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Mark Twain Sweepstakes Award for Newswriting

Staff / Los Angeles Times / Wildfires: Causes & Impacts.

Sunlight Freedom of Information Award (jointly presented by the California First Amendment Coalition)

1. Jenifer B. McKim / The Orange County Register / Dying in Silence.

2. David Hasemyer / The San Diego Union-Tribune / How Sunroad's Building Was Cleared for Takeoff.

DIVISION I (circulation 200,000 or greater)

Spot News Coverage

1. Staff / The San Diego Union-Tribune / Wildfires.

2. Staff / San Francisco Chronicle / Maze Meltdown.

Sports Writing

1. Kurt Streeter / Los Angeles Times / Growth on the Gridiron.

2. Phillip Reese, Tim Casey / The Sacramento Bee / Longest Odds.

Feature Writing

1. Julian Guthrie / San Francisco Chronicle / The Lost Parish.

2. Cynthia Hubert / The Sacramento Bee / Life, Interrupted.

Fairbanks Public Service

1. Staff / Los Angeles Times / Wildfires: Causes & Impacts.

2. Lisa Girion / Los Angeles Times / Coverage Denied.

Local Column

1. Scott Herhold / San Jose Mercury News / Women Detail Scene at Party.

2. Marcos Breton / The Sacramento Bee / An Enigma in His Own City.

Business Writing

1. Staff / The Sacramento Bee / Behind the Meltdown.

2. Lisa Girion / Los Angeles Times / Coverage Denied.

Investigative Reporting

1. Jenifer B. McKim, Monica Rhor / The Orange County Register / Justice by Geography.

2. Staff / Los Angeles Times / Bundles of Money.

DIVISION II (circulation 75,000 to 199,999)

Spot News Coverage

1. Staff / The Press-Enterprise of Riverside / Wildfires.

2. Staff / Daily News of Los Angeles / Wildfires.

Sports Writing

1. George Hostetter / The Fresno Bee / Good Dog, Bad Dog.

2. Brian Dohn / Daily News of Los Angeles / Escape Clause.

Feature Writing

1. Marshall Allen / Las Vegas Sun / Suddenly a Mental Patient.

2. Sara Steffens / Contra Costa Times / Foster Care Ends, Survival Begins.

Fairbanks Public Service

1. Staff / Las Vegas Sun / The Advantage of Public Service.

2. Staff / The Fresno Bee / Fighting for Air.

Local Column

1. Matt James / The Fresno Bee / Boy's Not Playing in His Use of HGH.

2. Lowell Cohn / The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa / I Feel Sad About Not Feeling Sad.

Business Writing

1. Mary Fricker, Michael Coit / The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa / Risky Loans, Broken Dreams.

2. Staff / The Modesto Bee / Hershey Closing.

Investigative Reporting

1. Marshall Allen / Las Vegas Sun / Indentured Doctors.

2. Christina Littlefield / Las Vegas Sun / Flags Raised, Chief Probed.

DIVISION III (circulation 25,000 to 74,999)

Spot News Coverage

1. Staff / Reno Gazette-Journal / Lake Tahoe Fires.

2. Staff / Marin Independent Journal of Novato / Oil Spill.

Sports Writing

1. Dave Albee / Marin Independent Journal of Novato / Banjoman the Super Fan.

2. Roger Phillips & Michael Sudhalter / The Record of Stockton / Unsportsmanlike Trend Troubling.

Feature Writing

1. Maggie Downs / The Desert Sun of Palm Springs / Baby Natalie.

2. Jennifer Torres / The Record of Stockton / And a Song Shall Carry Them Home.

Fairbanks Public Service

1. Staff / The Record of Stockton / The War All Around Us.

2. Richard Halstead, Rob Rogers, Brad Breithaupt / Marin Independent Journal of Novato / Growth Showdown.

Local Column

1. Nels Johnson / Marin Independent Journal of Novato / State Reviews Salmon Slaughter Debacle.

2. Bob Cuddy / The Tribune of San Luis Obispo / Pure Water From Sewage?

Business Writing

1. Ermina Karim / The Tribune of San Luis Obispo / Investment Fund Fails.

2. Gary Klein / Marin Independent Journal of Novato / Marin's Real Estate Puzzle.

Investigative Reporting

1. Ryan Sabalow / Record Searchlight of Redding / No Room for Inmates.

2. Sarah Arnquist / The Tribune of San Luis Obispo / Is Quality of Elder Care in Jeopardy?

DIVISION IV (circulation below 25,000)

Spot News Coverage

1. Corinne Reilly / The Merced Sun-Star / Jury Says Rivera Should Die.

2. F.T. Norton / Nevada Appeal of Carson City / Boy Dies in Fire.

Sports Writing

1. Julie Jag / Santa Cruz Sentinel / Disabled is a State of Mind.

2. Julie Jag / Santa Cruz Sentinel / Suitably Suited.

Feature Writing

1. Teri Vance / Nevada Appeal / Imprisoned by Meth.

2. Justin Scheck / The Recorder of San Francisco / Singing Cowboy.

Fairbanks Public Service

1. David Castellon, Paul Hurley / Visalia Times-Delta / Gang Wars.

2. Staff / The Daily Independent of Ridgecrest / BRAC Series.

Local Column

1. Bill James / Daily Republic of Fairfield / Quadruple Fatal Hits Close to Home.

2. Marion Franck / The Davis Enterprise / Heating Your House Gets Personal.

Business Writing

1. Corinne Reilly / The Merced-Sun Star / Is John Condren Who He Claims to Be?

2. Jondi Gumz / Santa Cruz Sentinel / Enjoying the Ride.

Investigative Reporting

1. Matt King / Santa Cruz Sentinel / The Other Achievement Gap.

2. Victor A. Patton / The Merced Sun-Star / High Times Ahead?

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