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Congrats to my voiceofsandiego.org colleagues, who took home 26 awards from the San Diego Press Club last night.
The inimitable Will Carless swept the criminal justice reporting category; won a first-place award for this profile of a burglary suspect; won a second-place award for his story about inaccuracies in Police Chief William Lansdowne’s public speeches. He won a first-place award in general news for his story on human trafficking.
Evan McLaughlin led voice‘s sweep of the political reporting category and took home a first-place award in a wildcard category: Coverage of City Attorney Mike Aguirre. voice swept that category, too.
Scott Lewis won a first-place award for his column writing and honorable mention for his in-depth essay on Tijuana sewage.
Andrew Donohue and McLaughlin won a first-place award in political reporting for this piece on the rocky departure of the city’s auditor, and Donohue took home a second-place prize for his coverage of the Southeastern Economic Development Corp.
Kelly Bennett won honorable mentions in the history, real estate and business categories. I won a first-place award in science coverage for this profile of the growing consensus about climate change. And voice alum Vladimir Kogan was a first-place winner in the education category.