1st place - Meri Simon, San Jose Mercury News, "Medical Cannabis Patient"

2nd place - Gregory Urquiaga, Contra Costa Newspapers "Abominable Snowman in the Sun"

3rd place - Carlos Avila Gonzalez, San Francisco Chronicle, "Kyle's World"

Award of Excellence - Chris Hardy, San Francisco Chronicle, "Seymour Hersh"

Award of Excellence - Randy Pench, Sacramento Bee, "Track Scandal"

Award of Excellence - Michael Macor, San Francisco Chronicle, "See Ya"

Award of Excellence - Paul Chinn, San Francisco Chronicle, "Nancy Mourns"

Award of Excellence - Jeff Chiu, Associated Press, "Kerry's Pitch"

Award of Excellence - José Luis Villegas, Sacramento Bee, "Tom Hanks"

Award of Excellence - Randy Pench, Sacramento Bee, "Wetsuit"