SFBay honored with 21 SF Peninsula Press Club awards

SFBay writers, photographers and editors have been honored with eight first-place awards by the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club for work published in 2014, including digital media news story of the year, best overall page design, and top writing honors in feature, sports, and business and technology categories.

The SFPPC awarded SFBay staff a total of 21 first-, second- and third-place awards in the Digital Media division for work from the 2014 calendar year.

First place

Second place

1. Photography: Photo Series
   Gabriella Gamboa; Coburn Palmer: “Bicyclists’ portraits of survival“
2. Entertainment Story
   Shawn Whelchel: “McCartney closes Candlestick with class“
3. Sports Story
   Sarah Todd
4. Sports Game Story
   Shayna Rubin: “Bumgarner bullies Royals to season’s brink“
5. Digital/Interactivity
   Gabriella Gamboa, “Fitmob: The sweaty social network“
6. Headline
   Jesse Garnier: “San Francisco carries torch for 2024 Olympics“
7. Commentary
   Cierra Webb: “Confessions of a Postpartum Mother“

Third place

1. Photography: Sports Action
   Scot Tucker: “Shark Down”
2. News Story
   Lindsay Oda: “SF nonprofit joins fight against Ebola“
3. Sports Game Story
   Robert Cartagena; Godofredo Vasquez: “Jonathan Chicas edged in hometown bout“
4. Headline
   Jesse Garnier: “Willie Brown drives train on new Muni deal“
5. Digital/Interactivity
   Jesse Garnier; Scot Tucker; Godofredo Vasquez; Ali Thanawalla; Aris Bernales: “San Francisco Giants 2014 – Spring Training to World Series“
6. Commentary
   Matthew Stensland-Bos: “Know this Love“