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Magazines, Architecture and Design
1. Nicole Sours Larson, No Question About the Period, San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine
2. Bonnie Nicholls, Gallery Grand, San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine
2. Brian Douglas, Rolls-Royce Dawn, the iconic automaker delivers a stunning convertible, Ranch and Coast
Magazine
3. Tracy Rolling, Christmas Decor Becomes Beacon of Hope, Ramona Home Journal
Magazines, Business & Financial
1. Troy Johnson, Bubble in Paradise, San Diego Magazine
2. Deanna Murphy, Bob Stefanko, Driving Force, Ranch and Coast Magazine
3. Andrea Naversen, Vincent Knakal, Bob Stefanko, Mia Park, Chloe Pedersen, Flying Higher, Ranch and Coast
Magazine
Magazines, Column - Light Subject
1. Elizabeth Hansen, Detour Destinations, Ranch and Coast Magazine
2. Mike Sager, Coach Mike, San Diego Magazine
2. Ron James, Mary James, Wine Dine & Travel Editor's Notes, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
3. Irv Erdos, Doggedly pursuing a bargain, He can grin, but he can't seem to bear it, Affluence and effluence: A
homeowner's saga, Escondido Magazine
Magazines, Column - Serious Subject
1. Jamie Reno, Veterans Column - Bi-monthly column in San Diego Magazine about and for our veterans., San
Diego Magazine
2. Edward McIntyre, George Brewster, Jr., San Diego County Bar Association Staff, Ethics, San Diego Lawyer
3. Sharon Rosen Leib, Musings from Mama, San Diego Jewish Journal
Magazines, Drawing or Illustration
1. Karyl Carmignani, Amy Blandford, Alala Soaring to Recovery, San Diego Zoo Global
2. Karen Korr, Attiba Royster, Jenna Little, Sasha Feredoni, Kindness of Heart, San Diego Lawyer
3. Attiba Royster, Karen Korr, Jenna Little, Sasha Feredoni, Specialty Courts in San Diego San Diego Lawyer
Magazines, Education
1. Jennifer McEntee, Getting the Wiggles Out, San Diego Magazine
2. Lisa Pawlak, Lisa Gipson, Sharon Bay, Explore the Ocean Sciences, San Diego Family Magazine
2. Deanna Murphy, Jennifer Nelson, Swings for Success, ACEing Autism gets autistic kids into the tennis game,
Ranch and Coast Magazine
3. Jeanne Ferris, 3, Breathing Life into Pa'enexily With Songs, News from Native California
Magazines, Entertainment Reporting
1. Nathalie Taylor, The Journey of Peggy Callahan – Hollywood and Beyond!, Sourcebook Magazine
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Magazines, Environment
1. Carl Nettleton, What the U.S. Presidential Candidates Are Missing in the Immigration Debate, Fortune
2. Eston Ellis, Sticking Up for "Tree Lobsters", ZOONOOZ
3. Caron Golden, Closing the Loop: A Zero-Waste Sustainability Business, Edible San Diego Magazine
3. Kelly Quigley, The Hidden Power of Trash, Hatch
Magazines, Essay/Commentary/Opinion
1. Sharon Rosen Leib, Sexual Assault Prevention 101, San Diego Jewish Journal
Magazines, Feature - Light Subject
1. Erin Meanley Glenny, Sanna Boman Coates, Kimberly Cunningham, Kelly Davis, Archana Ram, The New
Downtown, San Diego Magazine
2. Elizabeth Hansen, Making a Global Gift, Ranch and Coast Magazine
2. Ron James, Wine, Dine & Rock'n Roll, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
3. Erin Meanley Glenny, Kimberly Cunningham, Zoryana Zaryckyj, Holiday Traditions, San Diego Magazine
Magazines, Feature - Serious Subject
1. Cher Pendarvis, Edge Boards and The Mysterious Mr. X, The Surfer's Journal
2. Joel Martens, The Centers of Our Lives, The Rage Monthly Magazine
3. Elizabeth Blust, Karen Korr, Attiba Royster, Jenna Little, Sasha Feredoni, Eliminating Bias Through
Understanding, San Diego Lawyer
Magazines, Feature Layout Design
1. Ron James, The Amazing Journey: Cruising Through Troubled Waters, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
2. Kim Cuffe-Lala, TANKOVITZ Couture, Baja Traveler
2. Chloe Pedersen, Vincent Knakal, Bob Stefanko, San Diego's Best Restaurants, Ranch and Coast Magazine
3. Rik Thiesfeld, Lisa Gipson, Sharon Bay, Let Your Kids Get Messy, San Diego Family Magazine
Magazines, Food
1. Maya Kroth, The Final Ingredient to This Mexican Soup? A Hot Rock to Cook It, Saveur.com
2. Clare Leschin-Hoar, The Big Cheese, San Diego Magazine
2. Jackie Bryant, Smoke in the Water, an introduction to Mexico's magnificent Mezcal, Ranch and Coast Magazine
3. Brandon Hernández, Ho Ho Hops, it's the most wonderful time for a beer, Ranch and Coast Magazine
Magazines, Front Page Design
1. Vincent Knakal, Bob Stefanko, January 2017 Cover, A Fresh Start, Ranch and Coast Magazine
2. Kerrie Briggs, Kim Cuffe-Lalla, Mayté Rodríguez Cedillo, Adam Levine, Sammy Hagar, Baja Traveler®
Annual Collectors' Edition 2017-2018, Baja Traveler
2. Ron James, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine -- Winter 2017, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
3. Rik Thiesfeld, Michele Hancock, Chris Dowd, Lisa Gipson, Sharon Bay, November 2016 Cover, San Diego
Family Magazine
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Magazines, Gardening
1. Peggy Scott, "Fatal Attraction: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait—To Their Prey, Carnivorous Plants
are Drop-Dead Gorgeous”, ZOONOOZ
2. Mimi Pollack, Good for the Soul- Community Gardens, Edible San Diego Magazine
3. Eston Ellis, Beautiful Bromeliads, ZOONOOZ
Magazines, General News
1. Karyl Carmignani, Rhino Horn Burn, San Diego Zoo Global
2. Kristen Castillo, Lisa Gipson, After Prop 58: Will Your Child Attend a Dual Immersion School?, San Diego
Family Magazine
3. Deanna Murphy, Vincent Knakal, The Heart of SoccerCity SD, Ranch and Coast Magazine
Magazines, Headlines
1. Peggy Scott, Scott, ZOONOOZ Headlines, ZOONOOZ
Magazines, Health & Medicine
1. Elizabeth Hansen, An Alternate Route to Healthy Travels, Ranch and Coast Magazine
2. Lisa Pawlak, Lisa Gipson, Sharon Bay, How Digital Devices Affect Eyes: What to know about Computer
Vision Syndrome, San Diego Family Magazine
2. Wendy Perkins, Zari's Choice, ZOONOOZ
3. AnnaMaria Stephens, High-Tech Healthcare, Ranch and Coast Magazine
Magazines, History
1. Dr. Iris Engstrand, Dr. Molly McClain, The Journal Of San Diego History, San Diego History Center,
2. Darrell Beck, Foster Station, Atkinson Toll Road and Mussey Grade, Ramona Home Journal
3. Deanna Murphy, "The Pink Lady" Turn 90, La Valencia marks a milestone, Ranch and Coast Magazine
Magazines, Humor
1. Irv Erdos, Doggedly pursuing a bargain, Escondido Magazine
2. Irv Erdos, Valued lessons from a real estate professional, Escondido Magazine
Magazines, Military
1. Anne Malinoski, Lisa Gipson, Sharon Bay, How to Support Military Spouses, San Diego Family Magazine
2. Annette Williams, Accessibility is Key in Injured Vet's New Home, Ramona Home Journal
2. Katie Callahan, Rebuild Vets, Rebuild America, Locale Magazine
3. Andrea Naversen, Vincent Knakal, Bob Stefanko, Mia Park, Chloe Pedersen, Fly Higher, Ranch and Coast
Magazine
Magazines, Multicultural
1. Sharon Rosen Leib, Rebirthing Bulgaria's Jewish Community, San Diego Jewish Journal
2. James Ferraro, Helping Hands, area volunteers make a difference at border orphanage, Ranch and Coast
Magazine
3. Jeanne Ferris, Breathing Life into Pa'enexily With Songs, News from Native California
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Magazines, Political/Government
Ruth Lepper, Candidates Vie for Seats on Local Governing Boards, Ramona Home Journal
Magazines, Profile
1. Kelly Quigley, Diving Deep for Cures, Hatch
2. Nicole Sours Larson, High Flying Passion, San Diego Jewish Journal
3. Deanna Murphy, Bob Stefanko, Finding Freedom, journalist and author Leslie Bennetts on financial autonomy
and Joan Rivers' life lessons, Ranch and Coast Magazine
Magazines, Public Service/Consumer Advocacy
1. Taylor Cole, Words That Count, Julian Journal
Magazines, Real Estate
1. Kevin Brass, Rerouting the Trinity River, Urban Land
Magazines, Reviews: Misc
1. Sharon Rosen Leib, Out of the Mouths of Mothers and Daughters, San Diego Jewish Journal
Magazines, Reviews: Restaurant
1. Troy Johnson, Busalacchi Reborn, San Diego Magazine
2. Brandon Hernández, Vincent Knakal, Lionfish Opens with a Roar, Ranch and Coast Magazine
3. Brandon Hernández, Vincent Knakal, No Fish Tale, Ranch and Coast Magazine
Magazines, Reviews: Theater
1. Ruth Lepper, A Century of Music Sparkles, Ramona Home Journal
2. Ruth Lepper, Rollicking Musical Opens on Welk Theater Stage, Ramona Home Journal
Magazines, Science/Technology/Biotech
1. Josh Baxt, How to Survive a Rare Disease, San Diego Magazine
2. Ramin Skibba, California’s Surf Spots Are Heading for a Wipeout, Hakai Magazine
3. Kelly Quigley, Is a Cancer Breakthrough Living at the Bottom of the Sea?, Hatch
Magazines, Series
1. Andrea Naversen, Vincent Knakal, James Ferraro, Mia Park, Chloe Pedersen, At Home with…, Ranch and
Coast Magazine
2. Kristen Castillo, Lisa Gipson, Summer Camps: Camp Erin, Preparing for Camp and Camp Skills, San Diego
Family Magazine
3. Anne Malinoski, Lisa Gipson, Sharon Bay, Let Your Kids Get Messy: A clean freak's guide to sensory play,
San Diego Family Magazine
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Magazines, Sports
1. Mia Park, The Rebelle Rally, the first women's off-road navigation rally raid of its type in the U.S. debuts this
fall, Ranch and Coast Magazine
2. Jack Riordan, Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball Teams are Valley League Champs - Again!, Ramona Home
Journal
3. Jack Riordan, Local Mountain Biker Sets Sights on the Summer Olympics, Ramona Home Journal
Magazines, Travel – Domestic
1. Troy Johnson, In Search of Old Maui, San Diego Magazine
2. Elizabeth Hansen, Romantic Rendezvous, Ranch and Coast Magazine
3. Elizabeth Hansen, Travel Tips for College Trips, Ranch and Coast Magazine
Magazines, Travel – International
1. Ron James, The Amazing Journey: Cruising Through Troubled Waters, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
2. Elizabeth Hansen, Walking the World, Ranch and Coast Magazine
3. Maribeth Mellin, All the City's a Stage, Morning Calm (Korean Airlines magazine),
Magazines, Visual/Fine Art Reporting
1. Kris Eitland, Travelogues from three dance artists about trips to Bali, Russia, and Cuba, Dance Teacher
Magazine
2. Ramin Skibba, The Force of Fields: The disciplines of art and science come together in local exhibitions, San
Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine
Non-daily newspapers, Architecture and Design
1. Brad Graves, Restoring the Salk is Both Art and Science, San Diego Business Journal
2. Annette Williams, 12th H.E.A.R.T. Mural Memorializes the Verlaque Store, Ramona Home Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Breaking News
1. Scott Hopkins, Knife-wielding man subdued, Peninsula Beacon
2. Blake Bunch, UTC shooting, La Jolla Village News
Non-daily newspapers, Business & Financial
1. Emmet Pierce, The X Factor in Wealth Transfer, San Diego Business Journal
2. Sarah de Crescenzo, Proposed Bank Already Has Solid Community Ties, San Diego Business Journal
3. Karen Billing, RSF resident launches company to provide personalized cancer care, Rancho Santa Fe Review
Non-daily newspapers, Column - Light Subject
1. Inga, Let Inga Tell You, La Jolla Light
2. Brad Graves, Innovation, San Diego Business Journal
3. Nicole Sours Larson, Dock Lines: Remembering Alexander Well-Beloved Kitten, the ultimate boat cat; Saying
goodbye to another slice of San Diego's maritime heritage; One man's passion: Restoring a 1954 K-38, The Log
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Non-daily newspapers, Column - Serious Subject
1. Marsha Sutton, Education Matters, Del Mar Times
2. Joel Trambley, Politically Aware column, San Diego LGBT Weekly
3. Nicole Murray Ramirez, Conversations with the Mayor of Hillcrest, San Diego LGBT Weekly
Non-daily newspapers, Criminal Justice
1. Joe Tash, New allegations made against horse ranch operator charged in child porn case, Carmel Valley News
2. Emmet Pierce, Law firm leadership change brings challenges, opportunities, San Diego Business Journal
3. Ashley Mackin, Stolen surfboards returned after three years, La Jolla Light
Non-daily newspapers, Drawing or Illustration
1. Angela Castillo, Craft Brewer Confidence Index, San Diego Business Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Editorials
1. Steve Dreyer, Report justifies decision to fire Collins, Poway News Chieftain,
2. David Ross, We don’t need your permission to cover the News, Valley Roadrunner
3. Albert Fulcher, Eye on East County, East County Californian
Non-daily newspapers, Education
1. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, A crash course in sobriety, Rancho Bernardo News Journal
2. Brad Graves, These 3 e-Learning Companies Want You to Know..., San Diego Business Journal
3. Karen Billing, 'Stop underestimating our students': San Dieguito parent petition calls for a special education
overhaul, Carmel Valley News
Non-daily newspapers, Election Coverage
1. Kristina Houck, Del Mar council candidates discuss issues, Del Mar Times
Non-daily newspapers, Entertainment Reporting
1. Lois Alter Mark, Playwrights Project inspires people from all walks of life, Del Mar Times
2. Denis Grasska, 'Picasso' Combines Silly Humor and Profound Ideas, Actor Says, The Southern Cross,
2. Mimi Pollack, Herbert Siguenza: Melding Cultures, La Prensa San Diego
3. Annette Williams, Drummer Rocks with Joe Cocker but Chooses the Blues, Ramona Home Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Environment
1. Parimal Rohit, Sea Level Rise: Inaction today, future generations underwater tomorrow?, The Log Newspaper
2. Ana Nita, Bald Eagles Making Lake Jennings Home, East County Californian
2. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Bernardo Mountain survey notes many area species, Rancho Bernardo News
3. Christina Macone-Greene, Forests in Ranch ‘threatened and diminishing’, Coast News Group
Non-daily newspapers, Essay/Commentary/Opinion
1. Marsha Sutton, Leaving our mark on the world, Carmel Valley News
2. Nicole Sours Larson, Ethanol in marine fuel: a cautionary tale, The Log
2. Stampp Corbin, Disruption, San Diego LGBT Weekly
3. David Ross, No praise for faint dams, Valley Roadrunner
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Non-daily newspapers, Feature - Light Subject
1. Christina Macone-Greene, Father-daughter team modernize play forts, Coast News Group
2. Parimal Rohit, Co-existing with Sea Lions: Don't Become a Viral Hit, The Log Newspaper
3. Lee Bowman, Has the academy finally moved on from the #OscarsSoWhite years?, San Diego LGBT Weekly
3. Leslie Luna, Success is their Business, Carlsbad Business Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Feature - Serious Subject
1. Brittany Meiling, Schools Are Out for Underground Elephant, San Diego Business Journal
2. Scott Hopkins, Point Loma's robotic team wins regional, heads to worlds, Peninsula Beacon
3. Leslie Luna, Choose Bricks Over Clicks, Carlsbad Business Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Feature Layout Design
1. Sandie Powers, The New Entrepreneur, San Diego Business Journal
2. Sandie Powers, Stylish Lobbies, San Diego Business Journal
3. Angela Castillo, Core Strength, San Diego Business Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Food
1. Brittany Meiling, Roast Masters, San Diego Business Journal
2. Emmet Pierce, Natural Selections Help Vending Company, San Diego Business Journal
3. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Palomar Health offers free, healthy cooking classes, Rancho Bernardo News Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Front Page Design
1. Jeff Jungblut, Stampp Corbin, Steve Lee, We are Orlando - stronger together; San Diego Pride 2016, San
Diego LGBT Weekly
2. Angela Castillo, Political Turns Could Change Economic Course, San Diego Business Journal
3. Thomas Melville, Getting into the Spirit to Travel, Peninsula Beacon
Non-daily newspapers, Gardening
1. Clarence Schmidt, Get your hands in the dirt, Poway News Chieftain
2. Annette Williams, Film Crews Savor Local Hops Farm, Ramona Home Journal
3. Bill Swank, Dorothy Carroll, The Jacaranda Lady, Clairemont Times
Non-daily newspapers, General News
1. Lou Hirsh, Brad Graves, John Cox, Sarah de Crescenzo, Brittany Meiling, Exit Planning, San Diego Business
Journal
2. Emily Sorensen, PUSD board fires superintendent, Poway News Chieftain,
2. Ashley Mackin, Neighborhood Watch programs become a force in La Jolla, La Jolla Light
3. Maria Duran, Neighbors launch platform to fight UCSD expansion, La Jolla Light
Non-daily newspapers, Headlines
1. Thomas Melville, Headlines, San Diego Community Newspaper Group
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Non-daily newspapers, Health & Medicine
1. John Cox, Special Report: Health Care, San Diego Business Journal
2. Doug Brunk, Breaking the Grip of Opioid Addiction, Pediatric News
2. Blake Bunch, Salk scientists' breakthrough, La Jolla Village News
3. Joe Tash, Tiny hearts fuel local doctor's huge compassion, Carmel Valley News
3. Maria Jose Duran, Grad student rides the waves to research surfer’s bacteria, La Jolla Light
Non-daily newspapers, History
1. David Ross, Why did one of America’s best generals botch the Battle of San Pasqual 170 years ago?, Valley
Roadrunner
2. Bill Swank, Cruisin' with the Bay Park Boys, Clairemont Times
2. Darrell Beck, The Desert Refuge of Ghost Mountain, Ramona Home Journal
3. Maria Jose Duran, La Jolla’s Black Pioneers Part 1: The brief rise of the town’s African-American community,
La Jolla Light
Non-daily newspapers, Humor
1. Inga, When more is not more, La Jolla Light
2. Scott Hopkins, Nude nautical nymph nabbed on Shelter Island, Peninsula Beacon
3. David Ross, Making my writing fit the regulations, Valley Roadrunner
Non-daily newspapers, Investigative Reporting
1. Steve Lee, Friends dispel rumors San Diego civil rights leader took life over legal bill, San Diego LGBT
Weekly
2. Steve Lee, SDHDF departure begs question: Where's the money?, San Diego LGBT Weekly
3. Thom Senzee, Lil B's workers all but resigned to alleged pay theft, San Diego LGBT Weekly
Non-daily newspapers, Military
1. Albert Fulcher, Together, a Santee combat veteran and amputee kitten make their way through life’s struggles,
East County Californian
2. Kai Oliver-Kurtin, Recognizing our Navy: Fleet Week San Diego brings a month of events to the Bay and
beyond, San Diego Downtown News
3. Karen Billing, Veteran conquers 81-mile Badwater race for fellow wounded warriors, Rancho Santa Fe Review
Non-daily newspapers, Multicultural
1. Lance Ryder, Windwalker: Medicine Woman, San Diego LGBT Weekly
2. Denis Grasska, Oceanside Parish 'in Love' with Syrian Refugee Family It Sponsors, The Southern Cross
2. Joe Tash, Fairgrounds strikes pact with Native Americans on fair theme, Del Mar Times
3. Ana Nita, Kumeyaay Bobby “Walking Stick” Wallace at Standing Rock and beyond, East County Californian
3. Emmet Pierce, Influx of LGBTQ homeowners reverses urban decay in Azalea Park, San Diego CityBeat
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Non-daily newspapers, Political/Government
1. Joel Trambley, How bad can it get, San Diego LGBT Weekly
2. Karen Brainard, Planners want answers on parking at Mt. Woodson, Ramona Sentinel
3. Albert Fulcher, Santee City Councilmember Stephen Houlahan shows that grassroots efforts and community
relationships outweigh political party endorsements and money, East County Californian
Non-daily newspapers, Profile
1. Brittany Meiling, Matchmaker, Ambassador & Advocate, San Diego Business Journal
2. Bill Swank, Frye Wings, Clairemont Times
2. Thom Senzee, The substance beneath Dr. Bronner's foam, San Diego LGBT Weekly
3. Al Columbo, Michael is transitioning, San Diego LGBT Weekly
Non-daily newspapers, Public Service/Consumer Advocacy
1. Angela McLaughlin, Wildfires: The Impact on a Community, Ramona Home Journal
2. Tracy Rolling, Popular Path Produces Parking Problem on SR67, Ramona Home Journal
2. Ashley Mackin, Aggressive solicitors at Village stores irk La Jollans, La Jolla Light
3. Maria Duran, Lights out in La Jolla: Malfunction results in weeks without street lights, La Jolla Light
Non-daily newspapers, Real Estate
1. Lou Hirsh, Industrial Demand Moves North, San Diego Business Journal
2. Del Phillips, How to be the winner when everyone wants to win, San Diego LGBT Weekly
3. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Experts share trends, predictions for housing market, Rancho Bernardo News
Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Reviews: Live Performance, Opera
1. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Neil Diamond fans will want to see Welk show, Rancho Bernardo News Journal
2. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Here's a clue: Expect to have fun at 'The Dinner Detective', Rancho Bernardo News
Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Reviews: Misc
1. Ted Gideonse, A most salient portrait of evil, San Diego LGBT Weekly
2. Terri Schlichenmeyer, This could-be-thorny subject is beautifully tackled, San Diego LGBT Weekly
Non-daily newspapers, Reviews: Restaurant
1. Nathalie Taylor, Trupiano’s Italian Bistro – A Delicious Part of Fallbrook’s Fabric, Fallbrook Village News
2. Lance Ryder, Vive les changements!, San Diego LGBT Weekly
3. Nathalie Taylor, Tonino Restaurant & Wine Bar is a Gusto-filled Culinary Journey!, Fallbrook Village News
Non-daily newspapers, Reviews: Theater
1. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, PowPAC play gets interesting in its second act, Rancho Bernardo News Journal
2. Tom Andrew, Spitfire Grill serves up a tasty down-home dish, San Diego LGBT Weekly
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Non-daily newspapers, Science/Technology/Biotech
1. Ashley Mackin, Salk Institute president and Nobel Prize winner discusses her life in science, La Jolla Light
2. Emmet Pierce, Digital Marketing Strategies Never Stop Evolving, San Diego Business Journal
3. Brittany Meiling, Can S.D. Prosper Without a Unicorn?, San Diego Business Journal
Non-daily newspapers, Series
1. Brad Graves, Lou Hirsh, John Cox, Special Report: Downtown, San Diego Business Journal
2. Brittany Meiling, The Startup Page, San Diego Business Journal
3. Ashley Mackin, ONE FOR THE ROAD: A series on La Jollans and the cars they love, La Jolla Light
Non-daily newspapers, Sports
1. Michael Bower, Broncos' incredible run comes to an end at Helix, Rancho Bernardo News Journal
2. Scott Hopkins, Point Loma Pee Wee Pointers win national championship, Peninsula Beacon
3. Bill Swank, Clairemont's Long Forgotten Little League Ballfields, Clairemont Times
Non-daily newspapers, Travel – Domestic
1. Lance Ryder, Destination: Puerto Rico, San Diego LGBT Weekly
2. Nathalie Taylor, Stirring the Senses in Juneau, Alaska, Fallbrook Village News
3. Inga, The worst idea ever, La Jolla Light
Non-daily newspapers, Travel – International
1. Victor Hoff, Bienvenido a La Habana: Exploring gay life in Cuba's capital, San Diego LGBT Weekly
2. Nathalie Taylor, Vibrant, Historic and Fragrant Tallinn, Fallbrook Village News
Non-daily newspapers, Visual/Fine Art Reporting
1. Blake Bunch, Pop art meets high performance surf design, La Jolla Village News
2. Annette Williams, Local Photographer's Dynamic Images Selected for San Diego Festival, Ramona Home
Journal
3. Scott Hopkins, Point Loma High grad opens photo exhibit on Cesar Chavez at University of San Diego
Peninsula Beacon
Online and Daily newspapers, Architecture and Design
1. Ken Stone, Ancient Tech in Modern Home? Tour-Goers Got Inside Peeks, Times of San Diego
2. Mark Armao, Uptown architects reimagining residential development, San Diego Daily Transcript,
Online and Daily newspapers, Breaking News
1. Pauline Repard, Jeff McDonald, Paul Sisson, Four dead as pickup plunges off Coronado bridge, lands in
Chicano Park, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Pauline Repard, Suspect arrested in homeless killings after new attack, The San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Rebecca Jefferis-Williamson, Miriam Raftery, Jonathan Goetz, Parkway Plaza evacuated, car show shut down
amid unrest after police shooting, eastcountymagazine.org
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Online and Daily newspapers, Business & Financial
1. Ashly McGlone, Despite Reforms, City and County Pension Funds Are Billions Short, voiceofsandiego.org
2. Andrew Keatts, Ashly McGlone, SANDAG Bet Against Big Banks — and Taxpayers Are on the Hook for
Millions, voiceofsandiego.org
3. Ken Stone, KPBS Mostly Quiet on Federal Cuts, Won’t ‘Cry Wolf’, Times of San Diego
Online and Daily newspapers, Column - Light Subject
1. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, Ringside Seat, Communities Digital News
2. Inga, Let Inga Tell You, Huffington Post
3. Irv Erdos, Forming a more perfect union can be a chore, Don't rain on his parade, When's last time you got a
car for Mother's Day?, The San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Rick Griffin, "MarketInk," Times of San Diego
Online and Daily newspapers, Column - Serious Subject
1. Neil Senturia, I'm There for You Baby…, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Kimberly Dvorak, America’s new Ministry of Propaganda, XETV-TV
Online and Daily newspapers, Criminal Justice
1. J W August, Mari Payton, Jay Yoo, Police Transparency Questioned, NBC 7/39
2. Pauline Repard, Private eyes look for runaways, sex-trafficking victims to rescue, The San Diego Union-
Tribune
3. Andrew Bowen, Marijuana Legalization Takes Root in San Diego Courts, KPBS.org
Online and Daily newspapers, Editorials
1. The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board, The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board, The San Diego
Union-Tribune
2. Roman S. Koenig, EDITORIAL: ‘No’ on Encinitas Measure T, North Coast Current
3. Roman S. Koenig, EDITORIAL: Vote ‘no’ on county Measure B, North Coast Current
Online and Daily newspapers, Education
1. Jamie Reno, Michael Isikoff, Trump U lawsuit trails the president-elect right to the White House door, Yahoo
2. Lyle Moran, Law schools have enrolled students with lesser qualifications, LA Daily Journal (SD Bureau)
2. Michele Leivas, Reporting live from Carlsbad High School: A spotlight on CHSTV, North Coast Current,
3. Mimi Pollack, The Plight of Adjunct Teachers, Diario Judio
Online and Daily newspapers, Election Coverage
1. Chris Jennewein, 2016 General Election Voter Guides, Times of San Diego
2. Jamie Reno, Sure Takes A Lot To Offend Mike Pence, The Reno DisPatch
3. Ina von Ber, Causa Clinton V. Causa Trump America At Crossroads, Ambassadorial Roundtable & United
States Press Agency USPA24
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Online and Daily newspapers, Entertainment Reporting
1. James Hebert, Nonprofit arts boards play crucial (and complex) role, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Jim Trageser, Ralph Towner: Unconcerned with Which Label Is Applied to his Music, San Diego Troubadour
2. Kris Eitland, City Ballet takes on challenging works in Balanchine and Beyond, The San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Diana Saenger, Hacksaw Ridge Actors/Filmmakers Interviews, reviewexpress.com
Online and Daily newspapers, Environment
1. David Hasemyer, With Bare Knuckles and Big Dollars, Exxon Fights Climate Probe to a Legal Stalemate,
InsideClimate News
2. J W August, Lynn Walsh, Jay Yoo, Critics Question Plans for Nuclear Waste Storage at San Onofre, NBC 7/39
2. Jamie Reno, President Trump’s Policies Could Harm Your Health, Healthline
3. Karyl Carmignani, Dangerous Road, San Diego Zoo Global
Online and Daily newspapers, Essay/Commentary/Opinion
1. Jamie Reno, A cancer patient wonders: ‘Will the government still have my back?’, Yahoo News
2. Chris Jennewein, Opinion: President Trump Emerges as America’s Luddite-in-Chief, Times of San Diego
2. Mimi Pollack, An English Teacher's Perspective on How Immigrants Enrich This Country, Times of San Diego
3. Lisa Ross, San Diego's Navarro odd addition to Trump team?, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Online and Daily newspapers, Feature - Light Subject
1. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, Aleksandr Usyk: Big man, big personality, big boxing dreams, Communities Digital
News
2. Karyl Carmignani, I Love Lucy (the Giant Anteater), San Diego Zoo Global
3. Ina von Ber, Swiss Red Cross Celebrates 150 Years of Humanity, Ambassadorial Roundtable & United States
Press Agency USPA24
Online and Daily newspapers, Feature - Serious Subject
1. Ken Stone, Daughter’s Tribute Video Foreshadowed Layoff of U-T Photographer, Times of San Diego
2. Jamie Reno, Cancer Clinical Trial Does Wonders for Ground Zero Rescue Worker, Healthline
3. Brad Racino, In the shadow of Seaport, inewsource.org
Online and Daily newspapers, Food
1. Caron Golden, Mort's Favorites, San Diego Foodstuff
2. Jackie Bryant, The Rise of Modern Mexican Cooking in Oaxaca, New Worlder
2. Kevin Brass, The Divine Couth of Barcelona Vermouth, Ozy
2. Nicole Sours Larson, Opah: the best fish you've probably never tasted; Finessing white fish; Ceviche fills the
bill on a hot day, The San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Chris Stone, Puff the Magic Popcorn: Nitrogen-Infused Snack Makes Fair Debut, Times of San Diego
Online and Daily newspapers, General News
1. Jamie Reno, How Deep Do the Medicaid Cuts Go in Republican Health Plan?, Healthline
2. Ken Stone, FBI Investigated Rep. Duncan Hunter’s El Cajon Office, Witnesses Say, Times of San Diego
3. Alexander Nguyen, Joe McKnight's Accused Shooter Charged with Manslaughter, Patch
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Online and Daily newspapers, Headlines
1. Ken Stone, MyNewsLA.com headline portfolio, MyNewsLA.com
2. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, Communities Digital News Headlines, Communities Digital News
3. Ken Stone, Times of San Diego headline portfolio, Times of San Diego
Online and Daily newspapers, Health & Medicine
1. Leonardo Castañeda, How opioid devastation caught San Diego County communities unaware, inewsource.org
2. Ken Stone, Don’t Worship ‘Shiny Objects’ (Like Fitbit), Says ‘Born Again Runner’ Author, Times of San
Diego
3. Karyl Carmignani, On the Mend Parts 1 and 2, San Diego Zoo Global
Online and Daily newspapers, History
1. Darlene G. Davies, Bill Abrams, Chloe Pedersen, Mia Park, Celebrating 100 Years of the San Diego Zoo,
www.ranchandcoast.com
2. Kai Oliver-Kurtin, Eight must-see landmarks in Downtown Los Angeles, USA Today
3. Ken Stone, War on Terror Evokes America’s Nazi-Friendly Era, Author Says at UCSD, Times of San Diego
Online and Daily newspapers, Humor
1. Inga, There's nothing new about telephone surveillance, Huffington Post
2. Irv Erdos, Turned off sprinkler system leads to turned off wife, The San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Ken Stone, How the 14th Dalai Lama Played with My Head, Times of San Diego
Online and Daily newspapers, Investigative Reporting
1. Brandon Quester, Brad Racino, Data, teachers’ allegations undermine Gompers’ college-ready promise,
inewsource.org
2. Ashly McGlone, Taxpayer-Funded Turf Fields Are Falling Apart After Just a Few Years, voiceofsandiego.org
3. Lyle Moran, State Bar falls short on criminal background checks, LA Daily Journal (SD Bureau)
Online and Daily newspapers, Military
1. J W August, Mari Payton, Jay Loo, Live Animal Trauma Training, NBC 7/39
2. Jeanne McKinney, USS Carl Vinson Strike Group pivotal in Asia-Pacific rebalance of forces, Communities
Digital News
3. Kimberly Dvorak, Afghan IG reports rampant corruption continues, KD Report & CW 6 News
Online and Daily newspapers, Multicultural
1. Chris Stone, San Diegans Tackle Quiet Crisis: Haitian Refugees in Tijuana Limbo, Times of San Diego
2. Carl Nettleton, In Contentious Times Binational Collaborations Grow in San Diego Huffington Post
3. Rachel Williams, A revolution of struggle continues for Syrian refugees in East County,
eastcountymagazine.org
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Online and Daily newspapers, Political/Government
1. David Hasemyer, In California Clean Air Fight, Environmental Justice Takes a Leading Role, InsideClimate
News
2. Miriam Raftery, Paul Kruze, Hunter faces tough questions at raucus town hall in Ramona,
eastcountymagazine.org
3. Lyle Moran, State Bar housed employee in lobbyist's office for years, LA Daily Journal (SD Bureau)
Online and Daily newspapers, Profile
1. Ken Stone, Morgan Cook: San Diego Journalist of the Year’s Accidental Career, Times of San Diego
2. Mark Armao, Sage of the Sea: 99-year-old oceanographer still probing ocean's mysteries, San Diego Daily
Transcript
3. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, Aleksandr Usyk: Big man, big personality, big boxing dreams, Communities Digital
News
Online and Daily newspapers, Public Service/Consumer Advocacy
1. Miriam Raftery, Whitewash? County's Border Fire report ignores serious concerns raised by residents,
eastcountymagazine.org
2. Jim Mumford, Gayle Falkenthal, Team Real or Team Fake: The Great Christmas Tree Smackdown is Back,
Good Earth Plant Company,
Online and Daily newspapers, Real Estate
1. Leonardo Castañeda, Special property tax lacks robust oversight, accountability, inewsource.org
2. Alexander Nguyen, Wealthy Homeowners Are Beneficiaries of California's Prop. 13: Study, Patch
Online and Daily newspapers, Reviews: Live Performance, Opera
1. Kenneth Herman, San Diego Opera's Street Smart and Vocally Compelling "Carmen" Adaptation by Peter
Brook, SanDiegoStory.com
2. Jamie Reno, Concert Review: David Crosby Inspires, and Disappoints, at Humphrey's By the Bay , The Reno
DisPatch
2. Kris Eitland, Dances Reflect Life and Politics in City Ballet's Season Opener, sandiegostory.com
3. Kris Eitland, City Ballet Spins Perfect Storm with Seasons & Carmen, sandiegostory.com
Online and Daily newspapers, Reviews: Misc
1. Jim Trageser, Ivo Perelman: The Art of The Improv Trio, AllAboutJazz.com
2. Kevin Brass, The Reigning Blond Comedian of You Tube, Ozy
3. Diana Saenger, A Rare Gift To Everyone Who Sees It, reviewexpress.com
3. Kraig Cavanaugh, Tradition Duels the Avant-Garde: American Art from a Northwest Collection, San Diego
Story (sandiegostory.com)
Online and Daily newspapers, Reviews: Restaurant
1. Kevin Brass, San Diego's Best No-Frills Burrito Joint, Ozy
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Online and Daily newspapers, Reviews: Theater
1. James Hebert, Playhouse comedy 'Tiger' has bite, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Dan Letchworth, 'October Sky' Soars at the Old Globe, San Diego Magazine
2. Kris Eitland, 'Kinky Boots' Still Kicking with Glitter and Kindness, sandiegostory.com
2. Lynne Friedmann, Meteor Shower, Culture Vulture
3. Bill Eadie, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, TalkinBroadway.com
3. Kris Eitland, Shouting Boo! for 'A Snow White Christmas', sandiegostory.com
Online and Daily newspapers, Science/Technology/Biotech
1. Jamie Reno, Rock star cancer treatment is being scrutinized after clinical trial deaths, Yahoo Finance
2. Ina von Ber, Apple(Gate) & FBI: The 800 Pound Gorillas At RSA, Ambassadorial Roundtable & United
States Press Agency USPA24
Online and Daily newspapers, Series
1. Kimberly Dvorak, US Navy retaliates against Yemen missiles attack/ Middle East Part Two- Yemen & Proxy
war, KD Report & CW 6 News XETV
2. Ken Stone, Mickey Kasparian news coverage, Times of San Diego
3. Jamie Reno, Jamie Reno, Healthline
Online and Daily newspapers, Sports
1. Ken Stone, Encinitas Mom: How I Endured ‘World’s Toughest Footrace’ in Sahara, Times of San Diego
2. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, Bernard Hopkins faces Father Time in ‘The Final 1’ HBO Boxing Saturday,
Communities Digital News
2. Jamie Reno, Who's Better, Philip Rivers or Dan Fouts? Finally, We Have the Answer, The Reno DisPatch
3. Barry M. Bloom, Departure of Chargers Leaves Another Huge Void in San Diego MLB.com
Online and Daily newspapers, Travel – Domestic
1. Jackie Bryant, On the Border, Flung Magazine
2. Kai Oliver-Kurtin, Charleston copes with its own success, USA Today
3. Jamie Reno, After the Flowers!? The Stunning Anza-Borrego Desert Is Actually Best Enjoyed After the
Wildflowers Are Gone, The Reno DisPatch
Online and Daily newspapers, Travel – International
1. Jackie Bryant, The Revolution of Tijuana's Avenida Revolucion, New Worlder
2. Cynthia Dial, Cruising the Mediterranean, TravelSquire.com
3. Cynthia Dial, Bear facts on Saguenay, TraveLife Magazine
Online and Daily newspapers, Visual/Fine Art Reporting
1. Ken Stone, Why Facebook Fawns over Evgeny Yorobe’s Photos, Times of San Diego
Photography - Still, Breaking News
1. Scott Hopkins, Distraught man with knife taken into custody at Santa Barbara Street home, Peninsula Beacon
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Photography - Still, Feature - Light Subject
1. Howard Lipin, Skyline Fog, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Ron James, Discovering Slovenia, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
2. Thom Vollenweider, "Running At Night", CIF/San Diego Section
3. Thomas Melville, Jetty Cats, Beach & Bay Press
Photography - Still, Feature - Serious Subject
1. Chris Stone, ‘Door of Hope’ Swings Open at Border, Brings Tears of Joy to Separated Families, Times of San
Diego
2. Thomas Melville, Hope for the homeless?, Beach & Bay Press
3. Robert Mcmanus, Brothers in arms, Poway News Chieftain
Photography - Still, News
1. Hayne Palmour IV, El Cajon police shooting protests, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Chris Stone, 40,000 March in San Diego for Women’s Rights, Slam Trump, Times of San Diego
3. John Gibbins, All that is left, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Photography – Still, Photo Essay
1. Sam Wells, Best Restaurants 2017, San Diego Magazine
2. Chris Stone, San Diegans Tackle Quiet Crisis: Haitian Refugees in Tijuana Limbo, Times of San Diego
3. Ron James, Tale of 2 Food Tours, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
Photography - Still, Portrait
1. Hayne Palmour IV, Team Stone, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Chris Stone, Pop Art is Magical: Secrets of the OB Bubble Man, Times of San Diego
3. Howard Lipin, Free Hugs Guy, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Photography - Still, Sports
1. Thom Vollenweider, "Stealing The Ball", CIF/San Diego Section
2. Hayne Palmour IV, Fans reach for the ball, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Thom Vollenweider, "Winning Celebration", San Diego Union Tribune
3. Thomas Melville, Red Bull Air Race , Beach & Bay Press
Photography - video, Feature - Light Subject
1. Katie Schoolov, Vietnam Surfers Use The Waves To Open Up About Their Experience, KPBS-TV
2. Alejandro Tamayo, Nelvin Cepeda, Karla Peterson, The San Diego Symphony bids farewell to Jahja Ling, The
San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Milan Spasi, Vincent Knakal, Bob Stefanko, Mia Park, Making Waves, Ranch & Coast Spring Fashion
Featurette, www.ranchandcoast.com
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Photography - video, Feature - Serious Subject
1. Jeanette Steele, Luis Cruz, John Kelley, Alejandro Tamayo, Shaffer Grubb, Overprescribed: Veterans and the
Painkiller Problem, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Allison Sampite-Montecalvo, Luis Cruz, Lara Hochuli, Eduardo Contreras, Beto Alvarez, Mi Escuelita, a
place to heal, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Photography - video, Photo Essay
1. Lara Hochuli, Merrie Monteagudo, John Wilkens, Shaffer Grubb, Rare photos offer look at Charles Lindbergh
in San Diego before his famous solo flight, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Oliver Yambao, Barbara Moreno, Behind the Scenes: The Art of Catering at the San Diego Convention
Center, San Diego Convention Center Corporation,
3. Jeremy Flint, Carlos Correa, Larry Lowy, John Carroll, 2017 Cherry Blossom Festival, XETV-TV
Photography - video, Portrait
1. Alejandro Tamayo, Kate Morrissey, Crossing the Border to Pursue a Dream, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Photography - video, Sports
1. John Gibbins, Bryce Miller, Luis Cruz, Misael Virgen, Manny Margot's road to Major League Baseball, The
San Diego Union-Tribune
PR, PIO and Trade publications, Annual Report
1. Barbara Moreno, Oliver Yambao, Geri Koenig, Rita de la Fuente, Alec Church, San Diego Convention Center
Corporation FY16 Annual Report, San Diego Convention Center Corporation
2. Bonnie Nicholls, 2016 State of Scrum Report, Scrum Alliance
3. Rick Griffin, Grossmont Healthcare District’s Independent Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee 2016 Annual
Report, Grossmont Healthcare District
PR, PIO and Trade publications, Association/Member publication
1. San Diego Zoo Global Staff, ZOONOOZ Magazine San Diego Zoo Global
2. Leslie Luna, Chad Spinks, Carlsbad Business Journal Carlsbad Business Journal
3. San Diego Lawyer Staff, San Diego Lawyer San Diego County Bar Association
PR, PIO and Trade publications, General Writing for External Publication
1. Arika Daniels, Suzy Garcia, Aging is Hard (When You Sleep on the Street), Scatena Daniels Communications
2. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR, Fellow PRSA, Medical marijuana: ban on dispensaries aids illegal shops, Falcon
Valley Group
3. Jennifer Whitelaw, Multi-tenant Infill Industrial Property: the unicorn of commercial real estate investment?,
TW2 Marketing
PR, PIO and Trade publications, General Writing for Internal Publication
1. Kelly Quigley, A Window to the World , Canale Communications
2. Music Watson, SDCOE’s Live Quiz Show Stumps and Thrills, San Diego County Office of Education
3. Rick Griffin, Lindsey Ryan, Sharp Grossmont nurse, joins hospital construction monitoring citizens group, Rick
Griffin Public Relations
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PR, PIO and Trade publications, In-house or employee publications
1. Becky Lynn, ZooView Employee Newsletter, San Diego Zoo Global
2. Rick Griffin, People profile stories on NSDCAR realtors, North San Diego County Association of Realtors,
PR, PIO and Trade publications, Newsletter
1. Michael Olinik, Karen Korr, Attiba Royster, Jenna Little, Sasha Feredoni, For the Record, San Diego Lawyer
2. Angelica Martinez, David Silva, Kelly Short, Retail News Insider: The Battle for America's Dinner Plate,
Daymon
3. Emily Pippin, Samantha League, Academy of Our Lady of Peace Newsletter, Academy of Our Lady of Peace
3. Chloe Pedersen, Mia Park, The April Issue: Spring Fashion E-Newsletter, Ranch and Coast Magazine
PR, PIO and Trade publications, Press Release Writing - Light Subject
1. Liz Faris, Anahid Brakke, San Diego Hunger Coalition Challenges People to Live on $4.18/day to Raise
Awareness About Hunger, San Diego Hunger Coalition
2. April Enriquez, Julia McCann, Brookfield Residential Brings Virtual Reality to Homebuyers, The San Diego
Union-Tribune
2. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR, Fellow PRSA, Top construction apprentices win San Diego Craft
Championship, Falcon Valley Group
3. Barbara Moreno, Rita de la Fuente, Oliver Yambao, San Diego Convention Center Earns Prestigious LEED
GOLD Building Certification, San Diego Convention Center Corporation
PR, PIO and Trade publications, Press Release Writing - Serious Subject
1. Arika Daniels, Denise Scatena, Tim Ingersoll, Philanthropists Gary and Mary West Open Nonprofit Dental
Center in San Diego for Low-income Seniors Who Desperately Need Care, Scatena Daniels Communications
2. Eileen Gaffen, San Diego History Center Exhibition: The History & Heritage of San Diego's Jewish
Community, Steres Gaffen Media
3. Monica May, Fruit Flies Journey to International Space Station to Study Effects of Zero Gravity on the Heart,
Sanford Burnham Prebys
PR, PIO and Trade publications, Special interest or one-time publications
1. San Diego County Bar Association Staff, State of the Judiciary in San Diego County 2016 Update, San Diego
County Bar Association
2. Emily Dolton, Lisa Gipson, Sharon Bay, Flourishing Families: Resources for Families with Special Needs, San
Diego Family Magazine
3. Emily Pippin, Samantha League, OLP Magazine Academy of Our Lady of Peace,
PR, PIO and Trade publications, Video
1. Rick Schloss, Daniel Canepa, Jack Berkman, Fred Pierce: Up Close and Personal with Student Housing Guru,
www.pierceeducationproperties.com
2. Gayle Lynn Falkenthal APR, Fellow PRSA, Apprentices in Action: 2016 San Diego Craft Championship,
Falcon Valley Group
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Radio/Podcast, Breaking News
1. Jack Cronin, Sara Bartlett, Cliff Albert, El Cajon Officer Involved Shooting, KOGO-AM
Radio/Podcast, Enterprise/Investigative Reporting
1. Joe Vecchio, John Rippo, Uncovering and Exposing the Stadium site scandal with Fred Pierce, Donna Frye &
Kathi Diamant, KFMB 760 AM
2. Andrew Bowen, San Diego’s Sunday Bus Services Still Lag Despite Economic Recovery, KPBS-FM
Radio/Podcast, Feature greater than 10 minutes
1. Maya Kroth, Another Channel, Out There
2. Gilbert Smith, Mike Bragg, Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site - Show 202: Remembering Radio Pioneer Jack
Vincent, KOPA-FM
3. Gilbert Smith, Mike Bragg, George Haloulakos, Galaxy Moonbeam Night Site - Show 199: Mutual of Omaha's
"Wild Kingdom"; Remembering Art Astor, KOPA-FM
Radio/Podcast, Feature less than 10 minutes
1. Phil Farrar, Columbine - Rachel's Challenge to San Diego KOGO-AM
2. Cliff Albert, The Story of the McDonald's Massacre, KOGO-AM
2. Maya Trabulsi, Katie Schoolov, Kratom: Healing Herb or Dangerous Drug?, KPBS-FM, ,
3. Kevin Finnerty, Star Wars at 40, KOGO-AM
Radio/Podcast, General News Story
1. Steve Walsh, Republican firebrand Darrell Issa in surprisingly tight race with Applegate, KPBS-FM
Radio/Podcast, Podcast
1. Ashly McGlone, The Untold Story Behind the Sweetwater Schools Scandal, voiceofsandiego.org
2. Lara Hochuli, Lauren Flynn, Daniel Wheaton, Luis Cruz, San Diego News Fix, The San Diego Union-Tribune
3. Troy Johnson, Erin Chambers Smith, Archana Ram, David Martin, Happy Half Hour, San Diego Magazine
Radio/Podcast, Series
1. Leonardo Castañeda, How opioid devastation caught San Diego County communities unaware, inewsource.org
2. KPBS-FM Staff, First Person, KPBS-FM
3. John Fox, Pala Today News at Noon - June 21, 2017, Rez Radio 91.3
Radio/Podcast, Specialty Reporting – Series
1. Michelle Ciccarelli-Lerach, Joe Vecchio, Safe Harbor: An Expert Panel on Sustainable Seafood, KFMB-
760AM
2. Marilyn Hyder, Making the Right Health Care Choice, KOGO-AM
3. Joe Vecchio, Michelle Ciccarelli-Lerach, Reducing and Re-Imagining Food Waste –An Expert Panel, KFMB-
760AM
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Radio/Podcast, Specialty Reporting - single report
1. Steve Walsh, Scientists Open Film Vault of American Nuclear Tests, KPBS-FM
2. Cliff Albert, San Diegan in Profile - A Life Saving Match, KOGO-AM
2. Joe Vecchio, Julie Potiker, Special Report on Arts & Culture: La Jolla Playhouse, UCSD's ArtPower and Art
Unites, KFMB-760AM
3. Marilyn Hyder, Preventing Sepsis, KOGO-AM
Radio/Podcast, Talk/Interview/Call-in Program
1. Joe Vecchio, John Rippo, San Diego Tonight: Peggy Pico, Walter Murray & Harry Ryan, KFMB 760
2. KPBS Midday Edition Staff, KPBS Midday Edition, KPBS-FM
3. Mary Ayala, Cliff Albert, Community Connection: The Students Who Do Whatever It Takes, KOGO-AM
Television/Online Video, Breaking News
1. Kimberly Dvorak, Was the Syria chemical attack a false flag?, One America News Network
2. Jillian Duran, Cristianitos Fire, NBC 7/39
3. Steve Fiorina, Rainbow Drowning Search, KGTV-TV
Television/Online Video, Community Service/Public Affairs Report
1. J W August, Jay Yoo, Hate Groups San Diego, NBC 7/39
2. Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, Berry Good Food Foundation, Reimagining Food Waste: Future Thought Leaders
Series Presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation, UCSD-TV
2. Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, Berry Good Food Foundation, Food Justice: Economics, Ethics, Access, UCSD-TV
Television/Online Video, Documentary
1. Pat Hahn, Winds of Change - the Story of FM Radio, PCTV-TV
2. San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego and the Union-Tribune: Our Past, Our Future, The San Diego
Union-Tribune
Television/Online Video, Interview/Talk Show
1. Kimberly Dvorak, SIGAR report highlights massive corruption in Afghanistan using US money, XETV-TV
2. Maggie Espinosa, Spring Break Getaways, XETV CW Channel 6
3. Maggie Espinosa, Travel Tips for Day Trips From San Diego, Silver Hair Tsunami Talk Show
Television/Online Video, Investigative Reporting: Series
1. J W August, Lynn Walsh, Jay Yoo, Nuclear Waste Storage Questioned, NBC 7/39
2. Tom Jones, Mari Payton, Marijuana Growth Ahead of 2018, NBC 7/39
3. Matthew Bowler, Amita Sharma, San Diego Black Panther Party Is Back, KPBS-TV
Television/Online Video, Investigative Reporting: Single Report
1. Jean Guerrero, Katie Schoolov, Investors in Donald Trump's Failed Mexico Resort Speak Out, KPBS-TV
2. J W August, Mari Payton, Jay Yoo, Police Transparency Questioned, NBC 7/39
3. Kimberly Dvorak, US military admits to using depleted uranium in Syria, XETV-TV
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Television/Online Video, Live Report
1. Steve Fiorina, Winter storm - Oceanside Pier, KGTV-TV
Television/Online Video, News Feature – Series
1. Luis Cruz, Howard Lipin, Peter Rowe, Lauren Flynn, John Wilkens, 75 years later, keeping Pearl Harbor
memories alive, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Mike Wall, Week in Review, One America News Network
Television/Online Video, News Feature Pre-Produced
1. Kristina Davis, Lauren Flynn, 20 Years Later: Recalling the Heaven's Gate Mass Suicide, The San Diego
Union-Tribune
2. Steve Walsh, Nick McVicker, Kristoffer Arciaga, Female Marines in San Diego Hope USMC Will React
Better To Latest Photo Scandal, KPBS-TV
3. Maya Trabulsi, Katie Schoolov, Kratom: Healing Herb or Dangerous Drug?, KPBS-TV
Television/Online Video, News Feature Same Day
1. Katie Schoolov, Fifth-Graders Perform with Switchfoot at San Diego Airport, KPBS-TV
2. Phil Farrar, Diggin' the Scene: Nate Harrison, XETV-TV
2. Lindsay Oakley, California's Lane-Splitting Law, One America News Network,
3. Steve Fiorina, Escondido Pool Family, KGTV-TV
Television/Online Video, Service Program
1. Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, Berry Good Food Foundation, Future Thought Leaders: Safe Harbor: Sustainable
Seafood -- Myths, Truths & Misinformation, UCSD-TV
2. Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach, Berry Good Food Foundation, Future Thought Leaders: Meaty Issues: Meat --
Friend or Foe?, UCSD-TV
Television/Online Video, Specialty Reporting: Series
1. Luis Cruz, Alejandro Tamayo, Lara Hochuli, Michele Parente, Phillip Molnar, Baja California Focus, The San
Diego Union-Tribune
2. Jean Guerrero, Katie Schoolov, Female Genital Mutilation: The Aftermath, KPBS-TV
2. Steve Breen, John Kelley, Hayne Palmour IV, Street Art: Portraits of San Diego's homeless, The San Diego
Union-Tribune
3. Bob Hansen, Tom Jones, Erica Byers, Selena Hernandez, First Year of NBC 7 Responds, NBC 7/39
Television/Online Video, Specialty Reporting: Single Report
1. J W August, Mari Payton, Jay Yoo, Live Animal Trauma Training, NBC 7/39
2. Phil Farrar, 'Golfing in the Rough:' Sales Dwindle, XETV-TV
3. J W August, Jay Loo, Mari Payton, Dolphin Deaths Prompt Investigation, NBC 7/39
Television/Online Video, Sports Reporting
1. Phil Farrar, MLB: 'San Diego Style,' 2016 All-Star Game, XETV-TV
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Websites, Blog - News and Opinion
1. Abby Hamblin, Luis Gomez, Matthew T. Hall, The Conversation, The San Diego Union-Tribune
2. Steve Lee, Stampp Corbin, Jeff Jungblut, lgbtweekly.com, San Diego LGBT Weekly
3. Mark Burgess, Welton Jones, Ken Herman, Kris Eitland, Bill Eadie, sandiegostory.com by Critics LLC,
sandiegostory.com by Critics LLC
Websites, Blog - Topic Based
1. Caron Golden, San Diego Foodstuff, San Diego Foodstuff
2. Gayle Falkenthal, Jim Mumford, Good Earth Plants Blog, Good Earth Plant Company
3. Ken Stone, Ken Stone's world and USA homepage for adult age-group track and field, masterstrack.com
Websites, Blog by Corporation or Group
1. Amanda Schultz-Brochu, Marcia Garcia, Anahid Brakke, Liz Faris, CalFresh Alumni Project, San Diego
Hunger Coalition
2. Caron Golden, Candy Wallace, à la minute, American Personal and Private Chef Association
3. Gayle Falkenthal, Jim Mumford, Good Earth Plant Company Blog, Good Earth Plant Company
Websites, Blog for/by journalists
1. Inga, Inga Tells All, http://www.ingatellsall.com
2. Kristen Castillo, Taste of Health Blogs, HealthyDiningFinder.com
Websites, Entertainment Site
1. Mark Burgess, Welton Jones, Kris Eitland, Ken Herman, Bill Eadie, sandiegostory.com by Critics LLC,
sandiegostory.com by Critics LLC
2. Ron James, WDT Online, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
3. Diana Saenger, Diana Saenger's Review Express.com reviewexpress.com
Websites, General Interest Site
1. Chloe Pedersen, Mia Park, Bob Stefanko, Michael Norwood, www.ranchandcoast.com
www.ranchandcoast.com
2. San Diego Zoo Global Staff, San Diego Zoo Kids, San Diego Zoo Global
3. Courtney Holst, It's Your Money and Your Life, It's Your Money and Your Life airing on KFMB 760 AM
Websites, News Site
1. Chris Jennewein, Staff, Times of San Diego Times of San Diego
2. Roman S. Koenig, North Coast Current, North Coast Current,
Websites, Overall Use of Design
1. Chloe Pedersen, Bob Stefanko, Mia Park, Michael Norwood, www.ranchandcoast.com
www.ranchandcoast.com
2. Ron James, WDT Online, Wine Dine & Travel Magazine
3. Emily Pippin, Ken Soto, Samantha League, Chris Boyer, Bruce Gresham, Academy of Our Lady of Peace
Website , Academy of Our Lady of Peace,
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Websites, Public Service or Consumer Advocacy Site
1. Loren Kramer, Jan Heying, Paul Body, Education to Career Network of North San Diego County, World Wide
Web
2. Courtney Holst, It's Your Money and Your Life, KFMB 760 AM
College Print, Best College Newspaper
1. The Daily Aztec Staff, The Daily Aztec, San Diego State University, The Daily Aztec
2. The Sun Staff, The Sun, The Southwestern College Sun
3. The Telescope Staff, The Telescope, Palomar College
College Print, Best Magazine
1. El Sol Magazine Staff, El Sol, The Southwestern College Sun
2. Impact Magazine Staff, Impact Magazine - Spring 2017, Palomar College
College Print, Column
1. Yamilet Torres, Education is worth an international commute, The Southwestern College Sun
2. Andrea Lopez-Villafaña, Grabbing Back, The Daily Aztec
3. Audrey King, Starving for control, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Cover Design – Newspaper
1. The Sun, El Sol 2016, The Southwestern College Sun
2. Hannah Lingle-Veale, Hillary vs. Trump, The Daily Aztec
3. Cristopher Garcia, The Sun Issue #4, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Drawing, Illustration or Cartoon
1. Collin Vore, Scariest Monsters of Halloween 2016, Palomar College
2. Karen Alleluia Agbuya, Michelle Phillips, Dan Cordero, Stephanie Garrido, Victor Santander, Accreditation
World, The Southwestern College Sun
3. Michelle Phillips, Please let me in!, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Feature
1. Bianca Quilantan, No work, no rights, no country, The Southwestern College Sun
2. Cristopher Garcia, College's first Muslim president, The Southwestern College Sun
3. Faduma Mohamed, Changing Their Own Realities, North Park News
College Print, Feature Layout Design
1. Jamie Pronoble, The long road to recovery, The Southwestern College Sun
2. The Sun, Accreditation World, The Southwestern College Sun
3. Mirella Lopez, Donald Trump's effects on the community, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Investigative
1. Domonique Scott, Helpless Haitians stranded in Tijuana, The Southwestern College Sun
2. Katy Stegall, Lawsuit in race controversy, The Southwestern College Sun
3. Michael McDonald, Duty, honor, country, The Southwestern College Sun
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44th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS
Final Winners Announced
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College Print, News
1. Will Fritz, SDSU Faces Questions About Sexual Assault, The Daily Aztec
2. Celia Jimenez, Roberto De la Peña , Community demands justice, San Diego City College
3. Cristopher Garcia, SWC students struggle with homelessness, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Opinion/Commentary/Opinion
1. Andrew Dyer, Like Spencer, He Did Nazi It Coming, The Daily Aztec
2. Cassidy McCombs, The True Costs of Cheap Eats, The Daily Aztec
2. Mirella Lopez, Campus sexual assault one year later: a sick cultural norm continues to worsen, The
Southwestern College Sun
3. Marty Loftin, Ethical journalism under attack, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Photography
1. Victoria Sanchez, Clearing every hurdle, The Southwestern College Sun
2. Celia Jimenez, City Moves, San Diego City College
2. Victoria Sanchez, Splashdown, The Southwestern College Sun
3. Philip Farry, Sports - Football - Photo - Farry, Palomar College
3. Natalie Mosqueada, Love has no borders, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Reviews
1. Victoria Gonzales, Jeanette Sandoval, Bordering on greatness, The Southwestern College Sun
2. Andrew Dyer, Indie Icon Returns with Ambition, The Daily Aztec
3. Marty Loftin, Godspell is compelling come-to-Jesus theater, The Southwestern College Sun
3. Victoria Gonzales, Mexico's magical Valle de Guadelupe, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Sports
1. Ivana Morales, Cross-country pioneer, The Southwestern College Sun
2. Ivana Morales, Xolos are the big dogs of the borderlands, The Southwestern College Sun
3. Alberto Calderon, Football's never-ending headache, The Southwestern College Sun
College Print, Cover Design-Magazine
1. Kitty Pinney, Johnny Jones, Impact Magazine - Cover, Palomar College
College TV, Feature Reporting
1. Vince Fanghella, Adan Perez, Celia Jimenez, The Door of Hope, San Diego City College
2. Adriana Heldiz, Cami Buckman, The Daily Aztec Does: Marching Band, The Daily Aztec
3. Corina Barragan, Karen` Olea, Sergio Esparza, SWC Godspell Review, The Southwestern College Sun
College TV, General News Story
1. David Pradel, Luzdelia Caballero, No Parking at City | Newscene, San Diego City College
2. Alethze Maryana Meza, Alex Morales, Tijuana river sewage spill causes San Diego beaches to close, The
Southwestern College Sun
3. Adriana Heldiz, Mackenzie Boss, SDSU community members among thousands in San Diego Women’s
March, The Daily Aztec
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44th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS
Final Winners Announced
October 24, 2017 Page 25 of 25
College TV, Investigative Reporting
1. Vince Fanghella, Predators Watch, San Diego City College
College TV, Sports Reporting
1. David Pradel, BALL CITY SD | Newscene, San Diego City College
2. David Pradel, Knights Mens Basketball 2016 Season Preview | Newscene, San Diego City College