Guardian takes seven awards
The Bay Guardian wins big at the Peninsula Press Club awards
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The Bay Guardian won seven awards, including the top prize for overall excellence, at the Peninsula Press Club awards dinner May 21.
The overall excellence award cites the Guardian as the best non-daily paper in the region. The San Francisco Business Times was second and Central City Extra placed third.
Steven T. Jones won a first place award in the Specialty Story category for his report "Marijuana goes mainstream." Jones and Rebecca Bowe shared top honors in the News Story category for "Buying power," a report on corporate corruption. Tim Redmond won first place in the Political Column category and third place for editorial writing.
Bowe and Alex Emslie took third place honors in Breaking News for their report on the BART Police killing verdict. Redmond and Rula Al-Nasrawi shared second place in that category for "Mysteries of the death-drug scramble."
