berkeley Daily Planet, “Investigation Continues into Kindergartner's Death,” Riya Bhattacharjee 

SECOND PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Campus @ North First project in trouble,” Katherine Conrad 

THIRD PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Solyndra eyes expansion of $2B backlog,” Mary Duan

News Story

FIRST PLACE: Central City Extra, “Information Gap,” Heidi Swillinger 

SECOND PLACE: Sunnyvale Sun, “Sunnyvale custodian who worked at local schools pleads no contest in child porn case,” Tiffany Carney 

THIRD PLACE: San Francisco Bay Guardian, “Uncivil Unions,” Steven T. Jones

Continuing Coverage

FIRST PLACE: Sunnyvale Sun, “Church is looking to sell longtime preschool...,” Tiffany Carney

SECOND PLACE: Berkeley Daily Planet, “The Death of Berkeley Kindergartner Zachary Michael Cruz,” Riya Bhattacharjee 

THIRD PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Sunnyvale town center liens...,” Katherine Conrad

Series

FIRST PLACE: Willow Glen Resident, “High Speed Rail in San Jose,” Stephen Baxter, Tiffany Carney 

SECOND PLACE: Central City Extra, “Robbery Roulette and 64 Robberies,” Tom Carter

Feature Story of Light Nature

FIRST PLACE: SF Weekly, “Service with a Snarl,” Joe Eskanazi 

SECOND PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “From There to Hair: Immigrant Tales from Hair International,” Chris Kenrick 

THIRD PLACE: Willow Glen Resident, “Key Decision: Talking to Seniors about quitting driving,” Stephen Baxter

Feature Story of Serious Nature

FIRST PLACE: SF Weekly, “Time Bomb,” Peter Jamison 

SECOND PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “No way out?,” Jocelyn Dong, Carol Blitzer 

THIRD PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “Preventing Teen Suicide: Community Gropes for Answers,” Chris Kenrick

Analysis

FIRST PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “The Big Fix,” Moryt Milo, Katherine Conrad, Mary Duan, David Goll 

SECOND PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “Bridging Troubled Waters,” Gennady Sheyner 

THIRD PLACE: San Francisco Bay Guardian, “The two Newsoms,” Steven T. Jones

Technology Story

FIRST PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “Charging Forward,” Gennady Sheyner 

SECOND PLACE: San Francisco Business Times, “Mother of Invention,” Patrick Hoge 

THIRD PLACE: San Francisco Business Times, “Apple's game changer Bonanza for Bay Area 'virtual goods,' game sellers,” Patrick Hoge

Business Story

FIRST PLACE: San Francisco Business Times, “Mega-project makeovers,” J.K. Dineen, Blanca Torres 

SECOND PLACE: Central City Extra, “TL landmark McDonald's Bookstore evicted,” Tom Carter 

THIRD PLACE: San Francisco Business Times, “Bay Area seeks stimulus,” Staff

Entertainment Review

FIRST PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “When Wives Collide,” Karla Kane 

SECOND PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “Capitalism; A Love Story,” Karla Kane 

THIRD PLACE: Palo Alto Weekly, “The Class,” Susan Tavernetti

Specialty Story

FIRST PLACE: Central City Extra, “S.F. vs. Tobacco,” Marjorie Beggs 

SECOND PLACE: Willow Glen Resident, “Know-How,” Mayra Flores, De Marcotte 

THIRD PLACE: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, “Off and running,” Marianne L. Hamilton

Sports Story

FIRST PLACE: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, “Super finish to Ferguson's...,” Dick Sparrer

SECOND PLACE: Pacifica Tribune, “Loving Baseball for 81 years,” Horace Hinshaw 

THIRD PLACE: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, “Tri Tips,” Marianne L. Hamilton

Sports Game Story

FIRST PLACE: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, “Cats top Wilcox in OT to take CCS title,” Dick Sparrer

Page Design

FIRST PLACE: San Francisco Business Times, “Green Giant,” Mitch Green 

SECOND PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Mastering the 'Elevator Pitch',” Barry Baldi 

THIRD PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Why now is a great time to start up,” Barry Baldi

Headline

FIRST PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Sun may shine in Big Blue sky,” Cromwell Schubarth 

SECOND PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “A.P. Stump's Chop House pulls up steaks, moves on,” Cromwell Schubarth 

THIRD PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “Everything's coming up Rosewood,” Moryt Milo

Magazines/Trade Publications
News Story

FIRST PLACE: The Spectrum Magazine, “Police Shut Down DUI Checkpoint,” Steve Penna

Feature Story of Serious Nature

FIRST PLACE: Traditions Magazine, “Summer Immersion Program Has Heart,” Antonia Ehlers, Michelle Wilkinson

Editorial Cartoons

FIRST PLACE: Berkeley Daily Planet, “Daily Planet Cartoons,” Justin DeFreitas 

SECOND PLACE: here magazine, “here Magazine Cartoons,” Justin DeFreitas

Print Photography

Spot News Photography

FIRST PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “Listen to me,” John Green 

SECOND PLACE: Associated Press, “House Fire,” Paul Sakuma 

THIRD PLACE: Associated Press, “Fight @ UCB,” Paul Sakuma

General News Photography

FIRST PLACE: The Press Democrat, “Bird's Eye View,” John Burgess 

SECOND PLACE: The Daily News, “Magical Bridge,” Kat Wade 

THIRD PLACE: The Daily News, “Lost Friend,” Kat Wade

Feature Photography

FIRST PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “A Dog Gone Licking,” John Green 

SECOND PLACE: The Press Democrat, “Moon Reach,” Kent Porter 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “Veterans' Day,” John Green

Sports Action Photography

FIRST PLACE: The Press Democrat, “Touchdown,” Kent Porter 

SECOND PLACE: Associated Press, “Out of Bounds,” Paul Sakuma 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “A Championship Rally,” Nathan Mollat

Sports Feature Photography

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Birdies Mixed with Rain,” Patrick Tehan 

SECOND PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “Victory,” John Green 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo Daily Journal, “Snapshot - Losing His Head,” Nathan Mollat

Photo Series or Picture Story

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Safe but not Secure,” Pauline Lubens 

SECOND PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Bursting Point,” Patrick Tehan 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “Same Sex Marriage Protest,” John Green

Radio

General Excellence

FIRST PLACE: KCBS Radio, “KCBS News Radio,” KCBS News Team

Breaking News

FIRST PLACE: KCBS Radio, “BART Riots,” Margie Shafer

Feature Story of Light Nature

FIRST PLACE: KCBS Radio, “Hula Hoop,” Mike Sugerman

Feature Story of Serious Nature

FIRST PLACE: KCBS Radio, “Day Music Died,” Doug Sovern 

SECOND PLACE: KALW 91.7 FM, “Seagull Explosion Threatens Bay Area Waterbird Species,” Julia Scott

Public Affairs Program

FIRST PLACE: KQED Public Radio, “Domestic Violence Funding,” Michael Krasny, Judy Campbell, Keven Guillory, Dan Zoll

Special Program

FIRST PLACE: KCBS Radio, “Hard Times,” Doug Sovern

Documentary

FIRST PLACE: KCBS Radio, “AIDS in Africa: Faces of Hope,” Doug Sovern

Use of Sound

FIRST PLACE: KCBS Radio, “Underground Music,” Mike Sugerman

Television

Breaking News

FIRST PLACE: KRON 4, “The Sandra Cantu Arrest,” Da Lin

Feature Story of Light Nature

FIRST PLACE: KRON 4, “Pride Parade,” Da Lin

Feature Story of Serious Nature

FIRST PLACE: KRON 4, “Did Officer Punch Oscar Grant?,” Da Lin

Public Affairs Program

FIRST PLACE: KQED 9, “This Week in Northern California,” Belva Davis, Robin Epstein, Jon Fromer, Katherine Russell

Documentary

FIRST PLACE: OnTopix Productions / KQED 9, “$100 a Day,” Gwen Essegian, Mark Ligon

Sports Story

FIRST PLACE: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, “Will Rudolph Story,” Andrew F. Johnston

Videography

FIRST PLACE: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, “Johnston Composite,” Andrew F. Johnston

Public Relations
General Excellence

FIRST PLACE: Sequoia Union High School District, “Middle School Parents Campaign,” Bettylu Smith

Newsletter

FIRST PLACE: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, “Off Camera,” Keith Sanders, Linda Giannecchini, Darryl Compton, Kevin Wing 

SECOND PLACE: San Mateo County Office of Education, “News And Views,” Lisa Rosenthal, Jean Holbrook 

THIRD PLACE: Broadcast Legends, “Broadcast Legends,” Jim Schock, Ed Vasgergian, Peter Cleaveland, Darryl Compton

Press Kit

FIRST PLACE: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, “Emmy 2009,” Deanne Moenster-Poitras, Cassandra Chavez, Darryl Compton

Broadband/Web
General Excellence-Media Groups

FIRST PLACE: The Press Democrat, “www.pressdemocrat.com,” Press Democrat Staff

SECOND PLACE: KCBS Radio, “www.kcbs.com,” KCBS News and Web Team 

THIRD PLACE: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, “www.SanJose.BizJournals.com,” Cromwell Schubarth

General Excellence-Independent

FIRST PLACE: The Island, “The Island,” Michele Ellson

Breaking News

FIRST PLACE: Cleantech Group, “Fire Sale: Imara's battery patents and trade secrets,” Lisa Sibley

Multimedia

FIRST PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Obama Inauguration,” Andrea Maschietto, Pai

SECOND PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “A commitment to service, times two,” Neil Gonzales, David Cenzer 

THIRD PLACE: San Mateo County Times, “Boxer Fatima Alcantar,” John Green

Blogs

FIRST PLACE: SFGate.com, “Say Hey: Mays, Radnich and the linoleum salesman,” Duffy Jennings 

SECOND PLACE: San Jose Mercury News, “Good Morning Silicon Valley,” John Murrell

THIRD PLACE: Cleantech Group, “Former CEO goes after Tesla, Musk,” Lisa Sibley

Photos: Top, Belva Davis of KQED and Bill. Middle, the crew from College of San Mateo. Bottom, Peter Cleaveland, Mike Venturino and Micki Carter. Photos by Paul Sakuma.

Fighting for your rights ain't cheap

Fighting for your First Amendment rights is a nice concept, but paying for it is another matter. The Pacific Legal Foundation spent $1.49 million fighting for the First Amendment rights of student Andrew Smith, who in 2001 wrote an article in the Novato High School student paper that was censored illegally by school administrators. The case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Now the California Court of Appeals in San Francisco has affirmed a decision that the school district, which violated Smith's rights, only has to pay $336,350 in attorney's fees instead of the $1.49 million sought by Smith's lawyers.

If you're researching this, here are three links:

• Appeals Court'S unpublished ruling on legal fees inPDF format.

• Student Press Law Center's report.

• Previous Press Club postings on this case.

Legal fees disputed in school paper case

In a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Novato Unified School District lost a First Amendment case brought by a student who claimed his essay was censored by the principal of Novato High School. But the Marin Independent Journal reports that the district is still battling over the legal fees in the 7-year-old case. The IJ reports that the law firm that successfully represented Andrew and Dale Smith, the former student and his father, filed an appeal claiming a Marin County judge shorted it $1.2 million in legal costs.

High school paper returns after lawsuit

Novato High School has a student newspaper again seven years after a student's opinion piece on illegal immigration caused administrators to confiscate the paper, sparking a First Amendment lawsuit that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The student, Andrew Smith, sued the district for infringing on his free speech rights and won. The school district fought him in state and federal courts for several years, but last week the U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a lower court ruling in favor of Smith, which ended the case. Smith was represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, which called it a "precedent-setting victory against any attempt to impose ‘politically correct’ thought codes on student journalists in California.”

As the case moved through the courts, the student newspaper collapsed. But now the school's journalism club has brought it back to life, according to a report in the weekly Novato Advance. The club printed its first issue earlier this year and is working on a second one. Journalism club adviser Deborah Thompson called the first edition "lighthearted," a departure from the issue following 9/11 which was confiscated by school officials.

Student wins battle over immigration essay

The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling in favor of a Novato high school student who sued when school administrators confiscated student newspapers containing an essay he wrote on immigration in 2001. The California Supreme Court also rejected the school district's appeal last September. It was not immediately clear what the district spent pursuing appeals to both the nation's and the state's highest courts, the Marin IJ reported.

The student, Andrew Smith, graduated and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He now works in the construction industry and is in a reserve unit. His essay, which urged stronger enforcement of immigration laws, prompted school officials to seized copies of the Novato High School Buzz newspaper. Administrators also delayed publication of another article and apologized to parents and students. Smith was represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, whose Paul Beard II told the IJ that the Novato district filed a petition with the federal court even though the lower court ruling was based entirely on state law. The district asserted the federal court should weigh in anyway.

"Their petition to the U.S. Supreme Court was so frivolous we decided not to even respond," Beard said. "The (lower court) decision was based entirely on California law and the unique protection California law provides to students."

"The California decision is published and binding across the state right now," Beard told the IJ. "It makes California, probably, the most protective state for students - the federal is a much lower standard."

State's high court backs student journalist

The California Supreme Court — in its third pro-media ruling in three weeks — has refused to hear the Novato school district's challenge of a ruling that upheld a student's right to write an anti-illegal immigration editorial for the student newspaper (Chron) (BCN). The school district was appealing a ruling in May by the Court of Appeal in favor of student Andrew Smith, who now attends Santa Rosa Junior College and is in the Marine Corps reserves.

Smith was a high school senior when his school paper printed his editorial on Nov. 13, 2001 that suggested people who can't speak English should be suspected of being illegal immigrants and that a number of undocumented immigrants are criminals. School administrators collected all remaining copies of the newspaper and sent parents a letter apologizing for the editorial and saying it should never have been published. Smith then sued the district, contending the school's action violated his rights under a 1971 California law. The law gives public school students the right of free expression unless their material is obscene or slanderous or incites others to commit illegal acts or disrupt "the orderly operation of the school."

On Aug. 27, the California Supreme Court issued two pro-media rulings, one requiring state and local governments disclose the names and salaries of their employees and a second giving the public the right to inspect hiring records of police agencies.

Court rules for student in free-speech case

A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that Novato school officials violated the free-speech rights of a student by condemning an opinion article he wrote in the student newspaper opposing illegal immigration and confiscating copies of the paper, the Marin Independent Journal reports.

The First District Court of Appeal held that California law “mandates that a school may not prohibit student speech simply because it presents controversial ideas and opponents of the speech are likely to cause disruption.”

The ruling reverses a 2005 decision by Marin County Superior Court Judge John Sutro that favored school officials and ordered that the student, Andrew Smith, and his father pay more than $20,981 in litigation costs to the Novato Unified School District. Smith, who now is a corporal in the Marine Corps reserves and is training in Thailand, claimed in his 2002 lawsuit that district officials denied his freedom of speech by apologizing to students and parents for the first article and confiscating remaining copies of the newspaper. He said his rights were violated when the district delayed publication of the second article by requiring a counterpoint article.

Tuesday's decision means that Smith will be given back litigation fees that he paid in 2005. He will be awarded nominal damages of $1.

High school censorship case appealed

The ACLU, Student Press Law Center and a law firm have submitted a "friend of the court" brief with the California Court of Appeal in support of a high school journalism student who sued the Novato Unified School District in 2002 for censoring editorials he wrote about immigration and reverse racism. The articles were originally approved by the school principal, but after publication school officials confiscated copies of newspaper and said the editorials violated school policy after other students and parents complained about the content of the articles. The student, Andrew Smith (now a U.S. Marine), sued the school district. The Superior Court issued a ruling against him. Smith is now appealing that ruling. Christine P. Sun, attorney for the ACLU of Southern California, said the ruling, if not reversed, will almost certainly chill future speech by sending the message that school officials can prevent or punish students for publishing certain views. [Chronicle, May 3, 2002: Censorship suit at Novato High; Racial writings stifled student says] [AP, May 6, 2002: High school journalist sues school for blocking controversial editorial] [Student Press Law Center Press Release, Aug. 23, 2006: SPLC files brief in California censorship case]

2006 Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards

FOSTER CITY -- Bay Area print journalists, photographers, radio and television personnel and public relations professionals were presented with 226 awards of excellence in 90 categories at the Peninsula Press Club's 29th annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards dinner here tonight.

The Peninsula Press Club's annual Professional Journalism Awards Competition dinner was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Foster City.

The winners were selected from 578 entries from media professionals in the 11 Greater Bay Area counties. Competition was for work done in 2005. Entries were judged by the Florida Press Club, Milwaukee Press Club, the Press Club of Cleveland, and the Press Club of Southeast Texas. The photography staff of the Oregonian, Portland, Ore., judged the photo entries coordinated by Paul Sakuma of the Associated Press.

Also, $3,600 in scholarships were presented. Two $1,500 scholarships in the name of the late San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen were awarded to Josh Hoffman, Burlingame High School, and Alexis Terrazas, College of San Mateo. A one time $600 scholarship in the name of the late Peninsula sportswriter Merv Harris was awarded to Emmanuel Padilla, Jefferson High School, Daly City.

San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan presented a short keynote on his award-winning "Shame on the City" series.

The complete list of winners follows:


NEWSPAPERS - Dailies over 75,000 circulation (Division A)

Editorial
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "No Refuge/How California is failing its foster children." Pati Poblete
Second -- San Jose Mercury News "Gonzales Should Step Down." Barbara Marshman

Columns-News/Political
First -- San Jose Mercury News "The Columns of Patty Fisher." Patty Fisher
Second -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "The Columns of Ann DuBay." Ann DuBay
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Chronicle "Matier and Ross." Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross

Columns-Feature
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "The Columns of Jon Carroll." Jon Carroll
Second -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "The Columns of Chris Coursey." Chris Coursey
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Mercury News "The Columns of Gary Richards." Gary Richards

Columns-Sports
First -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "The Columns of Lowell Cohn." Lowell Cohn

Breaking News
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Shelley Quits." Christian Berthelsen, Vanessa Hua, John Wildermuth
Second -- San Francisco Examiner "Horror by the Bay." Examiner Staff
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Chronicle "Pope John Paul II/ 1920-2005." Don Lattin

News Story
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Arctic Oil Series." Zachary Coile
Second -- San Francisco Chronicle "Elderly immigrants used in Medicare scam." Erin McCormick
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Chronicle "Family Demands the Truth." Robert Collier

Continuing Coverage
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "No. 2 Official at UC Quits Suddenly, et alia." Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz
Second -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "Too fast, too young." Press Democrat Staff Writers
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Mercury News "Program raises spying concern." Mercury News Staff

Series
First -- San Jose Mercury News "High Stakes Games for Kids." Mark Emmons
Second -- San Jose Mercury News "The Fall of Saigon -- One Family's Story." K. Oanh Ha, Jessie Mangaliman
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Chronicle "A Time of Change." Matthew B. Stannard

Feature Story of Light Nature
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Real or Fake? Choosing a Christmas Tree..." Joe Garofoli
Second -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "Love Match: Wine and Singles." Virginie Boone

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Historian Iris Chang won many battles/ The war she lost raged within." Heidi Benson
Second -- San Francisco Chronicle "The Colony/ Homeless in the Suburbs/ Solano's Hidden Homeless." Kevin Fagan

Analysis
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Unpopular options underlie ideas to fix Social Security." Carolyn Lochhead
Second -- San Francisco Chronicle "Governor's call to arms causing deep divisions." Carla Marinucci

Technology Story
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Online Crime: A Booming Business." Carrie Kirby
Second -- San Francisco Chronicle "Cutting edge, without a scalpel." Benjamin Pimentel
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Chronicle "Internet Banking." Carrie Kirby, Jenny Strasberg

Business Story
First -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "Viansa/ 360 Global Wine." Kevin McCallum
Second -- San Jose Mercury News "A Tale of Two Valleys." Chris O'Brien

Entertainment Review
First -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "Revenge of the Sith." John Beck
Second -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat ""Bent"." Dan Taylor
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Mercury News "King Kong: Thumbs Up." Bruce Newman

Specialty Story
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Extending Family/Four generations help a Bay Area woman rediscover her New Orleans roots." Olivia Wu
Second -- San Jose Mercury News "Chuck Williams: The Man Who Put 'Gourmet' into Everyday Kitchens." Carolyn Jung

Sports Story
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "The Scholarship Chase/Northern California Soccer/Are Goals Really Within Reach?" Tom Fitzgerald
Second -- San Jose Mercury News "Walking into the Fire." Mark Emmons
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Chronicle "Near-death experience spurs Cal basketball coach." Ron Kroichick

Sports Game Story
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Texas' time." Henry Schulman

Page Design
First -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "Table manners." Dennis Bolt
Second -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "DeYoung Museum." Dennis Bolt
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Mercury News "A Papal Funeral." Mercury News Staff

Headline
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "New food pyramid difficult to digest." Warren Pederson
Second -- San Francisco Chronicle "A bridge so far." Jon Ferguson
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Chronicle "Seven-year Pitch/Giants will put their fan base to the ultimate test." Larry Yant


NEWSPAPERS - Dailies UNDER 75,000 circulation (Division B)

Editorial
First -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Gang violence's true victim." Jon Mays
Second -- Palo Alto Daily News "Accused officer should be retried." Diana Diamond
Honorable Mention -- Palo Alto Daily News "City's officials shouldn't take gift of tickets." Diana Diamond
Honorable Mention -- Palo Alto Daily News "City probe may create more woes." Diana Diamond

Columns-News/Political
First -- Palo Alto Daily News "Columns by Diana Diamond (1)." Diana Diamond
Second -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Columns by Bill Silverfarb." Bill Silverfarb
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Columns by Michelle Durand." Michelle Durand

Columns-Feature
First -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Columns by Michelle Durand." Michelle Durand
Second -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Columns by Bill Silverfarb." Bill Silverfarb
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo County Times "Columns by John Horgan." John Horgan

Columns-Sports
First -- Palo Alto Daily News "Columns by John Reid." John Reid
Second -- Palo Alto Daily News "Columns by Dylan Kruse." Dylan Kruse
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo Daily Journal "The Sports Lounge." Nathan Mollat

Breaking News
First -- San Mateo County Times "Killings stun San Mateo." Malaika Fraley, Amy Yarbrough, Nicole Neroulias
Second -- Palo Alto Daily News "Anarchists protest downtown." Jean Whitney, Jason Green, Jeramy Gordon, Tony Avelar

News Story
First -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Problems plague Bart." Dana Yates
Second -- Palo Alto Daily News "Teens told of erotic careers." Jean Whitney
Honorable Mention -- The Argus "Boy describes harrowing night." Grace Rauh

Continuing Coverage
First -- Marin Independent Journal "Coverage of Execution of Stanley Tookie Williams." Tad Whitaker
Second -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Murder of Raymond Gardner." Michelle Durand
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Bay Meadows." Dana Yates

Series
First -- Oakland Tribune "A Body's Burden: Our Chemical Legacy." Douglas Fischer
Second -- San Mateo County Times "Gangs of San Mateo County." San Mateo County Times Staff
Honorable Mention -- Marin Independent Journal "Your Money, Their Pensions." Keri Brenner

Feature Story of Light Nature
First -- San Mateo County Times "A Fish Called Puffer." Julia Scott
Second -- The Argus "He's Got a Lot of Pull." Grace Rauh
Honorable Mention -- Santa Cruz Sentinel "UCSC: Just say 'gnome' to massive booze fests." Jondi Gumz
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo County Times "Graveyard Tales." Julia Scott

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First -- The Argus "Reporter tracks down Jewish roots." Grace Rauh
Second -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Wonder siblings." Heather Murtagh
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo County Times "A Growing Scourge." Julia Scott
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo County Times "Sister vows to help others avoid gangs." Nicole Neroulias

Analysis
First -- San Mateo Daily Journal "The ultimate outsider." Jon Mays
Second -- Santa Cruz Sentinel "UCSC growth plan taken to task." Jondi Gumz
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Political camp tries forming in Burlingame." Stephen Baxter

Technology Story
First -- San Mateo County Times "Game Central." Tim Simmers

Business Story
First -- San Mateo County Times "Pinched by Prices." Tim Simmers
Second -- San Mateo County Times "United Plans to Shrink Pensions." Tim Simmers
Honorable Mention -- Santa Cruz Sentinel "UCSC's Red Ink." Jondi Gumz

Entertainment Review
First -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Trendspotting." Cheri Lucas
Second -- Palo Alto Daily News "Tainted Justice' is fun whodunit." John Angell Grant
Honorable Mention -- Palo Alto Daily News "Lighthearted 'Song' sings a timely tune." John Angell Grant

Specialty Story
First -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Beating cancer one step at a time." Emanuel Lee
Second -- San Mateo Daily Journal "How sweet it is." Heather Murtagh

Sports Story
First -- Palo Alto Daily News "Basketball helps with healing." Vytas Mazeika
Second -- San Mateo Daily Journal "More than a game." Nathan Mollat
Honorable Mention -- Palo Alto Daily News "A woman amongst boys." Vytas Mazeika
Honorable Mention -- Palo Alto Daily News "Fourth-grade pact fulfilled." John Reid
Honorable Mention -- Palo Alto Daily News "Awalt relives magical season." John Reid

Sports Game Story
First -- Palo Alto Daily News "A classic win without Lin." John Reid
Second -- San Mateo Daily Journal "HMB wins CCS championship." Emanuel Lee
Honorable Mention -- Palo Alto Daily News "Cardinal best of Pac, NCAA." John Reid

Page Design
First -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Benedict XVI." Bill Silverfarb
Second -- Palo Alto Daily News "Anarchists protest downtown." Jeramy Gordon

Headline
First -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Purrfect murder?." Michelle Durand
Second -- San Mateo Daily Journal "Dog ban commanded to sit, heel." Stephen Baxter
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo Daily News "Sabina, the teenage black belt." Vytas Mazeika


NEWSPAPERS - Non-dailies (Division C)

Editorial
First -- Almaden Resident "Missing files must be returned immediately." Gregory Watkins
Second -- San Francisco Business Times "Preschool lesson: if you want it, pay for it." Jim Gardner

Columns-News/Political
First -- SF Weekly "Matt Smith." Matt Smith
Second -- Palo Alto Weekly "The last night at Rickey's." Don Kazak

Columns-Feature
First -- Palo Alto Weekly "Columns of Jay Thorwaldson." Jay Thorwaldson
Second -- Cupertino Courier "Columns of Sandy Sims." Sandy Sims

Columns-Sports
First -- Almaden Resident "Columns of Dick Sparrer." Dick Sparrer

Breaking News
First -- Campbell Reporter "Up in Smoke." Moryt Milo
Second -- Los Gatos Weekly-Times "Blast!." Lisa Sibley, Moryt Milo
Honorable Mention -- Palo Alto Weekly "The End." Bill D'Agostino

News Story
First -- Palo Alto Weekly "Moonlighting' utilities workers under investigation." Bill D'Agostino, Jay Thorwaldson
Second -- Willow Glen Resident "Garden tools are popular with thieves cruising in Willow Glen." Alicia Upano
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Bay Guardian "Torture Air." A.C. Thompson

Continuing Coverage
First -- Palo Alto Weekly "Student Stress." Alexandria Rocha
Second -- Pacifica Tribune "Teen Drunk Driving Accident and Community Aftermath." Chris Hunter, Elaine Larsen, Jane Northrup
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Business Times "Stem Cell Institute." Daniel S. Levine, Lizette Wilson

Series
First -- San Francisco Bay Guardian "Hunter's Point Housing Project." A.C. Thompson

Feature Story of Light Nature
First -- Palo Alto Weekly "Out On Their Own." Sue Dremann
Second -- Campbell Reporter "Campbell's Bounty: Harvesters descend on local backyards." Alicia Upano
First -- Pacific Sun "The Freedom to Choose." Jill Kramer

Feature Story of Serious Nature
Second -- SF Weekly "The Lifesaver." Nate Cavalieri
Honorable Mention -- Saratoga News "Goal Keeper." Jennifer K. McBride

Analysis
First -- Palo Alto Weekly "Here Comes Housing." Jocelyn Dong

Technology Story
First -- San Francisco Business Times "High Noon at Gamers' Gulch." Adrienne Sanders

Business Story
First -- Cupertino Courier "Life of Grime." Hugh Biggar
Second -- San Francisco Business Times "The $600M Question." Chris Rauber
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Bay Guardian "Conning the Pros." A.C. Thompson

Entertainment Review
First -- Palo Alto Weekly "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Susan Tavernetti
Second -- Palo Alto Weekly "Review of "The Chronicles of Narnia"." Tyler Martin Hanley

Specialty Story
First -- Pacific Sun "Overprescribed Drugs." Jill Kramer
Second -- J. The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California "A solid Golda performance - Actress brings Israel's Iron Lady to Bay Area stage." Dan Pine

Sports Story
First -- SF Weekly "Here Comes the Fog." Tommy Craggs
Second -- Cupertino Courier "Throw Back." Hugh Biggar, Anne Ward Ernst
Honorable Mention -- J. The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California "Knockout! In this corner: San Mateo's world-champion." Joe Eskenazi

Sports Game Story
First -- Los Gatos Weekly-Times "Wildcats win CCS football championship." Dick Sparrer

Page Design
First -- Palo Alto Weekly "Abuse of Power." Carol Hubenthal
Second -- San Francisco Business Times "Bay Area Biotech." Carol Collier
Honorable Mention -- J. The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California "Finding light in the darkness." Cathleen Maclearie, Joyce Goldschmid

Headline
First -- Los Gatos Weekly-Times "Striking a Match/Couples Click." Dick Sparrer
Second -- Saratoga News "Plain Speaking/ Air Males." Dick Sparrer


MAGAZINES / TRADE PUBLICATIONS (Division D)

Editorial
Second -- The Wave Magazine "Editor's Note." John Newlin

Columns-News/Political
First -- San Jose Magazine "UPFRONT." Larry Gerston

Columns-Feature
First -- San Jose Magazine "Off the Wall." Murry Frymer
Second -- The Wave Magazine "The Final Last Word." Sean Baby

Feature Story of Light Nature
First -- San Jose Magazine "Woman of the Year." Jodi Engle
Second -- San Jose Magazine "Great Dates at Your Doorstep." Jodi Engle
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Magazine "Signature Studies." Jodi Engle

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First -- San Jose Magazine "Mercury Uprising." Martin Cheek
Second -- The Wave Magazine "Turf Wars - What will it take to bring Major League to San Jose." Steven Goldstein

Technology Story
First -- San Jose Magazine "Fathers of Invention." Jodi Engle
Second -- Edutopia Magazine "Pod People." Cheri Lucas
Honorable Mention -- Wines & Vines "Bale Construction Turns Straw Into Architectural Gold." Jane Firstenfeld

Business Story
First -- San Jose Magazine "Benefits Beyond the Fringe." Thomas Zizzo, Mandy Major
Second -- San Jose Magazine "Salary Size Up." Thomas Zizzo
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Magazine "Man of the Year." Martin Cheek

Specialty Story
First -- San Jose Magazine "Surviving Singledom." Mandy Major, Jodi Engle
Second -- The Wave Magazine "Super Supper." Allison Bing
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Magazine "New Year, New You." Mandy Major

Sports Story
First -- The Wave Magazine "Ice-capades." John Newlin

Page Design
First -- San Jose Magazine "Bottoms Up!." Jerome Callens
Second -- San Jose Magazine "Anchors Away." Jerome Callens
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Magazine "50 things you didn't know about ... Senator Liz Figueroa." Jerome Callens
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Magazine "Mercury Uprising." Jerome Callens


EDITORIAL CARTOONS (Division E)

First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Tom Meyer Cartoons." Tom Meyer
Second -- Berkeley Daily Planet "United Airlines." Justin DeFreitas
Honorable Mention -- East Bay Business Times "Chris Strach Cartoons." Chris Strach


PRINT PHOTOGRAPHY (Division F)

Spot News Photograph
First -- San Francisco Chronicle "Interrogation in Iraq." Kim Komenich
Second -- San Jose Mercury News "Tsunami's Wake." Pauline Lubens
Honorable Mention -- The Press Democrat "Deep Throat." John Burgess

General News Photography
First -- San Jose Mercury News "A Governor's Challenge." Dai Sugano
Second -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat "Welcome Back From Iraq." John Burgess
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo County Times "Clean Up." John J. Green

Feature Photography
First -- Palo Alto Weekly "Scattered Showers." Norbert von der Groeben
Second -- San Francisco Chronicle "Chain of Command." Kim Komenich
Honorable Mention -- San Jose Mercury News "Skaters' Shadows." Patrick Tehan

Sports Action Photography
First -- Santa Cruz Sentinel "Holy Roller." Shmuel Thaler
Second -- The Examiner, Peninsula "Aragon Basketball." Doug Oakley
Honorable Mention -- San Mateo County Times "Dog Escapes." Mathew Sumner

Sports Feature Photography
First -- San Mateo County Times "Going Out of My Head." John J. Green
Second -- San Jose Mercury News "Horse Haven." Kimberly P. Mitchell
Honorable Mention -- Santa Cruz Sentinel "In the Swim." Shmuel Thaler

Photo Series or Picture Story
First -- San Jose Mercury News "A Governor's Fall From Grace." Dai Sugano
Second -- San Francisco Chronicle "Married with Child." Mike Kepka
Honorable Mention -- San Francisco Chronicle "The Battle for Hearts and Minds." Kim Komenich


RADIO (Division G)

Feature Story of Light Nature
First -- KCBS Radio "What's in a Name." Mike Sugerman
Second -- KQED Radio "Brundibar." Judy Campbell

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First -- KCBS Radio "Katrina's Wake." Doug Sovern
Second -- KQED Radio "Injured Soldiers." Jason Margolis

Breaking News
First -- KCBS Radio "New Year's Storm." KCBS News Team

Interview or Talk Show
First -- KSFO AM/KFBK AM "Voices of Soldiers." Melanie Morgan, Mark Williams, Holly Williams

Special Program
First -- KCBS Radio "Pot Clubs." Doug Sovern
Second -- KSFO AM "Voices of Soldiers." Melanie Morgan, Mark Williams, Holly Williams
Honorable Mention -- KQED Radio "Health Dialogues." Scott Shafer, Andrea Kissack, David Gorn

Documentary
First -- KQED Radio "Health Dialogues - Borders of Health." Scott Shafer, Sasha Khokha, Andrea Kissack, Kenny Goldberg
Second -- KCBS Radio "Hired Hands." Matt Bigler
Honorable Mention -- KPFA Radio "Crime Pays: A Look at Who's Getting Rich From The Prison Boom." JoAnn Mar

Sports Story
First -- KCBS Radio "Remembering Bill King." Steve Bitker

Use of Sound
First -- KCBS Radio "Ipod Ears." Doug Sovern
Second -- KQED Radio "Gay Marriage Anniversary." Sarah Varney


TELEVISION (Division H)

Feature Story of Light Nature
First -- KNTV NBC 11 "Cornerstone Gardens." Mary Orlin, Mark Oltz, Mary Babbitt

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First -- KNTV NBC 11 "Autism: The Hidden Epidemic." Dean C. Smith, Sandy Castelblanco
Second -- KPIX CBS 5 "The Bipolar Child - The Life of Riley." Allen Martin
Honorable Mention -- KNTV NBC 11 "Nathan's Hope." Dean C. Smith, Garvin Thomas

Public Affairs Program
First -- KPIX CBS 5 "The Real Deal with Jeanette Pavini." Jeanette Pavini, Ed Nieto, Tim Hazen, Shane Calvert
Second -- KPIX CBS 5 "Bay Area Mayors In The Public Eye." Tim Didion, Hank Plante

Interview or Talk Program
First -- KPIX CBS 5 "The Real Deal with Jeanette Pavini." Jeanette Pavini, Ed Nieto, Tim Hazen, Shane Calvert
Second -- KTVU Channel 2 "We Beat The Streets." Mark Curtis, Stephanie Kellmar

Special Program
First -- KGO ABC 7 "Vietman! 30 Years Later." Thuy Vu
Second -- KNTV NBC 11 "Golden Grape Awards." Mary Orlin, Mary Babbitt, Mark Oltz, Barb Moffatt, Jonathan Drum

Documentary
First -- KNTV NBC 11 "Fleming Jenkins (part 1 & 2)." Mary Orlin, Mark Oltz, Mary Babbitt
Second -- KNTV NBC 11 "Personal Wine Cave (part 1 & 2)." Mary Orlin, Mark Oltz, Mary Babbitt

Videography
First -- KNTV NBC 11 "Oltz Composite." Mark Oltz
Second -- KFTY 50 "Bollini Composite." Chris Bollini
Honorable Mention -- KNTV NBC 11 "Smith Composite." Dean C. Smith
Honorable Mention -- KNTV NBC 11 "The French Laundry." Jonathan Drum

Editing
First -- KNTV NBC 11 "Legends of Rock." Jonathan Drum
Honorable Mention -- KFTY 50 "Bollini Composite." Chris Bollini
Honorable Mention -- KNTV NBC 11 "Oltz Composite." Mark Oltz


WEB SITE (Division I)

First -- San Jose Mercury News "www.mercurynewsphoto.com." Dia Sugano,
Richard Koci Hernandez & Photo Staff
Second -- San Jose Mercury News "www.mercurynews.com." Mercury News Staff
Honorable Mention -- Greatschools.net "www.greatschools.net." Bill Jackson, Lisa Rosenthal,
Marian Wilde

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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

$1500 Herb Caen Scholarshp
Josh Hoffman. Burlingame High School, Burlingame
Alexis Terrazas, College of San Mateo, San Mateo

$600 Merv Harris
Emmanuel Padilla, Jefferson High School, Daly City

2003 Peninsula Press Club awards

FOSTER CITY — Bay Area print journalists, photographers, radio and television personnel and public relations professionals were presented with 157 awards of excellence in 68 categories at the Peninsula Press Club's 26th annual Professional Journalism Awards dinner here tonight.

The Peninsula Press Club's annual Professional Journalism Awards Competition dinner was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel.

The winners were selected from 453 entries from media professionals in the 11 Greater Bay Area counties. Competition was for work done in 2002. Entries were judged by the Press Club of Cleaveland, Kern Press Club, Press Club of New Orleans, San Diego Press Club and the Press Photographers Association of Great Los Angeles.

Winners of $1,500 Herb Caen Scholarships were Mellissa Navas of Contra Costa College in San Pablo and Will Stevens of California High School in San Ramon. The Peninsula Press Club annually awards $1,500 scholalrships each to the winning college and high school journalism students. In addition, one-time awards of $1,000 each in memory of the late Mary Jane Clinton Zirkel, owner and long time Lifestyle editor of the San Mateo Times, were presented to Adva Saldinger of Aragon High in San Mateo and Aysha Pamukcu of Fremont High in Sunnyvale.

The complete list of winners follows:

NEWSPAPERS - Dailies over 75,000 circulation (Division A)

Editorial
First: San Francisco Chronicle, Do-Nothing Politics, John Diaz
Second: Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Medicare Gap, Pete Golis
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Chronicle, Feeling Powerless, Terry Nagel

Editorial Cartoon
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, How a Bill Becomes Law, Tom Meyer

Column
First: San Jose Mercury News, Columns by Joe Rodriguez, Joe Rodriguez
Second: Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Columns by Paul Gullixson, Paul Gullixson
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Chronicle, Columns by Mark Simon, Mark Simon

News Story
First: San Francisco Chronicle, Who's Mixing Your Drugs?, Erin Hallissy and Sabin Russell
Second: San Jose Mercury News, Fire Devastates S. J.'s Santana Row, Mercury News Staff
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Chronicle, Yes, We Do Get More Blackouts, Carolyn Said

Feature Story of Light Nature
First: San Jose Mercury News, DJ 'Uncle Frank' Wants to Return to Air as 'Aunt Fran', Mike Antonucci
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, S. F. Kids Spend Recess Toasting the Best Rat Who Ever Lived, Steve Rubenstein

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First: San Francisco Chronicle, The Case of a Lifetime, Stacy Finz
Second: Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Suffering in Silence, Derek J. Moore
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Chronicle, A Family's Choice, Rona Marech

Series
First: San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland in the Crossfire, San Francisco Chronicle Staff
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, SFPD Dead Last in Solving Violent Crime, David Parrish and Jaxon Van Derbeken
Honorable Mention: San Jose Mercury News, My Year as a Teacher, Larry Slonaker

Technology Story
First: San Jose Mercury News, What You Can Do About the Spam Flooding Your In-Box, Mike Langberg and Mary Anne Ostrom
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, Prescription for Trouble, Tom Abate and Todd Wallack

Business Story
First: San Francisco Chronicle, Appalachian Travails, Jenny Strasburg
Second: San Jose Mercury News, How Did It Come to This?, Michelle Quinn
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Chronicle, Patients Don't Get Full Story on Doctors, Todd Wallack

Entertainment Review
First: San Francisco Chronicle, 'Shield' is FX Cable's LAPD Blue, Tim Goodman
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, Just Another 'Clone', Mick LaSalle

Page Design
First: San Jose Mercury News, A Year and a Lifetime, Chuck Burke, Matt Mansfield and Kevin Wendt
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, History of a Conflicted Land, Todd Trumbull and Dorothy Yule
Honorable Mention: San Jose Mercury News, Where Computers Go to Die, Tan Ly, Matt Mansfield and Kevin Wendt

Specialty Story
First: San Francisco Chronicle, Hidden Killer: It's Trans Fat, Kim Severson
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, Moved to Tears, Steven Winn

Sports Story
First: San Jose Mercury News, Cup Crazy, Mark Emmons
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, Being Jon Gruden, Brian Murphy

Sports Column
First: Santa Rosa Press Democrat, No Team Ever Folded Bigger, Lowell Cohn
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, It's Do or Die, Bruce Jenkins

Web Site
First: San Francisco Chronicle, sfgate.com, sfgate.com

NEWSPAPERS - Dailies under 75,000 circulation (Division B)


Editorial
First: San Mateo County Times, Save Sea Life! Say 'No' to Sonar, W. Blake Gray
Second: Palo Alto Daily News, Search Warrant Went Too Far, Dave Price

Editorial Cartoon
First: San Mateo Daily Journal, Martha Cooks the Books, Russ Cohen
Second: Palo Alto Daily News, Bin Laden Reacts to Pretzel Attack, Steve Curl
Honorable Mention: San Mateo Daily Journal, Cardinal Sins, Russ Cohen

Column
First: San Mateo Daily Journal, Columns by Michelle Durand, Michelle Durand
Second: San Mateo County Times, Columns by John Horgan, John Horgan
Honorable Mention: Palo Alto Daily News, Columns by Joan Gielow, Joan Gielow

News Story
First: Burlingame Daily News, Mayor Curdles at Offer, Thomas Leupold
Second: San Mateo County Times, Where Have All the Physicians Gone?, Erin Sherbert
Honorable Mention: Palo Alto Daily News, Burning Squirrel Chased, Tami Min

Feature Story of Light Nature
First: San Mateo County Times, Oh My Gourd! Pumpkins on Parade, Amelia Hansen
Second: San Mateo County Times, The Fireman Who Never Fought a Fire, Amy Yarbrough

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First: San Mateo County Times, Small Airport Security Lax, Justin Jouvenal
Second: San Mateo County Times, Bad Memories, Amy Yarbrough
Honorable Mention: San Mateo County Times, Blood on the Tracks, Justin Jouvenal

Series
First: Palo Alto Daily News, Students Fight the Odds, June D. Bell
Second: San Mateo Daily Journal, Crisis in Care - Why Have We Failed Our Seniors?, Andrew Becker
Honorable Mention: San Mateo County Times, Back to School, Teresa Mills-Faraudo and Staff

Technology Story
First: San Mateo County Times, Embryonic Uproar, Tim Simmers

Business Story
First: San Mateo County Times, Sound and Fury, Tim Simmers
Second: San Mateo County Times, Worker/Owners Struggle With Management, Tim Simmers
Honorable Mention: San Mateo Daily Journal, Free Trade Hurting County Farms, Andrew Becker

Entertainment Review
First: San Mateo Daily Journal, Are We Approaching the End of Days?, Cheri Lucas
Second: San Mateo Daily Journal, Just What is Real These Days?, Cheri Lucas

Page Design
First: Marin Independent Journal, Seismic Series, Dennis Bolt
Second: Palo Alto Daily News, Stanford Cuts Deal for Sand Hill Road, Brian Bothun
Honorable Mention: Marin Independent Journal, Rafael Town Center, Dennis Bolt

Headline
First: San Mateo County Times, Yo, Yo, Yo: Slang in Ads Isn't Always Phat, Gregory Watkins
Second: Burlingame Daily News, Mayor Curdles at Offer, Chris Koch
Honorable Mention: Palo Alto Daily News, An Urge to Un-Merge Hits California, Dave Price

Sports Story
First: San Mateo Daily Journal, Blue Crush' Rush, Nathan Mollat
Second: San Mateo Daily News, Women's Tennis Gets the Respect It Was Missing, Emanuel Lee

Sports Column
Honorable Mention: San Mateo Daily Journal, Team Name Changes, We Have Some Suggestions, Nathan Mollat

NEWSPAPERS - Non-dailies (Division C)


Editorial
First: San Francisco Business Times, Weak Housing Laws Spare the Rod and Spoil the Cities, Jim Gardner
Second: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, Fruits and Nuts Belong in Pies - Not Downtown, Dick Sparrer

Editorial Cartoon
Second: San Francisco Bay Guardian, Pelosi's Big Wave, Jerry Dolezal

Column
First: San Francisco Bay Guardian, Columns by Annalee Newitz, Annalee Newitz
Second: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, Columns by Dick Sparrer, Dick Sparrer

News Story
First: Independent Newspaper Group, Final Properties Added to Foster City Lagoon Dredging, Justin Nyberg
Second: Independent Newspaper Group, Millbrae and San Carlos to Share Top Cop, Jennifer Aquino and Deirdre Hussey
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Empire Strikes Back, Cassi Feldman

Feature Story of Light Nature
First: San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Apotheosis of Cute, Annalee Newitz
Second: Independent Newspaper Group, Local WWII Veteran Becomes Voice of Forgotten POWs, Michael Flaherty
Honorable Mention (tied): Independent Newspaper Group, Picking the Perfect Tree, Sabrina Crawford
Honorable Mention (tied): Palo Alto Weekly, Stand-Up Stories, Robyn Israel

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First: Palo Alto Weekly, The Legacy of Matthew Shepard, Robyn Israel
Second: Pacific Sun, Growing Pains, Jill Kramer
Honorable Mention: Palo Alto Weekly, A Life With Consequences, Robyn Israel

Series
First: GetLocalNews.com, The LNG Project, VallejoNews.com
Second: Independent Newspaper Group, San Bruno: A City on the Brink, Michael Flaherty
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Bay Guardian, The PG&E Scandal, San Francisco Bay Guardian Staff

Technology Story
First: San Francisco Business Times, Oracle University, Lizette Wilson
Second: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Chipmaker Feeling Foes' Jobs, Ken Spencer Brown
Honorable Mention: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Scrutinizing Software, Ken Spencer Brown

Business Story
First: Palo Alto Weekly, The Rise and Fall of the HP Way, Jocelyn Dong
Second: San Francisco Business Times, San Francisco in Crisis, Staff of the San Francisco Business Times
Honorable Mention: East Bay Business Times, Biggest SBA Loan Also Biggest Bust, Alan Doyle

Entertainment Review
First: Palo Alto Weekly, "8 Women" (Film Review), Tyler Martin Hanley
Second: Palo Alto Weekly, "Adaptation" (Film Review), Tyler Martin Hanley

Page Design
First: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, . . . Check Out the Recruits, Andrea M. Lima
Second: Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Paving the Path, Andrea M. Lima
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Business Times, Wearable Tech, Carol Collier

Headline
First: Silicon Valley Business Ink, Valley Firms Fear EU Will Toss Cookies, Vikki Bowes-Mok
Second: Independent Newspaper Group, No More Mr. Nice Ky, Jesse Smith

Specialty Story
First: Pacific Sun, Lust for Life, Jill Kramer
Second: Silicon Valley Business Ink, Charged Up - Or Not, Steve Tanner

Sports Story
First: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, If I Had a Hammer, Dick Sparrer

Web Site
First: San Francisco Business Times, sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com, Jessica Materna
Second: Great Schools, Inc., greatschools.net, Staff of GreatSchools.net
Honorable Mention: GetLocalNews.com, BeniciaNews.com, BeniciaNews.com

PRINT PHOTOGRAPHY (Division D)


Spot News Photo
First: Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Fallen Firefighter, Christopher Chung
Second: Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Flood Rescue, Kent Porter
Honorable Mention: San Francisco Chronicle, Got Marshmallows?, Brant Ward

General News Photo
First: San Francisco Chronicle, Squirrel Protest, Lacy Atkins
Second: Santa Cruz Sentinel, Tearful Apology, Shmuel Thaler
Honorable Mention: San Jose Mercury News, Bay Area Struggles with Anniversary, Dai Sugano

Feature Photo
First: San Francisco Chronicle, Turkey Shoot, Gina Gayle
Second: Santa Cruz Sentinel, Playing Cat and Mouse, Shmuel Thaler

Sports Action Photo
First: Associated Press, In Net, Paul Sakuma
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, Boy Steals Show, Michael Macor

Sports Feature Photo
First: San Francisco Chronicle, Coach Goes Ballistic, James Merithew
Second: San Jose Mercury News, A Dream Denied, Nhat V. Meyer

Photo Series or Picture Story
First: San Jose Mercury News, When Alzheimer's Strikes Early, Patrick Tehan
Second: San Francisco Chronicle, A Family's Choice, Lea Suzuki
Honorable Mention: Santa Cruz Sentinel, A Sister's Love, Shmuel Thaler

Best Photo - NonDailies
First: Palo Alto Weekly, Dancing Through the Years, Kate Robertson
Second: San Francisco Business Times, Women in Business Cover, Najib Joe Hakim

TELEVISION PHOTOGRAPHY (Division E)


Spot News Photography
First: KNTV NBC 11, Couldn't Find Mike, Dean C. Smith

Feature Photography
First: KNTV NBC 11, Wine Country Living Composite, Mark Oltz
Second: KNTV NBC 11, Capitola Clean Up, Dean C. Smith
Honorable Mention: KFTY-TV 50, Celebrating the Fourth, Chris Bollini

Sports Photography
First: KFTY-TV 50, They're Off, Chris Bollini
Second: KNTV NBC 11, Snow Shovel Speed Racers, Dean C. Smith

TELEVISION (Division F)


Feature News
First: KNTV NBC 11, Wine Country Living Composite, Mary Babbitt, Carrie Cain, Mark Oltz and Mary Orlin
Second: KGO-TV, The Promise Doctor, Rigo Chacon
Honorable Mention: KPIX-TV, Muslims in America, Erica Hintergardt, Greg Marasso, Barbara Rodgers and Peter Saiers

Interview or Talk Show
First: KTVU Fox 2, Yosemite Murder Trial, Mark Curtis and Alicia Dlugosh

Special Programming
First: AT&T Broadband-Marin 26, And the Flag Was Still There, Chris Bollini and Curtis Kim
Second: KCSM-TV, In My View: Photo Memories of 9-11, Dante Betteo, Kaveh Nikpour and Josh Springer
Honorable Mention: KTVU Fox 2, Great American Toy Test 2002, Sharon Navratil and Tom Vacar

Documentary
First: KCSM-TV, All Games are Home Games: Baseball in San Quentin, Dante Betteo and Josh Springer

RADIO (Division G)


Feature News
First: KCBS Radio, Trauman Center, Rebecca Corral
Second: KQED-FM, Juvenille Offenders, Judy Campbell
Honorable Mention: KQED-FM, IBM Disk Drives, Peter Jon Shuler

Public Affairs Program
First: KQED-FM, The California Report Magazine, Debra Baer, Alex Choen, Andrea Kissack, Lyssa Mudd, Ceil Muller, Stephanie O'Neill, Suzzanne Racho, Raul Ramirez and Scott Shafer
Second: KQED-FM, Forum: Dog Mauling Trial, Angie Coiro, Hermione Gee, Robin Gianattassio-Malle, Raul Ramirez and Dan Zoll
Honorable Mention: KQED-FM, Forum: Homelessness and Mental Health, Hermione Gee, Robin Gianattassio-Malle, Michael Krasny, Raul Ramirez and Dan Zoll

Interview or Talk Show
First: KQED-FM, Forum: Salman Rushdie, Angie Coiro, Hermione Gee, Robin Gianattassio-Malle, Raul Ramirez and Dan Zoll
Second: KQED-FM, Forum: A M Homes, Hermione Gee, Robin Gianattassio-Malle, Michael Krasny, Raul Ramirez and Dan Zoll

Documentary
First: KQED-FM, A Need to Belong, Danny Bringer, Howard Gelman, Andrea Kissack, Paul Lancour, Dan Mansergh, Ceil Muller, Molly Peterson, Raul Ramirez and Sandy Tolan
Second: KCBS Radio, Cancer Puzzle, Holly Quan

MAGAZINES / Trade publications (Division H)


News Story
First: Gentry Magazine, Survivor, Bill Workman
Second: San Jose Magazine, Have You Seen My Child?, San Jose Magazine Staff

Review/column
First: San Jose Magazine, Off the Wall: My Favorite Things, San Jose Magazine Staff

Page Design
First: San Jose Magazine, The Power 100, San Jose Magazine Staff
Second: San Jose Magazine, Top of the Big Top, San Jose Magazine Staff

Feature Story of Serious Nature
First: California School Boards Association, Pride and Prejudice, Lisa Rosenthal
Second: GreatSchools.net, Learning to Be a Giraffe: The Value of Character Education, Lisa Rosenthal

PUBLIC RELATIONS (Division I)


Newsletter
First: NATAS SF/No. Cal., Off Camera, Darryl Compton, David Mills and John Odell
Second: Broadcast Legends, Broadcast Legends, Darryl Compton, Knowles Robertson, Jim Schock and Ben Williams

Press Kit
First: NATAS SF/No. Cal., EMMY 2002, Darryl Compton and Deanne Moenster